Black Spray (Dec, 1947)
Black Spray
of carbon is blown into the face of this industrial worker to test the efficiency of a respirator incorporating a revolutionary new dust filter. The mask was developed by the American Optical Company to protect laborers exposed to microscopic poisonous and disease-producing
dusts smaller in diameter than 24 millionths of an inch.
So do they cut open the poor guy’s lungs to see whether any of that carbon got through?
Comment by Rick Auricchio — February 2, 2009 @ 2:00 am
It seems like there should probably be a better way to test an air filter than by just strapping it to a guy’s face and subjecting him to bronchiole-clogging toxic particulate.
Comment by fluffy — February 2, 2009 @ 3:32 am
They better hope the guy giving the test doesn’t realize he’s the control. “What do you mean, we only made one test mask? What am I wearing?”
Comment by Chris Radcliff — February 2, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
I smell a publicity stunt.
Comment by slim — February 2, 2009 @ 4:11 pm
I love how in GMail, my “comment post” notifications for this story come with an ad: “dangerousNEGRO – http://www.dangerousNEGRO.com – Empowerment Apparel The Style’s In The Message!”
Comment by fluffy — February 2, 2009 @ 5:16 pm
If he doesn’t coke to death the mask works!
Comment by Mike — February 2, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
He’s just lucky he wasn’t in the asbestos queue.
Comment by Dave — March 31, 2009 @ 12:40 am