Earthtimes:
Experiment with WWI poison gas injures 40 in Munich universityQUOTE
Munich - An experiment with phosgene, a poison gas used on the Western Front by both sides during World War I, has led to 40 people at a university in Munich needing hospital treatment, rescue services in the Bavarian capital said Saturday. A technical defect led to the escape of the deadly gas, which had been produced in an experiment being conducted by three scientists at the Technical University.
In German:
Spiegel:
Kampfgas strömt durch Münchner UniQUOTE
Riskante Versuchsanordnung: In einem Labor der Technischen
Universität (TU) in
Garching bei München experimentierten Forscher mit Giftgas aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Ein Schlauch platzte - 40 Personen mussten zur Beobachtung in Krankenhäuser.
gaijin
Mar 15 2008, 8:26 pm
40 people at a university in Munich needing hospital treatment
Gotta love the media ...
Nobody was treated for anything, they just had them under observation.
I left the physics building yesterday at 7.30pm and saw all these
fire trucks and ambulances rushing towards the campus. Seems that
I was lucky to get out in time, right after that they closed off the area
around the chemistry building (that I have to pass).
RoomWithAMoose
Mar 16 2008, 12:06 am
Why is the emphasis always on "Kampfgas" and "poison gas used in WWI"?
Here's a picture if anyone's interested:
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petersen
Mar 18 2008, 1:35 pm
Yes, phosgene was used by both sides in WW1, but please remember the
Germans were the first to use it (and mustard gas etc.).
Johnny English
Mar 18 2008, 1:38 pm
Yeah but we were first with that big 'ole atomic bomb - so I don't see your point Petersen?
Jimbo
Mar 18 2008, 1:42 pm
Actually the first use of gas in WW1 was by our favourite ally and surrender-monkey, the French. Naturally the French fucked it up and the Germans didn't even realise they were being gassed.
Johnny English
Mar 18 2008, 1:49 pm
I was in France last week. The code for the underground carpark at the hotel was 3945#. I did mention to the bellhop it was pretty easy to remember the numbers. I was gonna add that if it had been left to the Frenchies the number would be 3908# but I didn't fancy french snot in my escargot.
Highlight of my week was seeing some fat French housewife take a Frois Gras with mustard seeds and spring onions from the buffet - and proceed to pile chicken nuggets on top.
Tibia
Mar 18 2008, 1:53 pm
QUOTE (Johnny English @ Mar 18 2008, 1:49 pm)
The code for the underground carpark at the hotel was 3945#. I did mention to the bellhop it was pretty easy to remember the numbers. I was gonna add that if it had been left to the Frenchies the number would be 3908#
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