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- From: schroede@bnlux1.bnl.gov (gary l. schroeder)
- Subject: Re: SHOCKING STORIES
- Message-ID: <1992Aug13.200613.23247@bnlux1.bnl.gov>
- Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
- References: <1992Aug11.130839.7907@nntp.nta.no> <7S8IOYI@taronga.com> <1992Aug12.193416.25072@pony.Ingres.COM>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 20:06:13 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug12.193416.25072@pony.Ingres.COM> reb@Ingres.COM (Phydeaux) writes:
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- >A housemate in college used this technique to 'drink' liquid nitrogen.
- >He put it *into* his mouth and as it started down his throat it
- >expanded and vapor came gushing out of his nose and mouth! Quite
- >an impressive trick for parties!
- > reb
-
- Working with LN2 myself on a daily basis, I'm forced to wonder "how did
- he avoid suffering frostbite on his tongue, etc.?" While most of the
- liquid will go gaseous, some must first come in contact with exposed
- oral flesh.
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