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Maybe it should have been clear after trying to get high off breathing dry ice and alcohol as a kid (urban legend), or reading about experimental methods to eli
by xkcd-sucks 4y ago
Maybe it should have been clear after trying to get high off breathing dry ice and alcohol as a kid (urban legend), or reading about experimental methods to elicit panic response, but it became undeniably clear after a bunch of rat sacrifices that CO2 asphyxiation is one of the most unpleasant ways to die. Surprised it's still allowed
- pazimzadeh 4y agoIn mice it's generally used to knock the mice out before another method is used to sacrifice them (cervical dislocation).
- whyenot 4y agoEuthanasia by "cervical dislocation" is killing animals by breaking their necks. It may very well be the most humane option, but nothing is gained by using jargon and obfuscation.
- stametseater 4y agoPeople use technical jargon in all kinds of scenarios in which there's no plausible motive for obfuscation, use of jargon isn't evidence of deliberate obfuscation. In this particular case, "break their necks" sounds fairly humane while "cervical dislocation" sounds unpleasantly clinical, so I doubt this particular jargon is intended to obfuscate. On the other hand, "put it to sleep" is definitely such an obfuscation.
- xkcd-sucks 4y agoI guess the point is CO2 even in sub lethal concentrations makes them do do something that looks like freaking out and having a terrible time, versus isoflurane which does not
- TylerE 4y agoIt’s highly species dependent, even among mammals. Some have a true low oxygen drive and not a high co2 drive. Mainly borrowing animals