McChook
21-06-2004, 11:56 AM
Firstly, this is a story from my father....
Years ago, on a Drag strip far far away....
In the pre-staging lanes, the driver noticed the pressure drop on the NOS feed. He had the bottle in the boot (usual place), so he stuck his head in there to see what was wrong and he inhaled a couple of lungfuls of NOS. The leak was small but over a couple of minutes it filled the boot. He couldn't see anything wrong, so he got back into the car, lined up and took off on his run. At half track NOS took over and they reckon he.....in the words of the Boston Medical Journal
"worsening of the paresthesias (-no sense of touch or pain-) he noted difficulty in maintaining proper control of the movements of his arms and hands"
Result, he killed himself, the driver of the car in the other lane and 3 spectators.
This was one of cases (there were quite a few others) that lead to the requirement for "automotive" NOS to no longer be odorless. Medical NOS is still that way of course and some people still use it.
Since then I don't use NOS, I won't work on cars that have it fitted and I simply refuse to race against anyone who does.
What you choose to do is your choice
WOW, you say, didn;t know that??
Plus you just gotta ask ...........
If my dentist gives it to me to inhale and make me laugh when he is ripping my teeth out, it can't be that bad, can it?
And it comes in a pressurised bottle like the LPG taxis use all the time, it can't be that bad can it?
If it ain't that bad, how come it's illegal?
Have you read the Boston Medical Journal's section on Nitrous Oxide??? Well, I'll save you some time googling it....
"the hypoxia resulting from high enough concentrations of nitrous oxide may result in irreversible brain damage."
"use of it can damage the bone marrow and nervous system"
"nitrous oxide rapidly leads to complete loss of motor control, and anyone who breathes it while standing will soon reel about and fall down"
"nausea, neuropathy and myeloneuropathy"
"hyperesthesia, hyperalgesia and hyperhomocysteinemia"
"serious mood and personality changes"
"nitrous does kill brain cells"
"severe bilateral sensory dystaxia"
And the best one of all
"This 36-year old electrical engineer came to the emergency room complaining that he was unable to walk. Symptoms had begun 4 days earlier with "pins and neeedles" in both feet that gradually worsened and ascended to involve the knees and the fingertips. With worsening of the paresthesias (-no sense of touch or pain-) he noted difficulty in maintaining proper control of the movements of his arms and hands and trouble in walking. He also reported the sensation of electric shocks through his back and legs upon flexion of the neck. He denied bladder or bowel impairment but he had been unable to have an erection for the past week."
That's it, no NOS for me....
Discuss....
Years ago, on a Drag strip far far away....
In the pre-staging lanes, the driver noticed the pressure drop on the NOS feed. He had the bottle in the boot (usual place), so he stuck his head in there to see what was wrong and he inhaled a couple of lungfuls of NOS. The leak was small but over a couple of minutes it filled the boot. He couldn't see anything wrong, so he got back into the car, lined up and took off on his run. At half track NOS took over and they reckon he.....in the words of the Boston Medical Journal
"worsening of the paresthesias (-no sense of touch or pain-) he noted difficulty in maintaining proper control of the movements of his arms and hands"
Result, he killed himself, the driver of the car in the other lane and 3 spectators.
This was one of cases (there were quite a few others) that lead to the requirement for "automotive" NOS to no longer be odorless. Medical NOS is still that way of course and some people still use it.
Since then I don't use NOS, I won't work on cars that have it fitted and I simply refuse to race against anyone who does.
What you choose to do is your choice
WOW, you say, didn;t know that??
Plus you just gotta ask ...........
If my dentist gives it to me to inhale and make me laugh when he is ripping my teeth out, it can't be that bad, can it?
And it comes in a pressurised bottle like the LPG taxis use all the time, it can't be that bad can it?
If it ain't that bad, how come it's illegal?
Have you read the Boston Medical Journal's section on Nitrous Oxide??? Well, I'll save you some time googling it....
"the hypoxia resulting from high enough concentrations of nitrous oxide may result in irreversible brain damage."
"use of it can damage the bone marrow and nervous system"
"nitrous oxide rapidly leads to complete loss of motor control, and anyone who breathes it while standing will soon reel about and fall down"
"nausea, neuropathy and myeloneuropathy"
"hyperesthesia, hyperalgesia and hyperhomocysteinemia"
"serious mood and personality changes"
"nitrous does kill brain cells"
"severe bilateral sensory dystaxia"
And the best one of all
"This 36-year old electrical engineer came to the emergency room complaining that he was unable to walk. Symptoms had begun 4 days earlier with "pins and neeedles" in both feet that gradually worsened and ascended to involve the knees and the fingertips. With worsening of the paresthesias (-no sense of touch or pain-) he noted difficulty in maintaining proper control of the movements of his arms and hands and trouble in walking. He also reported the sensation of electric shocks through his back and legs upon flexion of the neck. He denied bladder or bowel impairment but he had been unable to have an erection for the past week."
That's it, no NOS for me....
Discuss....