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HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ceenote@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Spiced with mystery sewer gasses.

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• toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  When I was first informed that this was possible, it was suggested as a way to get breathable air if your city suffered a gas attack or similar.

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  • DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Gas attack either way.

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    • toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nice.

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  • WarlordSdocy@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wouldn’t the gas still seep into the sewers in that case?

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    • toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My friend posited that the amount in the sewers would be likely to be less than that in the ambient air and therefore worth attempting if desperate.

      I don’t know much of anything about sewers, but you don’t really smell things around manholes, do you? (My anosmia prevents me from answering this with confidence.) If not, it would make sense to presume there’s some kind of seal on them. If that’s the case, the outlet would be the primary inlet for gas. I don’t know enough about gas attacks or drainage to say whether that’s a problem.

      If I’m ever unable to breathe ambient air or escape the area, I’ll try to remember to attempt this and get back to you.

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      • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The reason every drain has a water trap is sewer gas can be deadly. It’s possibly better than guaranteed death by smoke inhalation or terrorist attack, but not by much.

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    • Colloidal@programming.dev ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not all gases. And some gases can be absorbed through the skin, completely invalidating this method. Yay!

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    • bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Toilets don’t get their air from the sewers. There’s actually an air hole at the top of the house to let air into the pipes so that they don’t produce negative pressure.

      Learned that from a plumbing guy who told me that it’s actually a noob mistake diy guys often make to forget that hole.

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  • bam13302@ttrpg.network ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Cuz the sewer pipes are known for being hermetically sealed.

    I imagine just checking if your windows are closed and staying inside would be far more effective

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