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Offline AJ Huff

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Re: Helmet curtains
« Reply #30 on: February 16, 2023, 08:48:14 AM »
I'm still not sold on this "experiment." He said he maxed out at 1370 ppm CO2. That's 0.1370%. I think it would take a long time to iteratively add such small fractions of CO2 together to accumulate a dangerous level of CO2 in your helmet. Probably part of why no one has ever noticed any ill effects.

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Re: Helmet curtains
« Reply #31 on: February 16, 2023, 08:52:54 AM »
I wear my chin skirt in place year-round. Vents always open, and visor cracked when I can.  I can't stand wind blast in my sensitive eyes, so I am always full face except in the very hottest part of summer- when I wear a FF dirtbike helmet and goggles quite a bit on the roads.  The chin skirt really cuts down on noise as well.
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Re: Helmet curtains
« Reply #32 on: February 16, 2023, 01:28:35 PM »
The 2 questions I have are:

1. How long would someone have to be subject to the elevated CO2 for cognitive decline to be apparent? No doubt CO2 is a poison, but how long does one have to be exposed to show ill effects?

2. What would the results be with a typical helmet?  The flared chin bar directly in front of F9's mouth is atypical compared to most helmet designs.
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Re: Helmet curtains
« Reply #33 on: February 16, 2023, 01:43:08 PM »
My experience with PELs (Permissable Exposure Limits) in the foundry ALWAYS had a time element, something he conveniently forgot or ignored. I think this whole this is psedo-science.

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Re: Helmet curtains
« Reply #34 on: February 16, 2023, 08:14:17 PM »
You should have heard the drivers b***h when NHRA mandated supplemental O2 in fuel and alcohol cars. A lot of them said “  it’s in there but I ain’t gonna turn that thing on” . After watching the video, I’m not going to change my behavior except to make sure there is airflow when I’m stopped . Riding in heavy traffic is smelly and probably not much good for us either, maybe he’ll put out a video on that.
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Re: Helmet curtains
« Reply #35 on: February 16, 2023, 08:52:09 PM »
Riding with masks on has been common for a long time in areas with bad air pollution. They don't mix well with full face helmets though.


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