Liquid nitrogen in a drink?
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I don't think LN would make it to your stomach. It'd all boil in your mouth / throat. I have personally tested the impact of the stuff on my own skin and it instantly boils. Have you any basis for your statement that "many people" have swallowed liquid nitrogen? Sorry, but that sounds like rubbish!
This is all about swallowing super chilled air / nitrogen and liquid (cocktail).... But NOT liquid nitrogen. LN was the cooling agent only.
Potato's contain Glycoalkaloids http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycoalkaloid
"Glycoalkaloids may cause headaches, diarrhea, cramps, and in severe cases coma and death; however, poisoning from potatoes occurs very rarely."
"Glycoalkaloids may cause headaches, diarrhea, cramps, and in severe cases coma and death; however, poisoning from potatoes occurs very rarely."
I'm sure this the likely explanation. Too much and drinking it very quickly straight away. Not sure how true the story of her downing two in a row is, as I've not seen that confirmed by any news source. Of course if that was the case, the amount of Liquid Nitrogen in her stomach, especially if already too much used would mean she would have a great deal inside her.
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I don't know the full circumstances behind her case, but it is sad that at her age, her stomach has been removed.
However I can't understand experimenting with liquid nitrogen in drinks. Surely this is highly dangerous stuff as it is and should be banned.
However I can't understand experimenting with liquid nitrogen in drinks. Surely this is highly dangerous stuff as it is and should be banned.
Not as dangerous as the alcohol inthe drink, why is that added, it is very toxic.
This is the vegetable I was talking about:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava
Eat that raw, and the vegetable will literally turn you into a vegetable. When sold in the UK, it needs to have a health warning stating that it must be properly cooked before eating.
And yea, I've eaten raw / undercooked potato before too, it just causes very painful explosive liquid poop, but isnt toxic.
Apparently it seems she simply downed two of them? I think someone said before that this kind of drink would suit a classy bar / club, but not the UK club culture, and I agree with that 100%. Give anything like this to an 18-21 year old in the UK, and all they will want to do is literally down as many as they can until they either A) Pass out unconscious, or B) Die / severely harm themselves.
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you might not like it but its true - i have also personally used liquid nitrogen for over 20 years.
there are many reports of people swallowing liq nitrogen and injuries based on gas expansion if you care to look in the literature - it is a well documented injury.
a thin layer will instantly boil off but with a larger amount the inside is insulated - a bucket takes hours to boil off for example - the liquid is cooled as the surface evaporates.
the main injury is from gas expansion - read the reports.
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I think it's potatoes that have sprouted and turned green are the poisonous ones. I think it's part of the nightshade family.
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Its not a case of liking anything!
Its my opinion based on personal experience working with LN during my masters degree!
Anyway i bow to your greater experience in cryogenics!
This happened where I live.
Thankfully the bar is now closed. I hope Oscars get sued and never serve this drink again. She was on her 18th Birthday party and would have been drunk, of course she's going to down it. Completely irresponsible staff!
Thankfully the bar is now closed. I hope Oscars get sued and never serve this drink again. She was on her 18th Birthday party and would have been drunk, of course she's going to down it. Completely irresponsible staff!
That was a made up statistic, its the first time I have heard about someone being injured by it and I bet that many people have had the drink.
Call me extreme, if you like, but I don't see any good reason for putting liquid nitrogen in drinks. Ought to be banned outright from all bars, pubs and clubs.
Why, for one instance, lets ban everything as everything can be dangerous.
I'm not a fan of telling people what to do, but putting liquid nitrogen in a cocktail for a smokey effect seems like a stupid practice.
Girl was 18, it was her birthday. It was her first time in a bar getting cocktails. Its not super suprising she didn't know any better.
Girl was 18, it was her birthday. It was her first time in a bar getting cocktails. Its not super suprising she didn't know any better.