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Skriven 2011-06-01 15:57:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: INSECURITY 400  10601
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 -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> my own presumption that I would arrange them that way if I was
 GJ> designing the system, based on the idea that human body smells would
 GJ> be best sucked downwards so that they don't ruin the appetite of the
 GJ> diners in the adjacent seats.

 ML> The only vents I have noticed on airplanes have been at
 ML> head-high level. I am not sure what equipment that was
 ML> on or how long ago; but it would strike me that low-level
 ML> intakes would be prone to inadvertent contamination as
 ML> well as deliberate, so the engineers should have been
 ML> able to figure that out.

Most, if not all the fresh air supplied to the passengers would come
through the adjustable vents just out of reach above their heads.  As
far as I know, some of that air at least has to be recirculated to
maintain a little humidity, so there must be a return air grille
somewhere - probably more than one to avoid blowing economy farts into
the first class lounge.  I am not going to crawl around looking for
them, though.  Interestingly it is possible for the pilot to introduce
toxic gases into the cabins, as on Tiger, during the approach to
landing at some airports an insecticide gas is blown into the cabin
which causes bouts of intense sneezing to anyone like myself who is
allergic to it.  It is not my imagination, as I have had it confirmed
by a flight attendant who was familiar with that form of suffering.
 
 ML> out and cause some damage to the perpetrator. Anthrax,
 ML> now, that is another issue; luckily, its spores are
 ML> hard to come by.
 GJ> Also, anthrax is much slower to take effect.
 ML> If someone wanted to actually cause damage, a bit of
 ML> delay in the manifestation would not be a deterrent.

Now what was the name of that nerve gas which was used some years ago
in the Tokyo underground?  Saren?  That worked very well then, but
seems to have dropped from favour.
 
 GJ> In fact, security people are so jittery these days that a burst bag of
 GJ> any unidentifiable powder can and has resulted in areas of airports
 GJ> being cleared, so that could also be grounds for setting down an
 GJ> aircraft.

 ML> You sound too innocent by far to be a terrorist.

Aha!  You may read of my exploits.  You haven't heard the last of me!
(Glen exits, stage left, cackling evilly.)

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Devilled Tongue
 Categories: Mains, Beef, Indian, Asia-w, Charmaine
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      1    Fresh ox tongue
      1 ts Finely chopped garlic
      1 ts Salt
      1 ts Finely chopped ginger
      1 tb Vinegar
      1 tb Worcestershire
      1 tb Chilli sauce
      2 tb Arrack; or whisky
      2 ts Prepared grain mustard; or
      2 ts ;hot English mustard
      2 ts Sugar
      1 ts Freshly ground pepper
      2 tb Ghee; or oil
      2    Curry leaves sprigs
      1    Pandan leaf; 10cm
      2 lg Onions; thickly sliced
      1    Cinnamon sticks
      5    Cloves
    500 ml Chicken stock; or
    500 ml ;beef stock
 
  Put the ox tongue into a pan of salted water and parboil. Drain, run
  cold water over and leave until cool enough to handle. Rem ve skin
  and cut into thick slices or large cubes.
  
  Crush garlic with salt and mix with the ginger, vinegar,
  Worcestershire sauce, chilli sauce, arrack, mustard, sugar and pepper.
  
  Pour over the tongue, mix well and leave to marinate for at least 1
  hour.
  
  In a heavy-based saucepan heat ghee; or oil and fry curry leaves,
  pandan leaf and onions until onions are nicely browned. Add m rinated
  t~Jngue, whole spices and stock. Cover and simmer until tongue is
  very tender. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding some ot English
  mustard if you like it more devilish. Serve with boiled or fried
  potatoes.
  
  From: CHARMAINE SOLOMON'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASIAN FOOD By: CHARMAINE
  SOLOMON, with NINA SOLOMON IBSN 0 85561 688 1 Scanned/Edited by:
  KEVIN JCJD SYMONS, MARCH 2005
  
  From: Charmaine Solomon's Encyclopedia
 
MMMMM
 
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