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$\begingroup$ Even hardcore two pack a day smokers generally have enough common sense to know when not to light up. The one exception I know of is when I worked for a company that built a device that went into the flames of a spewing failed oil rig. Nobody previously had studied what exactly comes out. I called the person we had sent to help with our device and asked whether these people are as crazy as depicted. He replied that no, these were rock solid workers, but then said "wait a second." A guy whose clothing completely reeked of petroleum had just walked past, sat down, and calmly lit a cigarette. $\endgroup$
– David Hammen
Commented Jan 23, 2023 at 14:55
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$\begingroup$ @manassehkatz-Moving2Codidact don’t worry I approved your edits. It has been changed $\endgroup$
– The Rocket fan
Commented Jan 23, 2023 at 18:36
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$\begingroup$ @TheRocketfan I was sure you would - it is just annoying that SE won't allow a low rep user to make a small change. I understand not allowing any changes without approval, but why limit to only large changes? Makes no sense. $\endgroup$
– manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact
Commented Jan 23, 2023 at 18:42
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$\begingroup$ @manassehkatz-Moving2Codidact this might be in interest to you space.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2953/… $\endgroup$
– The Rocket fan
Commented Jan 23, 2023 at 19:28
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$\begingroup$ Might also be worth noting that these were military pilots - even if they were chainsmoking fiends, they would already have been used to time and place restrictions. $\endgroup$
– fectin
Commented Jan 24, 2023 at 21:30

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