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What is in it ?

I'm assuming either dry ice or smoke but it would be good to know which before next week (and whether anyone has ever had breathing issues with it)

Ir's quite safe, even smells kinda nice!

Wikipedia is your best friend.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog_machine

Drsisters wrote:Wikipedia is your best friend.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog_machine

Thank you. My husband was actually poring over that article earlier this week but since we don't know if it's dry ice, liquid nitrogen or liquid air that TSOM use he couldn't draw any conclusions.

Previously I never concerned myself with details like these but then I didn't have asthma back then, and dry ice in particular is a potential trigger, whatever about the rest.

Definetly not dry ice. Dry ice acts differently than fog

Camy wrote:Definetly not dry ice. Dry ice acts differently than fog

Thank you, that's reassuring, seeing as there seems to be so much of it, whatever it is

not dry ice but smoke-machine fluid heated up. perfectly safe content wise (i've known dickhead ravers drink it by accident and not die) but asthma sufferers - well asthma sufferers should always carry an inhaler regardless. so yes safe.
DEFINITELY not liquid nitrogen; as that would cool you down nicely .

husband has asthma and never had issues at the Sisters' gigs, also yesterday we really had a lot, standing in front and no problems....hope that helps

sziamiau wrote:husband has asthma and never had issues at the Sisters' gigs, also yesterday we really had a lot, standing in front and no problems....hope that helps

Thank you that is good to hear.

EMWK It was dry ice I was concerned about so that is reassuring. I will have my inhalers of course, especially in this weather.

Good to know that they aren't using pest control quantities on us

it tends to be venues and their fire-alarms that limit smoke/dry-ice usgae. certainly the sisters are the last to do much except generate more out of stubborn bloody-mindedness! you know yourself that heat/humidity alone can make the air dangerous to asthmatics so really if you feel you're starting to struggle hit the salbutamol or whhatever and move to where the air is breathable. my ex had severe life-threatening asthma and was as likely to have an attack from someone wearing too much perfume as smoke/dry-ice to be honest.

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:it tends to be venues and their fire-alarms that limit smoke/dry-ice usgae. certainly the sisters are the last to do much except generate more out of stubborn bloody-mindedness! you know yourself that heat/humidity alone can make the air dangerous to asthmatics so really if you feel you're starting to struggle hit the salbutamol or whhatever and move to where the air is breathable. my ex had severe life-threatening asthma and was as likely to have an attack from someone wearing too much perfume as smoke/dry-ice to be honest.

Always good to have a plan. I've been there with the perfumes too, but it's scented candles that really do me in. No worries on that score gig wise though I don't think it's a scented candle kind of show.

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:(i've known dickhead ravers drink it by accident and not die)

I can't imagine it's much different to the stuff that's in vapes TBH - except sans nicotine.

sziamiau wrote:husband has asthma and never had issues at the Sisters' gigs, also yesterday we really had a lot, standing in front and no problems....hope that helps

I have asthma too. I always take my inhaler!!

I was reading somewhere that dry ice is used much less frequently these days, partly because of the risk of injury (that stuff will burn you like a mother) but also because it's a bugger to store unless you've got access to high-end freezers. A bottle of fogger, on the other hand, has a pretty much limitless shelf-life, and you can make it smell pretty too (although I wonder if has ever considered adding nicotine to it in order to get around the anti-smoking laws in some venues - I can just see him on the phone to Vape-O-Matic, "Yes, we need some eJuice, strongest you've got. How much? I don't know, about 50 litres should get us through the evening.")

E-juice via vapomatic. Well, that'll replace the moshing and chicken-dancing with hugs and snogs for everyone down the front.

EvilBastard wrote:I was reading somewhere that dry ice is used much less frequently these days, partly because of the risk of injury (that stuff will burn you like a mother)

It also tends to turn stages into veritable ice rinks.

Looking on youtube. Fogtime in my opinion isn't so intense anymore? Mind you I'm having my eyes tested today!!

That's a relief, you young 'uns can't Imagine the havoc that was caused by a carelessly swung nose in the old days of rolling sea fogs.

*back to my werthers*

Swinnow wrote:That's a relief, you young 'uns can't Imagine the havoc that was caused by a carelessly swung nose in the old days of rolling sea fogs.

*back to my werthers*

My God how old are you Grandad???