pros and cons of nitrogen over oxygen type scientists

I collect footballs and as they get older, the bladder can deteriorate and break.
A keen cyclist friend suggested inflating with nitrogen as it is not destructive as normal air, due to lack of oxygen in it.
Whilst this may be the case for cycle tyre's, I wondered if same principle would apply to football bladders.

Posted By: South_West_Canary on June 3rd 2015 at 10:16:24

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Any Sciencey type people on the Wrath?? (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jun 3, 10:06:05
- Yes mate, what do you want to know? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 3, 16:39:41
- PhD in biological sciences... (NCFC) - Wilts, Jun 3, 16:32:10
  - Spose you think your qualification is better than mine huh? (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 3, 18:19:23
    - Nah. Lovely certstificate though. (n/m) (NCFC) - Wilts, Jun 3, 18:52:00
- yup - "o level" grade C gained at cows night shed in 1985. (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 3, 11:06:51
- I inhaled hippie crack once (n/m) (NCFC) - manc_yello, Jun 3, 10:22:16
  - I've done that a few times... (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 3, 10:26:31
- wot type o science? (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Jun 3, 10:07:41
  - pros and cons of nitrogen over oxygen type scientists (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jun 3, 10:16:24
    - Ugh. You want a real biology pennist for this really, but ... (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 3, 10:45:35
      - That's useful, cheers. just slowing down would help, when the difference (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jun 3, 10:50:54
        
        Yeah, but, if it's not an organic agent causing the decay, it won't make any difference. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 3, 10:53:20
        
        Yes, best to inflate as infrequently as possible (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jun 3, 10:56:20
        
        use expanding foam (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jun 3, 10:57:43
        
        Rolf! (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jun 3, 11:02:53
        
        Anchor UHT? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 3, 10:58:32
        
        yeah, the chocolate one would be best for that application I reckon (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jun 3, 10:59:56
        
        Bit of Maldon, to make Chocolate Salty Balls? #southparkforever (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 3, 11:00:45
        
        And more to the point, don't base a decision potentially worth ?000's on my (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 3, 10:55:57
        
        Wrath knowledge innit! (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jun 3, 10:57:00
      - All that plus oxidation - though as there'll still be oxygen on the outside (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 3, 10:46:41
    - What the AA says: (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 3, 10:37:33
      - They do say though there is less corrosion (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jun 3, 10:53:10
    - Current trend at tyre depots is to fill with nitrogen. Theory is (NCFC) - CB41, Jun 3, 10:21:45
      - Not so much worried about speed of air leaving (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jun 3, 10:33:23
- Only in the applied reduction of parachute payments (n/m) (NCFC) - Bungle, Jun 3, 10:06:51

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