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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.