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The reaction to nitrogen is well-understood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inert_gas_asphyxiation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inert_gas_asphyxiation
by DominikPeters 5y ago
The reaction to nitrogen is well-understood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inert_gas_asphyxiation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inert_gas_asphyxiation
- nosianu 5y agoSome comments mentioned that some people who attempted to use nitrogen had problems. According to the Wikipedia a fast switch to breathing a nitrogen and no oxygen atmosphere has "no symptoms at all", but when it happens slowly what happens to people varies: > a slow decrease in oxygen breathing gas content has effects which are quite variable.[5] By contrast, suddenly breathing pure inert gas causes oxygen levels in the blood to fall precipitously, and may lead to unconsciousness in only a few breaths, with no symptoms at all.[3] They cite scuba diving rebreather accidents as one source for experiences. I think there should be people to tell the tale if they got rescued, "never dive alone", after all, and ships for divers should be equipped for emergencies. I guess other than observation of someone committing suicide with this method we may actually have personal experience stories. I looked into this when I had a huge health scare that changed my life (it "only" was heavy metal poisoning and after lots of chelators I'm doing very well, better than before), and nitrogen was what I considered because I saw a chance to actually get my hands on some, compared to drugs. Bad thoughts, but I'll still keep it in mind in case I ever need it. Living through all the heavy metal issues was bad enough but at least I had hope. If it's similar or worse problems or even pain with no hope I don't want to have to endure.