Advanced Photoshop Pictures Contest - 28 image entries Contest Directions:
The history of the gas mask spans for two centuries. Since then, the gas mask design has gone through many changes and gas masks have been used in military as well as civil cases when working with toxic, smoky, or dusty environments.
Gas mask costumes are very popular on Halloween too.
Photoshop gas masks any way you wish. Some examples are: design special versions of gas masks (e.g. glamor gas masks for female celebrities, gas masks for rockers, for hockey players, etc.), put gas masks on celebrities and politicians or animals, include gas masks in movies and paintings, etc.
[ browse best gallery pictures ] Tags: gasmasks Jackpot: 1st place: $5, 2nd place: $3 , 3rd place: $2 Started: 2/13/2008 6:00:00 AM, Ended: 2/15/2008 6:00:00 AM
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Gas mask - means of protection for respiratory organs and gas masks exist, which also can protect vision and face. Protective properties of gas masks differ according to type of protection:
- From specific types of poisonous substances - filtering, filtering of ambient air, replacement of filtering element is usually possible;
- Isolating - generation of inhaling mixture - i.e. respiratory organs breathe not the air but air, generated by cartridge;
- Hose – supply of air mixture from some distance (10-40 meters) and this type of gas mask is usually used while carrying out works in tanks.
World’s first filtering coal gas mask was invented by Russian scientist Nikolay Dmitrovich Zelinsky in 1915. The filtering gas mask was inducted into army Entente in the year 1916.
Design of gas mask:
- Rubber helmet – mask;
- Filtering box;
- Eyeglass unit ;
- Fairings;
- Valve unit (one valve for inhaling and two valves for exhalation);
- Connecting tube (not available in all models);
- Some gas masks contain diaphragm of communication system.
Use of gas mask:
Rule №1 - Field: Gas mask is kept in a bag on left side and at the level of belt zone. All buttons are clasped.
Rule №2 - On call: If there is a threat of infection. As per command “Prepare the gas mask”, it is necessary to move gas mask bag onto stomach and unbutton the buttons.
Rule № 3 - Combat: On command: “Gases!”, wear the gas mask.
Sequence of wearing the gas mask:
1. On hearing the command “Gases”, delay inhaling without exhaling the air;
2. Close the eyes;
3. Take out the gas mask from gas mask bag, by taking out the gas mask with left hand and holding the bag from bottom with right hand;
4. Before wearing the gas mask, position the big fingers of hands outside and the remaining inside.
5. Arrange the lower portion of helmet-mask on chin;
6. Quickly pull gas mask onto head from bottom up;
7. Exhale;
8. It is necessary that the eyeglass unit should be at the level of eyes so that folds are not formed;
9. Keep the bag sideways.
Removal:
1. On hearing the command “Remove the gas mask!”, hold the gas mask with index fingers under the ears and pull bottom-up;
2. Keep the gas mask back in gas mask bag.
While looking for gas mask source pics I ran across this great pic of a WW1 (World War 1) gas mask. A few minor modifications and it's a perfect fit for an elephant.
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