[rescue] Re: CRAY-2 coolant

[Steve Pacenka]

On Thu, 2002-02-07 at 12:40, Stuart Johnson wrote:
> The cooling liquid in a CRAY-2 is a 3M product called Flourinert. It
> turned out to be less than inert - when a module arced in the tank the
> byproduct turned out to be phosgene gas. This is what precipitated the
> redesign of the coolant resevoir from four interconnected cylinders to
> the waterfall.
> 
> We supposedly had a sales rep that would drink a glass of Flourinert
> as part of his sales presentation to demonstrate how safe it was.

For the nonchemists on the list, 

   phosgene = mustard gas = pesticide and chemical warfare agent

No termites in that computer room!

-- SP