I bought 2kg of charcoal today

[Steamm]

Is that enough? I intend to burn it inside my bedroom

 

[faust]

Is that enough? I intend to burn it inside my bedroom

What are the dimensions of a bedroom?

 

[Steamm]

What are the dimensions of a bedroom?

I guess is something around 3x5(meters)

 

[faust]

I guess is something around 3x5(meters)

"if the concentration of carbon in the briquettes is 85%, the lethal concentration of CO is 10 000 ppm and the volume of an apartment is 100 m3, then burning 629 g of charcoal briquettes could produce a potentially toxic atmosphere. Therefore, using a typical amount of briquettes of about 1 kg in a poorly ventilated area is likely to lead to clinical toxicity and might lead to death." Hence , 15m2 and 2kg of charcoal is more than enough

 

[Steamm]

"if the concentration of carbon in the briquettes is 85%, the lethal concentration of CO is 10 000 ppm and the volume of an apartment is 100 m3, then burning 629 g of charcoal briquettes could produce a potentially toxic atmosphere. Therefore, using a typical amount of briquettes of about 1 kg in a poorly ventilated area is likely to lead to clinical toxicity and might lead to death." Hence , 15m2 and 2kg of charcoal is more than enough

Thanks faust

 

[faust]

Thanks faust

There are some numbers if you need:

The weight of a gas, in grams, in 1 m3 at a concentration of c, where c is the concentration as a percentage, is:

Wc g = W g × c ÷ 100

The weight of CO in 1 m3 at 1% concentration (10 000 ppm) is:

W1 g = (28.01 ÷ 22.47) × 1 ÷ 100

= 12.47 g

The weight of CO at 1% concentration in an apartment is dependent on the volume of the apartment, ignoring walls, furniture, other objects and people, so it is:

Wapartment = W1 g × volume of the apartment

The weight of CO at 1% concentration in an apartment of 100 m3 volume is:

Wapartment = 12.47 g × 100

= 1247 g

The proportion of a CO molecule that is carbon is 43%, so the weight of carbon in an apartment containing 1% CO is:

W carbon = Wapartment × proportion of CO that is carbon

= 1247 g × 0.43

= 535 g

Finally, the proportion of carbon in the charcoal briquettes used in this incident, as stated in manufacturer information, is 85%. Therefore, the weight of briquettes needed to produce 1% CO in a 100 m3 apartment is:

W briquettes = W carbon ÷ proportion of briquette that is carbon

= 535 g ÷ 0.85

= 629 g

 

[waterbottleman]

Is that enough? I intend to burn it inside my bedroom

Are you sure that's a good idea?

The area needs to be very well sealed for the charcoal method to work.

Also you don't want to accidentally burn your house/apartment complex/whatever building down.

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

Is that enough? I intend to burn it inside my bedroom

Can you not burn it outside and then bring it inside when the charcoals are ash and emitting CO? Otherwise the room will be filled with smoke, not peaceful.

 

[Steamm]

Are you sure that's a good idea?

The area needs to be very well sealed for the charcoal method to work.

Also you don't want to accidentally burn your house/apartment complex/whatever building down.

My first thought was to burn it inside my car, but I think it's even more dangerous, fire and gasoline close to each other

 

[waterbottleman]

My first thought was to burn it inside my car, but I think it's even more dangerous, fire and gasoline close to each other

What about a tent? Pretty sure you could buy one that is well sealed and fit the barbecue thing in it.

Thats an option I considered before I discovered SN.

 

[Steamm]

Can you not burn it outside and then bring it inside when the charcoals are ash and emitting CO? Otherwise the room will be filled with smoke, not peaceful.

Unfortunately that's not an option because I live with my parents. I would seal the entire bedroom then set fire

What about a tent? Pretty sure you could buy one that is well sealed and fit the barbecue thing in it.

Thats an option I considered before I discovered SN.

But there's no place I can put a tent, only if I go to the woods

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

Unfortunately that's not an option because I live with my parents. I would seal the entire bedroom then set fire

While they're home?

 

[rntmss]

While they're home?

Shit. For the love of all things, please don't do this. You will very likely hurt them too.

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

My first thought was to burn it inside my car, but I think it's even more dangerous, fire and gasoline close to each other

Have you read the CO thread? I highly recommend.

You don't burn it in the car, you bring it in when it is ashy and has cooled a bit. It would actually be emitting more CO then.

 

[popo]

Don't do it in your home man. Buy a tent and do it in a forest or something TBH. It'll look more like an accident as well.

Commit suicide, not homicide.

 

[Geek1616]

Did this method work? Anybody out there that can confirm.