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US submariners learn to live without smokes
Yahoo News ^ | February 14, 2011 | By ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press

Posted on 02/14/2011 5:00:22 PM PST by rwa265

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I am certain that this will drastically cut the lawsuits concerning second hand smoke on submarines, increase the longevity of our submariners, and save the government countless millions of dollars on litigation and healthcare costs.


21 posted on 02/15/2011 9:33:26 AM PST by opbuzz (Right way, wrong way, Marine way)
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I’m not making a “second-hand smoke” argument. I’m saying that the less crap you put into the air on a sub the less work the HVAC system has to do. Given that a sub’s atmosphere can be a completely closed system with no outside ventilation (either fresh air in or exhaust out) for literally months at a time you might want to limit any unnecessary load on it that you can.


22 posted on 02/15/2011 11:24:19 AM PST by RonF
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Not a cigarette smoker myself, but there are places on a boat where people should be allowed to smoke.

For a surface vessel I agree. For a submersible I'm not so sure.

23 posted on 02/15/2011 11:27:05 AM PST by RonF
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