I know I've lived a comparatively sheltered life, but what are the non-medical reasons that nitrous oxide is available in high-street shops, only to result in kids buying it for 'recreational purposes'? I accept that it might be required by some people for medical reasons (but what, in particular?), in which case why is it not prescription only?
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Mar 27, 2023
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I think it's for use in squirty "cream whippers"
Cream whipping. You get things like soda siphons that you fill with cream and pressurise with N2O. Quick shake and it squirts out whipped cream.
Tim
Nitrous oxide is used in souped up cars to give a bit of a boost to the engine performance such as in drag racing
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So people are buying the cans and diverting the cans for alternative uses....
They’re not buying the sparklet sized bulbs for sale in the high street!
Tim
Ah yes - these things.
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I'm not surprised Gove/Sunack are clamping down on it if such a seemingly trivial application is the cause of anti-social behaviour. Are there no alternatives for cream frothers - Sparklets CO2 bulbs, for example, or even just nitrogen? Is N2O soluble at moderate pressures, to come out of solution when the pressure is release and so give the foam effect?
Given what a massive success the War on Drugs[1] has been, the only sensible conclusion is that Nitrous Oxide dealers have bunged Rishi and Gove (who we already know has dodgy connections) a few grand to help them clean up.
I presume the same motivations are driving the Illegal Migration Bill - the people smugglers having bunged Braverman a few quid to help their business model.
[1]extreme sarcasm.
Sodding News client, grrr:
OK take 2: Winky is your friend:
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I wouldn't mind but the little bastards justleave them at their arses in the car pak accross the road....and their carry outs....
And some people who drag race cars at the drag-strip use it.
Even some modified road cars use it.
My son (a chef) has had a foam gun (for cream) for years. He uses the small cartridges in that.
N2O is a very bad greenhouse gas it seems.
For about 30 seconds
I think in small quantities it is supposed to be harmless, but one of the biggest issues now is all the litter it is creating.
I suspect it may get banned soon, due to its mass misuse. Still you have to legislate for idiots these days, I suppose. Brian
Tut tut, Co2, a gas we do not want in the atmosphere, unless of course you happen to be a plant. Brian
Ban it and they will find something else to misuse.
The government just like banning things.
N2O was first called "laughing gas" by Sir Humphrey Davy who had laughing gas parties with his mates.
What's wrong with Birds Dream Droppings ?
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Comes from Limerick. Must be joke in there somewhere
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