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hlthe2b

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2. This is NOT laughing gas--a common misunderstanding.

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Mon Mar 17, 2025, 12:33 PM

Mar 2025

This is inert Nitrogen sans any oxygen whatsoever resulting in asphyxiation. It is unbelievably cruel.

For those who are confused, so-called "laughing gas" is nitrogen gas missed WITH oxygen (i.e., nitrous oxide) and does not deprive of oxygen, creating short-term anesthesia (and euphoria). It can be abused so it is used far less in medicine/surgery today. But, it is NOT the form used in these executions--at all.