Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Mercury ballast

[Steven Mills <cirtemoeg@juno.com>]

 "Brian Cox" <ojaibees@ojai.net> writes:
> Blast!  I said I'm not using mercury already !
> 
> Brian

LOL ! I like that.  Perhaps we should all start pirate-talk.  Could
diffuse some
of the more heated discussions.

Arrrrh,  --Steve



>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: SFreihof@aol.com
>   To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>   Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:47 PM
>   Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Mercury ballast
> 
> 
>   Mercury was used by Cousteau for trimming his soucoup because of 
> the
> liquid metal's high density.  I would expect mercury to be very
> expensive and hard to get now.
> 
>   Likewise, the Bathyscaphe Trieste used gasoline in her float 
> because
> it is a lighter--than-water liquid.  It worked, but I don't think 
> you'd
> get away with that technique now because of environmental hazards.
> 
>   Given our current knowledge, why ignore the fact that there are 
> better
> choices with fewer drawbacks than mercury for ballast and gasoline 
> for
> flotation?
> 
>   My 2 cents paid in full.
> 
>   Stan
> 
>   In a message dated 2/18/2004 12:46:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> ojaibees@ojai.net writes:
>     I'm not designing my sub for a lawyer.
> 
>     Brisn Cox
>       ----- Original Message ----- 
>       From: NeophyteSG@aol.com
>       To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>       Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:40 AM
>       Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] battery acid? & battery issue 
> follow
> up
> 
> 
>       In a message dated 2/17/04 11:46:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> ojaibees@ojai.net writes:
>         I don't intended on drinking it, and it will be in a closed 
> loop
> and sealed.  The fact that it is liquid makes it ideal for pumping 
> from
> point A to point B.
> 
>         Brian
>       I'll suffice to say that, for me, it comes down to the 
> question of
> whether the design advantage is worth it when balanced against the
> potential and likely event that an environmental government agency 
> (DEQ,
> Coast Guard) and/or activist group(s) finds out you're carrying even
> trim-ballast-quantity of mercury in State or Federal waters or over
> roads on a trailer (DOT governs transportation of toxic & hazardous
> materials) ... shudder.  Not only that but I'd feel like ... if I
> actually spilled.  Not for me.
> 
>       Shawn


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