US Bans smoking on submarines

[Bubblehead Nuke]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Well, I'm sure that someone will come along and complain about the hated 'PC-ness' with the statistic that the air on US submarines is completely filted over something like 800,000 times per hour, but I think it's good that non-smokers don't have to worry about breathing in someone else's carcinogens all the same.

I hate to break it to you, but cigarette smoke might as well be the 'breathe of life' itself when compared to the OTHER carcinogens that are in the atmosphere on board.

The chemicals used in the CO2 scrubbers is NASTY, the diesel fumes, the oil fumes from the various lubricants used throughout the boat. Lets not start on the monopropellants used in the torpedoes.

Did you know that a can of pressurized SHAVING CREAM has enough contaminates that technically you should surface ventilate should you shave your face.

How about that waxing of the decks that you do underway?

I WISH I could tell you about some of the stuff we had back aft.

I could go on and on and on.

The ban on smoking is a PC move. Nothing more.