Newsgroups: alt.drugs From: n9120389@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Eel) Subject: Re: Seeking facts about N2O brain damage. Message-ID: <1993Jun23.221727.20904@henson.cc.wwu.edu> Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1993 22:17:27 GMT verdant@twain.ucs.umass.edu (Sol Lightman) writes: >Just an unrelated reminder to anyone reading who is thinking of trying >whippits: How to avoid nastiness with N2O: >DON'T: >1) Try to inhale N20 directly from the little cannisters, or fire the >cannisters off at other individuals or pets. The escaping gas will give nasty >freeze-burns. Use a balloon and a discharger. >2) Strap a gas mask to your face. >3) Lock your self in a room, closet, car (or refrigerator ;-] ) with a tank of >nitrous and open it, -- unless the room is well ventilated and your intent is >to waste the gas, of course. >This way you can avoid brain damaged induced N2O damage. >Brian (4) And PLEASE don't stand up and do it. You'll give us all a bad reputation after you fall and die.