Little gas canisters all over parks

[Gecko1978]

trickywoo said:

Two finger kit kats used to be by far the highest selling chocolate bars because smack heads would buy them for the foil wrapper.

Sales went down when they went plastic.

I am going to call BS on that not because I believe your lying more I believe smack heads would steal kit kats or baco foil etc rather than buy it

[Nick928]

The Uni student areas of Bristol are absolutely littered with them. They even do leaflet drops to the student houses offering delivery in an hour.

The picture above was taken in a student property bedroom and sadly that’s not an unusual sight.
Nowhere near the number of deaths as other types of substances but it does happen.
Works by depriving the brain of oxygen.
You’d think a university student would be more sensible wouldn’t you?

[Nick928]

Or maybe they’re just keen cyclists and they get a lot of punctures!

[HTP99]

Nick928 said:

You’d think a university student would be more sensible wouldn’t you?

Lol!!

[CoolHands]

How do they know they’re getting NO2 and not being ripped off with CO2? What happens if you inhale CO2?

[Andy-SP2]

I would imagine that you'd suffocate with too much of either gas and risk brain damage..

http://swinomishpolice.org/sitc/whippits-buzz-bomb...

Pretty dangerous stuff but we wouldn't allow anything dangerous here in Salisbury

[FiF]

HTP99 said:

Nick928 said:

You’d think a university student would be more sensible wouldn’t you?

Lol!!

Indeed, first year off to A&E during freshers week after doing vodka eye shots, pity it was chilli vodka.

[theboss]

Nick928 said:

The Uni student areas of Bristol are absolutely littered with them. They even do leaflet drops to the student houses offering delivery in an hour.

The picture above was taken in a student property bedroom and sadly that’s not an unusual sight.
Nowhere near the number of deaths as other types of substances but it does happen.
Works by depriving the brain of oxygen.
You’d think a university student would be more sensible wouldn’t you?

Last time I was out in Bristol late at night, fairly drunk, I was accosted by an apparently homeless guy asking for spare change. Feeling sorry for his predicament I have him a few quid and within seconds he’d given it to another guy who appeared out of nowhere holding a few balloons full (allegedly) of N2O. He sucked the contents of this thing out in desperation for a hit. I was fairly bemused by the whole spectacle having never seen this before. For how long has this been a “thing”?

[Sam993]

I'd have never thought this could be used as a drug... What the f...

[Slushbox]

'Nangs' in the vernacular. 50-70 a week for some users, says Vice:

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/gyy94j/meet-the...

[Squiggs]

Complete novice here ……….. so a group of yoofs are sitting around in the park with some little canisters - how do they actually manage to get the gas out?

[anonymous-user]

theboss said:

Last time I was out in Bristol late at night, fairly drunk, I was accosted by an apparently homeless guy asking for spare change. Feeling sorry for his predicament I have him a few quid and within seconds he’d given it to another guy who appeared out of nowhere holding a few balloons full (allegedly) of N2O. He sucked the contents of this thing out in desperation for a hit. I was fairly bemused by the whole spectacle having never seen this before. For how long has this been a “thing”?

We have had to move company NCP's in Bristol twice now due to homeless junkies. Seeing a young girl sticking a needle in her arm at 0800 in the car park stairwell is not the best start to the day.

[PBDirector]

Squiggs said:

Complete novice here ……….. so a group of yoofs are sitting around in the park with some little canisters - how do they actually manage to get the gas out?

Cartridges go into a balloon inflator. Inflate the balloons and pass them around for each person. Wait till everyone has a balloon then inhale the balloon contents together.

It’s a pretty rubbish feeling of light headed ness, but if you’re a bored kid in suburbia it’s something sociable and “exciting” to kill the boredom for a few mins. Plus no lasting intoxication (alcohol) or illegality (drugs)

Don’t act like you all didn’t drink 20-20 or K cider in a park at the same age.

[Dynamic Space Wizard]

Nick928 said:

The Uni student areas of Bristol are absolutely littered with them. They even do leaflet drops to the student houses offering delivery in an hour.

The picture above was taken in a student property bedroom and sadly that’s not an unusual sight.
Nowhere near the number of deaths as other types of substances but it does happen.
Works by depriving the brain of oxygen.
You’d think a university student would be more sensible wouldn’t you?

No

[Slushbox]

Squiggs said:

Complete novice here ……….. so a group of yoofs are sitting around in the park with some little canisters - how do they actually manage to get the gas out?

Commercially available pocket device called a 'cracker' -- inhale directly at risk of freezing tonsils or into a balloon.

https://www.getgassed.co.uk/noscracker/

The complete nang-heads will use a cream-whipper.

My only experience of the Raptures of the Nang was being carted off to hospital after a bike accident and being laughing-gassed by the paramedic in the back of the ambulance. It was quite pleasant until I threw up all over him.

[Sa Calobra]

HTP99 said:

Nick928 said:

You’d think a university student would be more sensible wouldn’t you?

Lol!!

The same ones who take on £50,000 of debt for media and business degrees?

[Mr2Mike]

CoolHands said:

How do they know they’re getting NO2 and not being ripped off with CO2? What happens if you inhale CO2?

Gives you a slight fizzy feeling in your mouth and throat.

[YankeePorker]

CoolHands said:

How do they know they’re getting NO2 and not being ripped off with CO2? What happens if you inhale CO2?

Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is N2O, not NO2 (that’s nitrogen dioxide). CO2 is an asphyxiant, so would give the symptoms of oxygen deprivation, I.e. black out rather than giggling stupidly with a hit of N2O.

I’m sure repeated use of laughing gas isn’t exactly good for you, but it’s a hell of a lot better than sniffing glue or inhaling butane from lighter refills.

[motoroller]

CoolHands said:

How do they know they’re getting NO2 and not being ripped off with CO2? What happens if you inhale CO2?

CO2 leads to asphyxiation especially at cartridge-to-balloon concentrations.

Sa Calobra said:

The same ones who take on £50,000 of debt for media and business degrees?

Don't forget the government funding that goes into it as well, and the NHS and emergency services funding when their antics go awry.

[Mr2Mike]

YankeePorker said:

Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is N2O, not NO2 (that’s nitrogen dioxide). CO2 is an asphyxiant, so would give the symptoms of oxygen deprivation, I.e. black out rather than giggling stupidly with a hit of N2O.

NO2 is also an asphyxiant. The gas administered for (alleged) pain relief is mixed with oxygen to prevent asphyxiation.