c/historyporn · by PugJesus@lemmy.world · 2yUS Soldier and dog wearing gas masks during military exercises, West Germany, 1955 104 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world
4 Comments
Pirate_lemmy_arrrrR@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 2y
Wouldn't the hair prevent a good seal? Do these actually work, or does the gas leak in through the fur?
FireTower@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
They say that you can't get a proper seal with a beard, but I've managed to do it before. I wouldn't be shocked if it did. And if it didn't a slight leak is may still preferable to complete exposure.
PugJesus@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
Not sure. One imagines they're at least somewhat effective to have been in use for so long.
zout@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
It depends on the type of gas mask, if the presure in the mask is positive, it will work. Air leakage will be high though, because of the beard.