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04-22-2006, 07:25 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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anyone ever knock themselves out/get knocked out by chloroform. I wanna do it for the experience, but how dangerous is it, how long do you stay knocked how, how is it when you are conscious again. i think it'd be a cool college essay and a worthwhile experience.
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04-22-2006, 07:28 PM
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i think you would come across as a borderline lunatic with an essay like that. why would you ever want to be knocked out by chloroform? all i know is it works for big animals....lol.
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04-22-2006, 07:29 PM
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well, we were watching tale of two cities in class and i got the idea. i am a bit of a loon...i just think it would be cool to just instantly pass out...
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04-22-2006, 07:31 PM
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I think your nutz. literally!
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04-22-2006, 07:34 PM
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i just think it would be cool to just instantly pass out...
| I think there are consequences to that (like loss of memory, balance, etc). It works on humans, but I wouldn't recommend trying it.
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04-22-2006, 07:35 PM
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the white dude above my right shoulder says: do it, i couldn't have cared less
the black one on the left says: you shouldn't you'll hurt yourself
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04-22-2006, 07:53 PM
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Well if you die, don't say we didn't warn you.
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04-22-2006, 08:01 PM
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I nearly suffocated myself breathing ammonia at close range, as a mistake-it was 15 M concentration and was very powerful. Breathing KOH gas was even worse.
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04-22-2006, 08:03 PM
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I heard breathing helium can make your voice change. Has anyone ever tried it?
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04-22-2006, 08:06 PM
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Yes it can, but I’ve only watched other people try it. I don’t think it’s too dangerous though.
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04-22-2006, 08:10 PM
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though in the Flinn chemical catalogue it did say (under Helium) something like 'we are aware that students would try breathing in helium but the practice is strongly discouraged'
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04-22-2006, 08:11 PM
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Yes, I have-it does, and shortens your vocal cords. Breathing Xe makes your voice very deep in contrast; it is molecular weight that is the factor.
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04-22-2006, 08:12 PM
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So if you’re a boy and want to pretend to be a girl on the phone, inhale large quantities of He. If you’re a girl and want to pretend to be a boy, inhale lots of Xe.  | |
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04-22-2006, 08:15 PM
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Yes, but don't kill yourself-0.01 mol Xe should do the trick, because I doubt one could take in 22 L of Xe at once.
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04-22-2006, 08:23 PM
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What if you breathed in both He and Xe at the same time? Would your voice stay the same?
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