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Dick Heckman[_2_] Dick Heckman[_2_] is offline
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You have the same problem with nitrogen as well.

Dick

Paul E. Lehmann wrote:
> Doug Miller wrote:
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>> In article >,
>> wrote:
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>>> Argon and Nitrogen are the two used by wineries.
>>> I think Nitrogen is fairly inexpensive but Argon is not. There is a
>>> safety issue with Argon, it can take your breath away - permanently.

>> What are you talking about? Argon's not poisonous; it doesn't react with
>> anything.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argon
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