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Article #6243Re: SHOCKING STORIES
From: gary l. schroeder
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 20:06
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 20:06
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In article <1992Aug12.193416.25072@pony.Ingres.COM> reb@Ingres.COM (Phydeaux) writes: >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. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gary Schroeder | Warning: prolonged exposure to this schroede@bnlux1.bnl.gov | .sig may cause retinal damage and Brookhaven National Laboratory | blistering skin rashes.
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Newsgroups: sci.electronics,alt.folklore.urban Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!bnlux1.bnl.gov!schroede 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 Lines: 18