[ RadSafe ] Re: Selective ventilation

[jjcohen]

Maury,
    Thanks for the enlightenment.  I just knew there was a scientific
explanation for these phenomena.  Prior to your revelation,
I  suspected that EPA invented radon to enhance their funding,
but I wasn't certain :-)     Jerry



----- Original Message -----
From: Maury Siskel <maurysis at ev1.net>
To: jjcohen <jjcohen at prodigy.net>
Cc: Kai Kaletsch <eic at shaw.ca>; radsafe <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Re: Selective ventilation


> Dear Jerry,
> Smoke is widely known for its aromatic and romantic characteristics. It
> wafts gently through the air affording  one a pleasing atmosphere as it
> floats about and gradually dissipates through the open windows. On the
> other hand, radon is possessed of completely different characteristics.
> Having been devised by EPA for entirely nefarious, imperial purposes,
> radon is sneaky and evil; radon seeks out dark enclosed spaces and
> avoids open windows like the plague. After having done away with DDT,
> EPA needed a replacement which is why radon was crafted and turned loose
> to multiply in the deep, dark, dampness (DDD) of basements frequented by
> few human beings. And this is how ventilation lets out the smoke, but
> not the black-hearted radon.  Black-hearted aromas are heavier than air
> and thus hover in DDD basements while light-hearted smoke and incense is
> lighter than air and thus seeks the bright sunny open air (and lungs
> susceptible to cancer). Radon repels the smoke and thus does afford some
> immunity to cancer. Now you know the technical details ....
> Cheers,
> Maury&Dog  (Dog disclaims any responsibility for this foolishness)
> Maury Siskel   maurysis at ev1.net
>
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> jjcohen wrote:
>
> >Given an indoor atmosphere containing both radon and smoke, how would
opening windows, or any other form of ventilation  mitigate one but not the
other?
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Kai Kaletsch <eic at shaw.ca>
> >To: jjcohen <jjcohen at prodigy.net>; radsafe <radsafe at radlab.nl>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 5:52 AM
> >Subject: Re: [RadSafe] Residential radon
> >
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