Non sense about science…

 A ‘charitable’ group ‘Sense about science’ have some most strange ideas.

http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/

Here are some:

Toxic chemicals are actually safe – don’t worry, it’s all in your head.

http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/pdf/MakingSenseofChemicalStories.pdf

Synergistsic effects (mixing) is OK ! Whilst most rational humans know that mixing chemicals produces ‘other compounds’ which are more lethal than the originals – all elementary school stuff. Seemingly not.

Finally – all the Luvvies and Do gooder celebs are just plain wrong. The ‘experts’ know better.

http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/pdf/ScienceForCelebrities.pdf

All very worrying and the sooner individuals are personally affected the better as this seems to be the only time when ‘noddy scientists’ actually work it out…

The $elfish gene at work?

Nonsense science. What happened to the precautionary principle?

Noddy science & suicidal thoughts.

                               Many UK readers will know of Noddy and his simple view of life where he joins in with other equally simple friends.

Many scientists and doctors would appear to be doing ‘Noddy Science’ where an extremely simple view of past data is practised to perfection.

Nod, Nod, Nod as if they can’t work out simple cause and effect for themselves. Even when astonishingly similar health effects are reported. (suicide).

Perhaps it has got something to do with the massive amount of bean$ they are given by the bean counters to find the ‘right sort of convenient answers’ – whilst ignoring the evidence under thier collective noses.

Come back Big Ears – listen to the evidence, think OP’s & their KNOWN effects……

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/10/08-054122.pdf

Aerotoxic or Denial syndrome?

Denial Syndrome

Definition of Denial:

 1. A refusal to comply with or satisfy a request.

2. a. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or allegation; a contradiction.

    b. Law The opposing by a defendant of an allegation of the plaintiff.

3. a. A refusal to accept or believe something, such as a doctrine or belief.

b. Psychology An unconscious defence mechanism characterized by refusal to    acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings.

4. The act of disowning or disavowing; repudiation.

 Denial Syndrome is a condition brought primarily about where a person has not and does not suffer what another person is experiencing and therefore dismisses the other persons problem as being ‘all in the head’ or ‘not existing’.

 Typical symptoms:

•  Denial that an illness can exist (despite overwhelming evidence which shows otherwise) – however by definition, deniers will always outnumber victims.
• A tendency to look the other way – as the results of certain illness often bring on a certain ‘embarrassment’ and ‘survivor complex’?
• An ability to be able to argue that ‘black’ is in fact, ‘white’.
• An ability to forget previous information, be it major scientific findings established on the past or inconvenient facts.
• If money is involved, then the denial is that much stronger as it may threaten the deniers own financial future.
• Collective denial is brought about by a superior who dictates to other juniors what they should believe (“we were only following orders….”) – thus taking away any ability for an individual to work some thing out independently, rationally and act on the evidence.

 The cure:

•  Instant relief can be caught by suffering the same condition that has previously been in denial. This is known as ‘conversion’ and unsurprisingly, the denier is much more vocal as a result.
• An ability to understand plain English – terms such as ‘brain fog’ mean that the person can’t think straight. ‘Urgent’ means today – not in 3 years time etc.

 Prognosis:

 The prognosis is good, here are some other examples:

•  The earth is round, as confirmed by scientists in the middle ages.
• Ill health has traditionally been worked out by looking at ALL the information and imagining how it may affect OTHER people.
• If it looks like a horse, sounds like a horse, feels like a horse – it is probably – a horse.

Deny it – you know it doesn’t make sense.

Air Manager or Air con?

BAE’s Air manager -

 an answer or a con?

Recently BAE announced an Air Manager which has been introduced to deal with a problem – that the airline and manufacturers reassure us – does not exist.

Here are some coincidences and facts - for the more gullible amongst us.

http://www.aerotoxic.org/download/docs/news_and_articles/Quest%20AirManager%20Media%20Launch%20presentation%2015%20September%202009.pdf

• The first aicraft to be fitted are the BAe 146 / RJ and the Boeing 757 – what a coincidence, as these two aircraft have by far the worst reputation for poisoning their crews and passengers. COINCIDENCE.
• The sales blurb explains that it is to deal with swine flu and other viruses – with virtually no mention of the real reason – to attempt to take out the organophosphates (nerve gas) in the air. CON.
• It is limited to dealing with ‘nuisance smells’ and could in no way deal with a full blown fume event when the air literally changes colour from toxic smoke. CON.
• It is an ‘option’ – IF it works, most sensible people would make it MANDATORY. CON.
• The unit is put in the bleed air line – a clear admission that bleed air can become contaminated AND that filters will not filter out the oil fumes. Filters will work -  but will obviously block up, very quickly. CON.

So this is a true AIR CON system, the public are being conned and they don’t even know it or challenge the basic science.

It makes it sound as though somebody, somewhere cares. CON.

If the Air Manager can deal with a fume event GREAT – we all want solutions but would prefer not to be conned with noddy science and half truths. FACT.

 

 

Smoking gun? Smoking smoke…

Smoking gun?

Smoking smoke…..

Many people ask ‘But where is the smoking gun for aertotoxic syndrome?

One minute they ask for the evidence but when the 8oo page Contaminated Air Reference Manaual is pointed out http://www.susanmichaelis.com/ They then say “That’s too much evidence…..”  Can’t win.

But what about smoking guns or the cover ups which are going on which are actually almost as big as the actual poisoning. Well,  for this particular subject we actually have Smoking Smoke Can you see that smoke?

Media, doctors and lawyers – it is full of toxic chemicals – worse than the ones found in normal smoke – which bit don’t you understand?

We are ALL breathing it.

 

 

 

 

Once upon a time….

Once upon a time…

Once upon a time (about a hundred years ago) some clever scientists invented a chemical which could destroy nervous systems – they called the chemical - organophosphates.

The organophosphates were really excellent at killing bugs and also found use in the first and second world wars – to destroy human nervous sytems.

Carbon charcoal filters were used to prevent poisoning.

Then one day, a clever scientist found that the organophosphate had another magical property that had never been explored before – it was very ’slippery’ and could be used as an oil additive to make jet engines last – longer. 

But the clever scientist had forgotten the original purpose of the organophosphate – poisoning nevous systems.

Never mind said the bean counters ‘It will be all OK (and cheaper)’

So the organophosphates found their way from the engine oil, into the bleed air, into the lungs, blood, brains of aircrew and passengers of ‘civil’ airliners.

Then some REALLY clever scientists found organophosphates in the blood and fat of sick aircrew and passengers.

But other scientists who were employed by the airlines and Governments (and who had never smelt the oil fumes) decreed that the organophosphates found in the aircrew and passengers could not possibly be harmful, just as alcohol is found in intoxicated people.

Confused?

And it didn’t end happily…. ever after.

 

Boeing 787 Dreamliner ‘cleans up’ – without bleed air.

 

 

 

The much delayed Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be taking to the skies for the first time soon (November 2009).

It is a revolutionary aircraft – made of plastic instead of metal, a higher cabin pressure (for greater ‘customer’ comfort), better fuel efficiency and a host of other design changes.

Maybe Boeing are trying to confuse us with so many changes at once – it has certainly delayed the programme for a couple of years but mysteriously also led to a record number of 840 ’up front’ orders.

Something must be good…..what single design change do the airlines particularly love about the B 787?

One fundamental but little understood design change that Boeing WILL NOT be plugging - but is the ABSOLUTE, MOST IMPORTANT CHANGE is the reversion to ‘electrically pumped compressed outside air’ into the cabin – instead of using bleed air.

The Boeing 707 was cleverly designed to use ‘mechanically pumped compressed outside air’ but then a clever engineer in the early 1960’s suggested using ‘bleed air’ (excess compressed air from the forward end of the jet engine) – it’s a pity the engineer didn’t pay more attention to the even more cleverer engineers who advised him or her that the bleed air could easily become contaminated by toxic oil which have deadly organophosphates added to them….which have a tendency to make customers go down with ‘jet lag ‘ and much worse.

The bean counters won; Or did they?

It is true that the Boeing 727, 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777 all use bleed air and that is precisely why Boeing are now……dumping Bleed air but never admitting it. (They still use it – but only for melting the ice on the wings).

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldselect/ldsctech/7/7we07.htm

So when the Boeing media machine starts - don’t expect headlines along the lines of:

NO “BLEED AIR” FOR CUSTOMERS TO BREATHE ON THE Boeing 787

One has to hand it to Boeing – they have every right to be very proud and brave for changing back to the original system but a bit of honesty and intelligence now, would be much appreciated – by their customers.

Fly in a  Boeing 787 – you physically won’t be able to get Aerotoxic Syndrome!

That’s exactly why Boeing changed. Ask them……but don’t bother to mention the word Aerotoxic – as it is a figment of many people’s imagination.

Not Boeing’s – don’t worry, they know ALL about it.

Forget something……?

On 2nd November 2009 the crew of a QANTAS  B767 ‘forgot’ to put the landing gear down just prior to landing at Sydney.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/11/04/334358/qantas-suspends-two-pilots-for-failing-to-deploy-landing.html

Why might a crew forget to lower their landing gear? Apart from being distracted or a break down in communication – might the crew be suffering from Aerotoxic Syndrome – which is well known for destroying memories (thank God for checklists….) but never ever (yet) mentioned in any accident / incident reports.

The crew and lawyers might be pleased to know that there will shortly be several different medical tests which will prove exposure to toxic gases and possibly explain their lapse.

Now, in addition to the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) that stopped them from actually driving the expensive jet into the ground – the medical tests should be a very useful defence for the hapless crew.

Selective technology – isn’t it inevitable and wonderful?

This blog was planned to end on a humorous note…….. but I just forgot what I was going to say…..

 

 

 

 

Dave Carroll goes Aerotoxic…

Dave Carroll (of United Broke my Guitar fame) knows about AEROTOXIC.

Now we just have to wait for him to be exposed on a fume event flight and then he WILL write another song…

‘Die in air trashed my health’?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo

Don’t worry, the air is perfectly safe….

Imagine landing at Heathrow with 6 passengers losing conciousness to be confronted by this man mumbling ‘Don’t worry the air is perfectly safe…..’

 

 

 

 

On Saturday 31st October a BA B 777 landed at Heathrow with 6 unconcious passengers on board after a ‘normal’ flight from Newark, US.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1224282/Medical-alert-series-passengers-mysteriously-faint-mid-flight-way-Britain.html

Moments later space men dressed for a toxic spillage event arrived on the aircraft. ‘Don’t worry as the air is perfectly safe and ……’

The extraordinary thing is that nobody can imagine what might have happened?

Could it have been a hot oven, spilled dried ice or…..The Aerotoxic Association has absolutely no idea what might have been the cause.

Maybe it is time that the BBC trawled through their archives and found the piece on ‘Aerotoxic Syndrome’ from September 24th 2009?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8270972.stm

The lack of joined up thinking / action is …….breathtaking.