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There was a shortage of nitrous oxide last fall... Airgas' Florida plant had an explosion, and the canned whipped cream manufacturers had to cut their productio
by taxicabjesus 9y ago
There was a shortage of nitrous oxide last fall... Airgas' Florida plant had an explosion, and the canned whipped cream manufacturers had to cut their production.
Xenon is an anesthetic too; I think pure nitrogen just knocks you out. My cousin-in-law is an anesthesiologist, maybe I'll ask him about it.
http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/january/fda-issues-shortage-notice-for-nitrous-oxide http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/jan...
- theoh 9y agoNitrogen makes up the largest part (80%) of breathable air, and the body just ignores it. It's the lack of oxygen that knocks you out.
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- vkou 9y agoYou can actually get high on nitrogen. This is a serious problem that SCUBA divers face, and is also the reason for why the deepest dives have to use exotic breathing gas mixes, instead of compressed air. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_narcosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_narcosis
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