OT: Carbon Dioxide races -> known vs unknown -> terraforming mars -> is or is not

[TerranC]

Originally posted by Loser:
Suffocation isn't the only risk. Unlike the effect carbon dioxide has on you, displaces oxygen and is more or less inert, oxygen (O2) is a caustic substance and fire hazard. If your CO2 race is not from a planet with large amounts of oxygen their equipment will need special treatment, their skin may become irritated, begin breaking down in a messy leprous goo, or simply burst into flames.

Thank God for domed colonies.

Edit: Then another question for you atmosphere experts: What would happen to an Oxygen breather in a Hydrogen-Atmosphere or a Methane-Atmosphere planet that has the same gravity as earth and atmosphere pressure as earth?

[ July 15, 2003, 14:04: Message edited by: TerranC ]