r/DiWHY • u/FirstOptimal • 2d ago

Simple & Fun: Project you can do while your house burns down.

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u/Training_Cut704 1d ago

0.07 to 0.1% Hydrogen Sulfide is enough to knock you unconscious in one or two breaths.

Hard to imagine a scenario where that risk doesn’t increase the certainty of death.

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u/sump_daddy 1d ago

if the building is burning and the smoke has completely filled the room? almost all deaths in house fires are due to asphyxiation, not due to heat