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[[ | [[Image:Lifemask.jpg|thumb|right|A woman uses a breather to provide oxygen and prevent smoke inhalation {{OS|Fire in Space}}.]] | ||
'''Breathers''' (also called '''life masks''') are a type of life-support gear worn by | '''Breathers''' (also called '''life masks''') are a type of life-support gear worn by [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilots {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}} and people who need to operate in different atmospheres {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I}}. | ||
{{TOS|Boomer}} and the others trapped in the [[rejuvenation center]] use breathers to breathe despite the presence of the intense smoke. They later use the breathers to survive the vacuum when {{TOS|Adama}}'s plan to extinguish the fire is put into action {{OS|Fire in Space}}. | {{TOS|Boomer}} and the others trapped in the [[rejuvenation center]] use breathers to breathe despite the presence of the intense smoke. They later use the breathers to survive the vacuum when {{TOS|Adama}}'s plan to extinguish the fire is put into action {{OS|Fire in Space}}. | ||
Malfunctioning breather gear causes the operator to suffer from [[w:asphyxia|asphyxia]]. As {{TOS|Jolly}} is landing on '' | Malfunctioning breather gear causes the operator to suffer from [[w:asphyxia|asphyxia]]. As {{TOS|Jolly}} is landing on ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'', Boomer assumes that his poor approach and subsequent landing are caused by his breather gear "leaking [[carbide]]" {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}. | ||
== Portable breathers == | == Portable breathers == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The breather props featured in "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]" were used in the ''[[ | * The breather props featured in "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]" were used in the ''[[w:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' episode "[http://www.buckrogers.org/episode.cfm?episode=11 Cosmic Whiz Kid]," when Hieronymous Fox ([[w:Gary Coleman|Gary Coleman]]) and Dea Zertan (Melody Rogers) are gassed in an elevator at the beginning of the episode. | ||
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