Beware Of Carbon Fiber In Accidents!

[ydeardorff]

CARBON FIBER CAN DRAMATICALLY CAUSE MAJOR HEALTH RELATED ISSUES DURING AN ACCIDENT. IF SHATTERED FIBER PENETRATE YOUR SKIN EACH INDIVIDUAL FIBER MUST SURGICALLY REMOVED. INTERNAL ****PIT PARTS MADE OUT OF GENUINE CARBON FIBER CAN KILL. IF BURNT CARON FIBER RELEASES TOXIC VAPORS, THAT KILLS NEARLY INSTANTLY ASPHYXIATE A PERSON.
BUY IT FOR LOOKS, FINE, BUT BEWARE!
ydeardorff (advanced composite technition for the US Navy)

[Rob]

I don't doubt your statement, but then how can they have Carbon Fibre
racing seats ? Have these been treated with something ?

Thanks,

Rob.

[SilverBullet]

Yes F1 uses almost everything carbon fibre and they have violent crashes too. Something they use we don't know?

[justdubbin]

Originally Posted by SilverBullet

Yes F1 uses almost everything carbon fibre and they have violent crashes too.Something they use we don't know ?

Yes.........But like you said I don't know


Rob.

[ydeardorff]

When you mention racing seats, you have to realize too,... Those cars are designed for high speed impacts. The driver has quick release seat belts, and there are no doors, or anything getting in his/her way to get out. Not to mention the specially designed racing suits they wear.
In a street car, your chances at injury and death are even greater! The carbon seat are usually made super thick, and are stronger than most parts in the car. However one scratch, or any fiber that is caught by the skin will imbed itself in the skin. The microscopic cross section of a carbon fiber strand is similar to that of a bee stinger. The unfortunate proble is the fiber is extremely brittle. every attempt to remove the fiber will merely break it into piece. with theshape of the fiber, it will work through the body until it cones out the other side, uness it is surgically removed.
The other down side is that when burned, carbon fiber emits fibers and toxic fumes of which are deadly.
I have trained on this for years, and have worked with it as long also. We are required by the goverment to dress up similar to what you have seen of biohazard personnel dealing with lethal chemicals.
No openings of any kind. Carbn may look neat, save weight, and all that. But it is betterto buy the faux carbon stuff, and save the risk.

[super vw]

DUDE! stop scaring me!

Maybe a carbonfiber dash isent so cool...NOT! Really, you only live once...

IS there real proof? studies? I have cut carbon fiber before, smells quite nice i have not noticed any ill efects. i race XC mountin bikes for gosh sakes, no problems with lungs here .

Jonathan :shrug: