The anesthetic effect of air at atmospheric pressure

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 2:37 AM UTC

superkuh wrote: post #120

killjoywashere wrote: post #90

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Yeah, physician (pathologist, specifcally) with a degree in physics here. I'm going through articles in other tabs right now just because I'm skeptical enough to consider crazy ideas (always good to build bulwarks), this is, at best hypothetical, but mainly the chain of causality in the above statements is a hot mess. I spend a lot of time looking at cell membranes. More than almost all of humanity. The naive Fluid M…

Yes, this is a contested theory, but it's not a crackpot theory. I'm well aware of the fluid mosaic model. It is not mutually exclusive with what I've described, in fact it's the base from which this theory is formed. And it is not my theory, but the theory first formulated by literally the guy that discovered the mechanism of action of myelinated action potentials (Ichiji Tasaki, who worked on it during his entire t…

Post by lamontcg » Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 2:52 AM UTC

genewitch wrote: post #62

jerf wrote: post #50

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"We’re basically continuously narked, we’re just so used to it we don’t even know." Just because one direction on the gradient means that we respond in a way that looks like a narcotic does not mean that the other direction will respond in the opposite manner. I'm sure the nootropics folks would have discovered being super not high by now if it were as easy as breathing a mixture that doesn't have nitrogen in it.

as siblings commented, pure oxygen gets you high. a couple of breaths of pure oxygen will relieve pain and induce euphoria. I am not entirely clear on the definition of "narcotic" so i may be being redundant. My issue, though, is i can't find a way to safely generate oxygen for a decent price. I know electrolysis works, but these atomic sieves look safer. They're also difficult to acquire without a prescription, at l…

Post by rsyring » Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 3:00 AM UTC

nanidin wrote: post #101

slau wrote: post #5

Just completed my deep (40m/120ft) diver certification. A significant amount of the course was focused on nitrogen narcosis, and how to handle/detect it. Apparently, some divers will start feeling the narcotic effect between 20-30m. Beyond 30m, a significant amount of divers can feel the effects. Beyond 40m is the realm of tech diving, with trimix (helium/nitrogen/oxygen) or even heliox (helium/oxygen). I know nothin…

I have experienced nitrogen narcosis before. It was like getting drunk very fast, including the room spinning. I hugged myself and ascended maybe 2-4m above the rest of the group and got back to normal pretty quickly after that and was able to continue to the dive.

Post by Aerroon » Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 3:00 AM UTC

gojomo wrote: post #68

jerf wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"We’re basically continuously narked, we’re just so used to it we don’t even know." Just because one direction on the gradient means that we respond in a way that looks like a narcotic does not mean that the other direction will respond in the opposite manner. I'm sure the nootropics folks would have discovered being super not high by now if it were as easy as breathing a mixture that doesn't have nitrogen in it.

You'd hope mind-hackers would've explored & confirmed/refuted/quantified the effect, but stuff like this often lies underexplored for decades, despite hints like this 1975 study – which actually shows the 'gradient' of clearer thinking continues in the other direction, no hand-wavy extrapolation required. It's what they found! In 1975! How long did it take for society to fully recognize, & remediate, the effects of e…

Post by arthur2e5 » Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 3:02 AM UTC

haihaibye wrote: post #119

9% decrease in response time would be pretty significant for gamers. Look out for LED illuminated gamer branded helium tanks.... and if you think online gamer chat is annoying now, wait until you get called a noob in a super high pitched voice.