Lesson 2, part 2: Density and Latent Heat Do you know what is
more freaky than a smoke detector going off, waking you up in
the middle of the night? A carbon monoxide detector going off
and waking you up in the middle of the night. This is what
happened to me tonight, and is the reason I am sitting here
writing a blog at 4:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The carbon monoxide
detector nearest to the garage woke us up but turned itself off
within 30 seconds. So, rather than going back to bed, I have
opened the windows of my house, shut off the furnace at the
switch, ordered a carbon monoxide meter (very expense, by the
way), and am now writing this blog to you. I am in the same room
as the active carbon monoxide detector and have placed a second
one (from upstairs) in the room with me just in case. Why is an
active carbon monoxide alarm more freaky than an active smoke
detector? You see, when a smoke dectector goes off, you can get
up and check on the house fairly quickly. No smoke, no fire.
But, when a carbon monoxide al