For fun: How fast would an open-front CRT kill an average human? [A?]

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Discussion Overview

The discussion explores the hypothetical scenario of how quickly an open-front cathode ray tube (CRT) could be lethal to an average adult human, considering various conditions such as the presence of gas or acid. The scope includes conceptual reasoning and speculative exploration rather than established scientific conclusions.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant proposes a scenario where a CRT is opened, questioning the lethal effects under specific conditions, such as filling the room with gas or acid while providing protective measures.
  • Another participant argues that a CRT would not kill a person, stating that the beam current is low and that a vacuum is necessary for the CRT to function, implying that the vacuum would not significantly affect room pressure.
  • A third participant humorously claims their blood is boiling, seemingly in response to the previous points about pressure and vacuum.
  • A later reply suggests that the discussion is concluded based on the previous arguments, indicating a lack of further contributions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the lethality of an open-front CRT, with some suggesting it would not be dangerous while others engage in speculative scenarios. The discussion remains unresolved with no consensus reached.

Contextual Notes

The discussion relies on assumptions about the behavior of gases and vacuum in a CRT context, and the implications of pressure changes are not fully explored. The hypothetical nature of the scenarios presented limits the applicability of the arguments.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in speculative discussions about physics, safety implications of electronic devices, or the effects of vacuum and pressure on biological systems may find this thread engaging.

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The following in only for fun: If one would cut out the front of a CRT, how fast would it kill an average adult human? If the room needs to be filled with a gas, imagine the person wore a diving mask, if the room needed to be filled with acid, imagine there's some kind of protective gel or deep sea suit that would keep the victim alive (until the beam killed him/her), as long as it's not ridiculously expensive (eg 1M$). I suspect this might be an advanced topic, but I was conservative and marked it as intermediate, feel free to change it.

Happy dicking around
 
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The CRT would not kill you. The beam current is less than 100 uA, to continue functioning, the CRT would need to maintain a vacuum.

There is insufficient volume of vacuum in a CRT, to change the air pressure in the room.

Your blood would not boil, unless you evacuated the room to a vacuum, because you felt sorry for the electrons in the beam.
 
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Baluncore said:
our blood would not boil
My blood is boiling now.
 
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Good reply by @Baluncore so the thread is done now.