Talk:Nitrous oxide

Self Contradiction?

After all the information about toxicity, the properties section describes N2O as non-toxic. And this is what appears in the Googl extract PhysicistQuery (talk) 11:56, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Good catch. Removed, since chemistry sources are not reliable for biomedical claims. Bon courage (talk) 12:27, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Is this article locked? (Edit attempts always time out).

Basically the subject line. I'm wondering if this article is locked for some reason. I'm trying to update the "Recreational Use" section to specify that the potential for neurotoxicity requires long-term extended use (generally >= multiple months of heavy daily use) not just a single occurrence of excessive use AND is caused by Vitamin B-12 deficiency NOT the N2O directly itself. How it's currently written is both scientifically inaccurate and reads kinda like pro-drug war propaganda.

My edit would have been ↓

"excessive use for an excessive period (generally multiple months or longer) has the potential to cause neurological harm through causing Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency which, if left untreated (using external B₁₂ supplementation and ideally abstinence as well), can result in permanent neurological damage." Cooe (talk) 00:37, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Even weirder is that when I go to edit the article now the changes I tried to make automatically show up on the editing page & preview like they were successfully applied when they obviously weren't... (As they don't actually show up when you open/read the article normally). 🤷 Makes absolutely no sense at all lol. Cooe (talk) 00:43, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

As far as I can tell it is not locked. Try clearing your browser cache - if that does not work suggest you ask helpdesk Chidgk1 (talk) 18:31, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

The History section is a bit misleading

There is no mention of the fact that experiencing nitrous oxide’s euphoric effects were the original intended use. The possible medical applications followed shortly after an early tester inhaled the gas. Experienced a minor accident but felt no pain. pretty fascinating stuff.

source: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajplung.00206.2014 Mkips (talk) 02:59, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Mention of Galaxy Gas

I've been seeing mention of galaxy gas quite a bit but I can't find a source that is credible. For context, there is currently a tiktok trend of people using Galaxy Gas (the name of the brand that sells the nitrous oxide). I added it to the "names" category of the infobox but I'm unsure if it should be explicitly mentioned in the article. If you feel at all that the colloquial use of the brand name isn't appropriate feel free to remove it and tell me your reasoning. Dr. Carrotflower (talk) 21:13, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Regarding whipped cream

If the frothed cream is unstable and returns to the liquid state within the hour, why should I care if it "inhibits rancidification of the butterfat", anyone have an idea? ~2026-14479-13 (talk) 19:04, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Start with what's important

Viewing this page on a mobile, the first 8 lines are unimportant text about redirects and see alsos - almost half a screen. That's unhelpful. The article should start with its main content. ~2026-26369-70 (talk) 13:54, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

The hatnotes are there to assist readers with finding the article they want to see. I do agree, though, that there are quite a few of them... 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 20:40, 1 May 2026 (UTC)