Nitrous Oxide
Obtaining And Using Nitrous Oxide
Where To Get Nitrous Oxide
Sales are regulated under the rules of the Food and Drug Administration. Most distributors in the USA require a special permit to obtain nitrous oxide. Permits are issued to medical personnel and some food industry workers. In order to buy it, you have to have proof of either of these uses.
Nitrous sold for medical use is probably the safest but can be very hard to get for anyone not employed in the medical or dental profession. Students studying either usually have access to medical grade nitrous oxide.
If you don't have access to medical nitrous, food grade is the next best choice. A whippet (also spelled whippit) is a small cartridge of nitrous oxide used to dispense whipped cream.
Crackers are used to pierce a whippet and direct the nitrous oxide. They can be made of either metal or plastic. Metallic crackers are recommended because they will last longer.
Do not breathe directly from a whippet. Discharge the whippet by puncturing it with a cracker and venting the gas into a thick balloon. The nitrous oxide in a whippet is very cold. If you inhale it directly from a whippet it can cause frost burns.
Hardcore nitheads may want to get a tank of nitrous rather than buying small whippets. They can be found in various sizes with the smaller ones being preferred over large tanks.
Nitrous from tanks should also be released into balloons before being breathed in by the user for the same reasons as when using whippets, to prevent frost burns.
Auto grade nitrous oxide is made for cars. If you want to use it you have to filter out the hydrogen sulfide. If you are familiar with chemistry, you can try bubbling the gas through a strong base like baking soda or lye.
How To Use Nitrous Oxide
1 - fill a balloon with nitrous and sit down
2 - inhale 3/4 lungful nitrous and 1/4 lungful air
3 - exhale into balloon, then inhale from balloon
4 - exhale into balloon, then inhale from balloon
5 - exhale into balloon
6 - inhale from balloon and hold
7 - exhale into balloon
8 - inhale and exhale with balloon till you've had enough
9 - sit or lay down and relax
See also dangers of nitrous oxide use and the nitrous oxide f.a.q.
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Books Laughing Gas
This is a good book for recreational users. It covers the 200 year history of nitrous oxide with information on dangers, precautions, safe use, recent findings, and more.
Personal accounts and thoughts about the laughing gas experience are contributed by various authors. Illustrations by Robert Crumb, it also includes various photos and lithographs related to nitrous oxide.
Laughing Gas