Re: Cooool info about A/C systems. (Loooong)

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Fri Jun 20 2003 - 17:22:27 EDT


William Hall <abeercan@yahoo.com> wrote:
:> The replacement most often mentioned is a CO2
:> system having an advantage of no net increase in
:> global warming gases. Another alternative
:> refrigerant being considered in Europe is
:> HFC-152, which is less harmful to the ozone
:> layer but is somewhat flammable, having a lower
:> global warming affect as compared with HFC-134a.

: Well, wouldn't that be nice? The HFC-152 is only
: "somewhat flammable"? Imagine getting in a wreck and
: busting a hole in the condenser, then a small spark.
: Hmmm, for some reason this seems like a bad idea to
: me.

   Oh c'mon, surely that's a small price to pay! So what if millions
people who should be riding bicycles anyway instead of driving gas
guzzling vehicles get burned to a crisp - that's worth it to justify
some junk science and "protect" something which we know nothing about
in the first place isn't it? ;-)

-- 

-Jon-

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