[upinthemountains]

Why don’t we utilize a method like this for the death penalty if it is so painless and the subject simply slips into unconsciousness before dying?

[SneakySniper169]

Originally Posted by Yanni ↗

i'd like to see a video of that...curious if there was any arm-waving or thrashing around at all.

I can tell you it would be boring. He just passed out and never woke up.

[hermantheshocker]

Originally Posted by upinthemountains ↗

Why don’t we utilize a method like this for the death penalty if it is so painless and the subject simply slips into unconsciousness before dying?

There were plans for that in the US, but didn't get through or something.

[philovan]

Originally Posted by Yanni ↗

i'd like to see a video of that...curious if there was any arm-waving or thrashing around at all.

It would be useful to see a video, just to confirm what was said above about the painless slide into unconsciousness.

[Noose]

a clever way to go

[flailingmeatmech]

as someone with asthma that sounds horrible jfc

[cusco]

I've worked on chemical sites in the past where men had previously died as a result of accidental nitrogen inhalation in a hose transfer pit.
Apparently it only takes a few breathes of it - its odourless and colourless - to cause you to lose consciousness. Eventually the brain is starved of oxygen and its goodnight Vienna.
The second part to this story is that the unconscious guys co-worker saw him lying there and without thinking, tried to rescue him. He too died before they were found some time later.
This is in North East England...

[NY-Knux]

2006-era 4chan actually taught me this method, but with helium.