Chapter
The Nitrous Oxide Experience
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A famous scientist named Humphrey Davy experimented with nitrous oxide, inhaling up to 40 quarts of the gas to explore its effects. A poet friend of Davy's later became an author in Great Britain and wrote about the effects of nitrous oxide on the human mind and body.
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Humphrey Davy experimented with nitrous oxide by inhaling it from a box along with oil skins, and a poet who became the poet laureate wrote about the effects of the gas on him.
16:39 - 21:21 (04:42)
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Summary
Humphrey Davy experimented with nitrous oxide by inhaling it from a box along with oil skins, and a poet who became the poet laureate wrote about the effects of the gas on him.