Is liquid nitrogen legal to buy in the UK?

Mr Mister · 26 Jan 2006 at 21:31

Im thinking up a bit of a fun project involving some liquid nitrogen but wondered if it is actually legal to buy in the UK to use in the home. Also how long will it stay cold in a proper container for LN2?

Anyone know where a decent place to get some is?

Not a competitor i dont think unless ocuk will be stocking LN2?

Mr Mister · 26 Jan 2006 at 21:59

hmmm, 25L. It does boil off pretty quick though...

What about dry ice then? Not quite as extreme but still just as fun. Anyone know a place to get that from?

Mr Mister · 27 Jan 2006 at 08:47

VaderDSL said:
Once a week where I currently live (in Uni Halls) a BOC tanker turns up around 8am and transfers a hell of a lot of LN to the Materials Science Building outside where I stay makes a hell of a noise with the hissing, but looks cool.

I'll get pictures next time, but it gets pumped into a huge steel vessel, with vapour pouring out of it and frosted pipes etc.

Fancy bribing the driver for a bit in a special canister for me?

Mr Mister · 27 Jan 2006 at 16:29

what hardware are you gonna use for your dice project marvt74?

Mr Mister · 27 Jan 2006 at 21:48

i went to cambridge uni the other day and they have HUGE tanks of it outside the physics part of the uni.

Ive been looking at the pentium m's too. Got my eye on a dothan 750

, then need to get the asus mobo and attachment.

Mr Mister · 27 Jan 2006 at 22:08

thanks for the heads up marv but i really want to spend as little as possible but still be using pretty decent kit, (not some crappy celeron or something). Its just for a bit of fun.

Ive got my main rig at 3gig anyway with mach 2 gt.

Mr Mister · 27 Jan 2006 at 22:26

looking good! is that 730 youve got a 533fsb chip , socket 479 chip?

Mr Mister · 27 Jan 2006 at 22:29

ah right thanks.

Where did you source the tubes from or did you make them yourself?

Mr Mister · 27 Jan 2006 at 22:34

oo if you do want to get rid of the cpu tube ill gladly take it off your hands!
Im on your msn btw, im the guy who you were helping with my mach 2 gt the other week!