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Old 09-06-2008
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CO2 is toxic in higher concentrations: 1% (10,000 ppm) will make some people feel drowsy, and concentrations of 7% to 10% cause dizziness, headache, visual and hearing dysfunction, and unconsciousness within a few minutes to an hour. Depending on how large your cabin is, how well ventilated it is and what the conditions you're using the Dry Ice under are, it may or may not be a problem. Drafty, well-ventilated cabins are at lower risk...but in bad weather, with the cabin well sealed against wind/rain, you could run into some serious problems.

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Originally Posted by mman30 View Post
There is another thread on dry ice that i should have read first. Some are saying yay, some say nay. I think with a small amount (5 pound block, that would not be enough to suffocate anyone. Thanks for the input.
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