Hippie crack

[Don Rogers Sock]

Why? If it's legal and not harmful, what is the problem here? What have they done that is "bad enough"? I'm really struggling to understand what the problem is here beyond the fact the tabloids have concocted a bullshit nickname for the stuff that implies there's some kind of great harm being done. But not being up with these things, maybe I've missed something because for the life of me I can't see what harm has been done at all?

Is it harmeless though? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691783

[jayohaitchenn]

Paul stop being so dull and let people enjoy their unsubstantiated knee jerking

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

[Peter Venkman]

Really? Is that how Nitrous Oxide works? Seems an odd thing for a dentist to use as anaesthetic, if so. But I'm neither a dentist nor an anaesthetist so is there anyone qualified to say whether this is actually the case?

According to ISCD....

Nitrous oxide is a ‘dissociative’ drug, meaning the user might feel as though they are becoming apart from the situation they were in, or even from their own body. Nitrous oxide has a range of effects on the brain which are not fully understood, but its dissociative effects are probably caused by preventing the normal action of the NMDA receptor.
What are the effects of nitrous oxide?

When someone inhales nitrous oxide, the gas rapidly dissolves into the bloodstream, and hits the brain within seconds. Effects vary between people and are rarely quite the same twice, but a rush of dizziness and euphoria is normal, and people often burst out laughing. Sound is oddly distorted, voices and music often turning into a throbbing roar like a helicopter.

Hallucinations are possible, from simple moving bright dots to complete detailed dreamscapes, although most users do not experience complex hallucinations. The gas is an anaesthetic, so coordination and awareness are strongly affected and users may fall over if they are not sitting or lying down. The experience ends almost as swiftly as it began, with the peak lasting just seconds and the user back to normal within about 2 minutes. Sometimes, people take many ‘hits’ of nitrous oxide over a few hours. Nitrous oxide also reduces anxiety and pain.

Additionally, when inhaled recreationally in the usual (and least risky) way, from a balloon, the gas in the lungs displaces air, temporarily preventing much or any oxygen getting into the blood. This may cause the heart to beat faster, and limbs to feel tingly or heavy.

[jayohaitchenn]

Is it harmeless though? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691783

More people die from taking selfies

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/11881900/More-people-have-died-by-taking-selfies-this-year-than-by-shark-attacks.html

[RobertT]

Fuck, that Helium stuff is more dangerous!  Hands up anyone who has stopped a kid going for the squeaky voice.

[RobertT]

Really? Is that how Nitrous Oxide works? Seems an odd thing for a dentist to use as anaesthetic, if so. But I'm neither a dentist nor an anaesthetist so is there anyone qualified to say whether this is actually the case?

It's only used sparingly in dentistry these days - because it was a tad hard to control intake I think.  I remember having it as a kid for an extraction, it was weird us fuck on that dosage.  Basically you were still awake but it was very dreamlike and you came around feeling happy after.  I had a tooth taken out just over a yea ago with a local, it was not a very enjoyable experience this time round, I'd much prefer the gas.

[pauld]

I'm not sure whether this thread has convinced me that the players are evil scum who should be drummed out of football at the first available opportunity or that this laughing gas stuff sounds like something I should try It sounds substantially less dangerous than beer, for example.

[Don Rogers Sock]

More people die from taking selfies

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/11881900/More-people-have-died-by-taking-selfies-this-year-than-by-shark-attacks.html

They do but i was answering the it's harmless comment

[horlock07]

I'm not sure whether this thread has convinced me that the players are evil scum who should be drummed out of football at the first available opportunity or that this laughing gas stuff sounds like something I should try It sounds substantially less dangerous than beer, for example.

Its convinced me that much of the British public and media need to get out more!

[pauld]

Its convinced me that much of the British public and media need to get out more!

I don't think they should. If they get their knickers in this much of a twist over laughing gas, imagine what would happen if they came across someone vaping. Or even actually smoking. Or eating a Greggs pie. They'd have a Victorian lady style attack of the vapours. Best off staying inside, safe behind their keyboards.

[horlock07]

I don't think they should. If they get their knickers in this much of a twist over laughing gas, imagine what would happen if they came across someone vaping. Or even actually smoking. Or eating a Greggs pie. They'd have a Victorian lady style attack of the vapours. Best off staying inside, safe behind their keyboards.

Hey, don't be bringing Greggs into it, the internet is awash with images of me partaking in a little Greggs, I am a dreadful role model for the kids!

[tans]

They do but i was answering the it's harmless comment

You made the Daily Mail

http://dailym.ai/1q8ZIrL

[Ells]

Hey, don't be bringing Greggs into it, the internet is awash with images of me partaking in a little Greggs, I am a dreadful role model for the kids!

More of a roll model in that case.

[Peter Venkman]

You made the Daily Mail

http://dailym.ai/1q8ZIrL

Fame at last for Dean