When I say Nitrous Oxide, I am not talking about those NOS systems that you would see in one of those cars from the Fast & the Furious. I am talking about N2O which is also known as laughing gas.
This form of Nitrous Oxide is used by dentists and oral surgeons for its pain and tension reducing anesthetic effect. It’s called laughing gas because it gives you a euphoric and slightly hallucinogenic effect when it is inhaled and often causes people to laugh hysterically.
This is why Nitrous Oxide is also really popular for recreational use. You might have seen people selling balloons filled with Nitrous Oxide at a concert or music festival. Despite it’s popularity many people don’t seem to know about nitrous oxide. They might have had nitrous administered at the dentist or seen a group of people inhaling balloons and assumed it was just helium, but they really don’t know much about it.
Nitrous Oxide is legal except when it’s sold for recreational purposes. Only dental offices have legal access to full pure nitrous oxide canisters that are intended for medical or dental use. This form is the best for human consumption. However, it’s fairly easy to go to your local supermarket and pick up some whipped cream maker bulbs, which each contain a small CO2 sized cartridge of nitrous oxide (enough for one person). They even sell these cartriges at some smoke and paraphernalia stores.
Automotive nitrous available to the public usually has ~100 ppm Sulfur dioxide added to the mixture to prevent recreational use/abuse. Inhalation of this type of a mixture is nearly impossible after one breath due to gagging and involuntary clamping off of the trachea which is caused by the sulfur dioxide. So don’t try using an automotive NOS system for this purpose (unless you can get it without sulfur dioxide), go to your local supermarket or hardware store and pick up some whipped cream making canisters.
Laughing Gas is relatively harmless if you use it in moderation and take it properly. You DO NOT want to inhale pure nitrous, you MUST BE SURE to mix a 50/50 ratio of air and nitrous. You should fill a balloon half way full of nitrous and then fill the rest with air to ensure this 50/50 ratio of air-to-nitrous. This will lower the temperature of the nitrous significantly so that it won’t freeze in your lungs or cause you to faint due to a lack of oxygen.
If you inhale too much nitrous, you can get nauseous and throw up. Apparently, smoking marijuana before inhaling nitrous can increase it’s effects. I don’t know, because I have never tried the two together, or if I did then I did the nitrous before the marijuana instead of vice versa.
Oh yeah, if you purchase the whipped cream maker bulbs then you also need a whipped cream siphon to open the cannisters. These devices are also known as “crackers”, don’t know why - maybe due to it’s popularity among white people.
The Effects to Expect
I have only tried nitrous once and I had pretty much of a textbook response. Strong audio hallucinations - variously described as “echoes” and “helicopters”, considerable light-headedness, a general feeling of euphoria, cheerfulness and slowed coordination. The effects seem to last around a minute.
People say if you keep using nitrous you will experience a “reverse tolerance” effect, where you experience more effects off of less nitrous.
It seems that most people that try nitrous really like the drug. I have not heard about any bad experiences, however I have seen people faint or take it too many times and get sick to their stomach. But overall most people are very happy with the effects of nitrous.
I talked to a guy who was selling nitrous at Woodstock 99 for $5 a balloon and he says that he sells an entire full-sized tank in around 2 hours and makes $10,000. So that’s 2000 balloons sold inside of 2 hours. That shows how popular it is and how selling it could be rather profitable.
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Nitrous is so much fun. I have done this stuff at concerts and raves before. I did make me vomit one time when I did like 5 balloons in a row.
nitrous rocks! i prefer the nitrous in my car, but the stuff in my lungs is not bad either
Some of the nitrous filling stations can actually provide the nitrous before the additives are added and this can allow you to buy an entire tank of this stuff that can be used recreationally.
Some of the nitrous filling stations can actually provide the nitrous before the additives are added and this can allow you to buy an entire tank of this stuff that can be used recreationally.
damn i ha\ve to order one of those cracker things to get the nitrous out of the tubes
thanks, i just ordered some nitrous and this stuff ought to kick ass
this stuff is really cool. you need to be careful not to inhale too quickly or it will freeze your brain and either give you a headache or make you vomit. if you inhale it slow enough and let it warm up a bit - its really fun without any side effects.