Comment on Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession becomes illegal

Lifebandit666@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• AZERTY@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I had nitrous when I had my wisdom teeth out, shit was tight.

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  • ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I was hesitant to buy into the whole nitrous thing when getting dental work done. What’s a little discomfort? I can take it. But holy fucking shit does it make a difference for the better. Especially for something like a cleaning; I’m calmer, more relaxed, and even though I can still feel what they are doing in there I just don’t care as much. It feels like a zero calorie beer for breakfast. And paired with actual numbing agents during a more involved procedure, it helps them as much as me. It’s like a hypnosis drug. I just focus on breathing through my nose and follow their instructions without any stress and the drunken feeling passes before I even leave the chair so I can go on with my day.

    Moreover, I can’t exactly make whipped cream with carbon dioxide. Are they going to outlaw Guinness in a can with the nitrous widget next?

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    • mars296@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I've never made whipped cream using any compressed gas. Is it a preference thing for whipped cream made using gas?

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      • DaDragon@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It tastes a bit sweeter and looks better, really. You can also use the charger to froth cold soups or to make foamy suspensions.

        It’s a better alternative to prepackaged whipped cream, in my mind. It also doesn’t contain sweeteners (unless you put them in, of course) which is a benefit.

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      • ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I have a reusable canister that takes nitrous charges. Dump 16oz of heavy cream, simple syrup, and flavor into a chilled canister; seal, charge, and shake. Now you have easy to dispense whipped cream. Nitrogen gas adds a bit of sweetness to food (like Guiness or nitro iced coffee), whereas carbon dioxide adds a bit of bite (like in most sodas).

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  • Lifebandit666@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    When I had some teeth out they injected something into my gums to numb it and it was fucking horrible. Next time I went they got the syringe out and I just told them I’d rather feel the pain than go through that again.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Novocaine. But if you’re having surgery you definitely want it. It’s not exactly pleasant having someone stab you in the gum with a with a needle but it’s even less pleasant to have someone pull one of your teeth out with a pair of pliers.

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      • Lifebandit666@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I think I was having a tooth drilled for a filling. It hurt but it was definitely bearable.

        I preferred going through the pain compared to a needle in the gum and an hour of numb-faced dribbling.

        Of course it’s preferable sometimes, but I really hate it.

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• Nihilistra@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I had nitrous one time about 10 years ago. Friends of a friend had one of those devices where you could pinch the container and the gas would flow into a Ballon on the other end.

  Just exchanged the air in my lungs with the gas in the Ballon until I kind of passed out for a second, followed by a wave of euphoria and laughter.

  Was fun, but not something I would do again, even without the included health risks.

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  • eldoom@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You really shouldn’t rebreathe it like that. I’ve been told that’s how you get the brain damage.

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