NOS

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NOS

Molecule	N2O
Compound	Nitrous Oxide
Era	Modern
Origin	England
Archetype	Acidhouse
Ancestor	Pythia
Swag Score	1
Date Added	2025-01-12

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[view source]Effects & Properties

Effects: Dissociative anaesthetic gas.

Natural Occurrence: Nitrous Oxide is an anaesthetic gas best known for its use in dentistry and as a whipped cream propellant. It is widely available and its effects are short lasting. Technically it occurs naturally in the environment, produced in small amounts through microbial processes, such as denitrification and nitrification, primarily in soil, oceans, and wetlands. Appearance: gas form.

[view source]History

Nitrous oxide was first synthesized by English chemist Joseph Priestley in 1772, and its euphoric effects were famously demonstrated by Humphry Davy at "laughing gas" parties in the late 1790s at the Pneumatic Institution in Bristol. It was adopted as the first reliable dental and surgical anesthetic by Horace Wells in 1844. Nitrous oxide became a staple of rave and festival culture from the 1990s onward, sold from "hippie crack" balloons at events, prized for its brief but intense dissociative rush that pairs with electronic music.

[view source]Connections

Archetype: Acidhouse

Ancestor: Pythia

Tarot Card: Ten of Wands

PubChem: Nitrous Oxide

Paired With: Ethylene

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