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Doesn’t human eyes and skin serve as a more immediate detector than a color changing star? Surely you would start feeling the effects of a liquid chemical weapo
by IAmGraydon 8y ago
Doesn’t human eyes and skin serve as a more immediate detector than a color changing star? Surely you would start feeling the effects of a liquid chemical weapon attack before your magic mustard star would have time to change color.
- mikeash 8y agoFrom the article: > ...agents like mustard gas, which have a characteristic odor, tend to dull a victim’s sense of smell “after only a few breaths so that the smell can no longer be distinguished.” In addition, the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention states, respiratory damage can occur in the presence of even tiny, unsmellable concentrations of the agent.
- philipkglass 8y agoNo, chemical tests can detect mustard gas much faster than human senses. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750008.html https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750... Sulfur mustard damages cells within minutes of contact; however, the onset of pain and other health effects is delayed until hours after exposure.