
passenger27
In my beginning is my end.
- Aug 25, 2019
- 642
I think a lot of the problem, at least for me, is overthinking too much. One of the reasons I'm doing this to begin with. I can't afford to screw up. I'm not worried that much for myself, but for my gf. She's as ready to go as me, so it would be pure hell to wake up and her not. I know what you mean about the ashes smothering the coals. My first try I failed miserably because of that. The ppm got to a somewhat lethal level for maybe 15 minutes then started dropping. I smartened up the next go-round, but you're right, those ashes will screw everything up.As long as the ppm maintains 800 or higher for 2-3 hours you will die. No contest. Lots of variables such as how good is the seal in a vehicle? Newer vehicles are WAY more sealed than older ones, the door jams have better rubbers, there aren't as many "cricks and cracks" around the vehicle. I did my test in a 2013 Chevy Cruze did nothing but close the air vents no tape no caulking no nothing and with 2 pounds of charcoal it rose to 999ppm in 3 and a half minutes. After it got to 999 I took it out, waited 2 full hours and put the same bucket of coals back in and it STILL rose to over 999ppm but it took 6 minutes and 55 seconds. What MANY people fail to understand is that if you jump in the car with those coals that level is going to continue to rise. There is no making sure it will no, it WILL it has no other choice in the matter. If I jump in the car right when it says 800ppm I got 2-3 hours to live, and the level is increasing so your time to live DECREASES the longer you stay in there. It probably went from 999 to 2000 in under 10 minutes so now you'd figure I'd have 25 minutes left of life at that point because now knowing 1600ppm will kill in 30 mins my time is steadily dropping the longer you're in because the level will continue to rise. People fail at this because either
1. They skimped on the charcoal
2. They have an old ass car with bad door/window seals and they failed to tape them off
3. They leave once they get nauseous
4. They wait HOURS before putting the coals in because it's "just too hot" and now your coals aren't as effective
An easy solution
Tape everything off
Get those coals gray
Once they are gray don't fuck around PUT them in the car and get in
Make sure you tape it all off. If you're questioning the amount of charcoal to use, 2-3 pounds will kill you in a car/truck/van. Hell double the amount of it what's stopping you?
Use thumbtacks and put aluminum foil on the roof so it doesn't burn and double down on your charcoal. If it gets too hot get a big bag of ice from the gas station and lay back on it in the seat.
People fail because they agonize every detail like "I need exactly this amount to kill me and just enough of this to hit this number and" yada yada. You're trying to DIE, you can't expect not to have a drop of sweat or a very slight discomfort. It's like hanging people say "well just before I pass out I feel this throbbing in my head HOW DO I PREVENT THAT" like dude, you have a rope around your neck trapping your blood up in your cranium, your head is going to throb. It's things like this you just have to deal with. The most successful suicides are the people who grab that bag of charcoal dump it into that bucket set it on fire roll the windows up and deal with the heat. They are the determined ones. The ones that say Hallelujah at the door and leave all bs aside they dump the bag in it light it and go. Comfort or not. Grab you an 8 pound bag from Walmart, put the whole bag in there, light it on fire, wait for it to stop smoking and roll on with it soldier. Grab some ice bags assuming it'll be hot because it will be, lay back on them bags watch some National Geographic for 10 minutes and pass out, because 8 pounds in a small family sedan is gonna have you out like a light before you get to see if Billy gets his arm back from that crocodile
Cheers
ALSO spread your coals around in whatever you dump them in. Put your thinking cap on if HEAT RISES and you have a bunch of coals piled on top of each other what's going to happen? Your top ones are going to get too much heat and they will disintegrate fast, covering your bottom coals in a very thick ash. Solution: dump them in a metal tray, use 2 if you have to. The chimney and setup does nothing if you have a massive amount of ash smothering your bottom coals. Spread em out a bit.