enfect
07-07-2006, 03:50 PM
Nitrous Oxide, aka laughing-gas or Whippets, is one of my favorite drugs. However, there is a lot of bad hype surrounding Nitrous that I'd like to break down. The #1 remark against nitrous is, "it kills SOOO many brain cells." Honestly, the number of brain cells killed by nitrous is unknown, and sounds a lot scarier than it is.
I will break down all the potential dangers of Nitrous Oxide, and explain how to avoid them / justify them.
Motor Control: You will almost definitely lose control of motor skills for a minute or so after taking a whippet.
Solution: Take your whippet in a comfortable chair, or in a bed where you can just fall back on a pillow.
Frostbite: When nitrous is inhaled straight from a tank, one can acquire frostbite to the nose, lips, and, possibly, the vocal cords.
Solution: Never take nitrous straight from the tank, this is why people fill balloons with nitrous.
Oxygen Deprivation: At the dentist’s office, one is hooked up to a Nitrous Oxide tank along with an Oxygen tank. Breathing straight nitrous oxide can cause asphyxiation (suffocation), as Nitrous is thicker than Oxygen and is dangerous in heavy amounts.
Solution: Don't be an idiot. If you continuously fill balloon after balloon you may suffocate yourself. However, this is difficult to do if you are not hooked straight up to a tank. I know many people who can kill a box of 24 canisters in a night and have no problems. Yet, this is still definitely a dangerous aspect. I wouldn't advise taking more than 5 canisters at once, and try spacing out each balloon (at least 5 - 10 minutes). I personally like 3 canisters at once.
Brain Cell Damage: Nitrous does kill brain cells. Simply because inhaling nitrous is like holding your breath - when depriving yourself of oxygen, brain cells die.
Solution: There is no solution to this, but one must asses how bad this actually is. I personally do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a martial art where I am close to being choked out almost every week, which definitely kills a decent amount of brain cells. Also consider a punch to the head, many brain cells are lost - but your mental capability doesn't seem to be affected. Furthermore, it has been proven that in mature brains - brain cells do in fact regenerate in the hippocampus, which is a part of the brain involved in learning and memory Study proving brain cells regenerate (http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/926345803.html), Additional Study (www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/99/0405/brain.htm)
In conclusion, Nitrous Oxide is somewhat dangerous - but no where near the extent it is made out to be. When used responsibly, Nitrous can be an extremely good time with no noticeable long-term side effects. I am not saying go out and do nitrous daily, but it's very pleasant for the occasional party... I describe the feeling as the closest possible thing to heaven. One can also achieve an out of body experience.
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Immediately after posting I decided it would be cool to make a video to show people exactly how it's done,
So here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2WBHJTjaSc
The video just shows me filling the balloon - something got fucked up in the saving process and I lost the part with me actually inhaling the nitrous. All you have to do is put the balloon in your mouth and suck in...
Wawawawa.....
I will break down all the potential dangers of Nitrous Oxide, and explain how to avoid them / justify them.
Motor Control: You will almost definitely lose control of motor skills for a minute or so after taking a whippet.
Solution: Take your whippet in a comfortable chair, or in a bed where you can just fall back on a pillow.
Frostbite: When nitrous is inhaled straight from a tank, one can acquire frostbite to the nose, lips, and, possibly, the vocal cords.
Solution: Never take nitrous straight from the tank, this is why people fill balloons with nitrous.
Oxygen Deprivation: At the dentist’s office, one is hooked up to a Nitrous Oxide tank along with an Oxygen tank. Breathing straight nitrous oxide can cause asphyxiation (suffocation), as Nitrous is thicker than Oxygen and is dangerous in heavy amounts.
Solution: Don't be an idiot. If you continuously fill balloon after balloon you may suffocate yourself. However, this is difficult to do if you are not hooked straight up to a tank. I know many people who can kill a box of 24 canisters in a night and have no problems. Yet, this is still definitely a dangerous aspect. I wouldn't advise taking more than 5 canisters at once, and try spacing out each balloon (at least 5 - 10 minutes). I personally like 3 canisters at once.
Brain Cell Damage: Nitrous does kill brain cells. Simply because inhaling nitrous is like holding your breath - when depriving yourself of oxygen, brain cells die.
Solution: There is no solution to this, but one must asses how bad this actually is. I personally do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a martial art where I am close to being choked out almost every week, which definitely kills a decent amount of brain cells. Also consider a punch to the head, many brain cells are lost - but your mental capability doesn't seem to be affected. Furthermore, it has been proven that in mature brains - brain cells do in fact regenerate in the hippocampus, which is a part of the brain involved in learning and memory Study proving brain cells regenerate (http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/926345803.html), Additional Study (www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/99/0405/brain.htm)
In conclusion, Nitrous Oxide is somewhat dangerous - but no where near the extent it is made out to be. When used responsibly, Nitrous can be an extremely good time with no noticeable long-term side effects. I am not saying go out and do nitrous daily, but it's very pleasant for the occasional party... I describe the feeling as the closest possible thing to heaven. One can also achieve an out of body experience.
--
Immediately after posting I decided it would be cool to make a video to show people exactly how it's done,
So here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2WBHJTjaSc
The video just shows me filling the balloon - something got fucked up in the saving process and I lost the part with me actually inhaling the nitrous. All you have to do is put the balloon in your mouth and suck in...
Wawawawa.....