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A 2021 New York state law banned the sale of "whipped cream chargers" to anyone under 21 to crack down on recreational whippet use and prevent the sale of nitrous oxide cartridges. How do I report ...
Nitrous oxide recently made headlines when it was mistakenly reported that a New York law prohibits selling whipped cream — which is aerosolized by the gas — to anyone under 21 years old in an ...
A 2021 New York state law banned the sale of "whipped cream chargers" to anyone under 21 to crack down on recreational whippet use and prevent the sale of nitrous oxide cartridges.
Using nitrous oxide for recreational use is called "boffning" as slang. It is not illegal, and whipped cream chargers with nitrous oxide can be purchased as kitchen supply. [40] [41] Most retailers have a voluntary age restriction of 18 years for purchase. At festivals or bigger events, sales have been stopped, referring to "environmental ...
A whipped cream charger (colloquially called a whippet, nos or nang when used recreationally [1]) is a steel cylinder or cartridge filled with nitrous oxide (N 2 O) that is used as a whipping agent in whipped cream. The narrow end of a charger has a foil covering that is broken to release the gas.
Nitrous oxide is thought to be particularly non-toxic, though heavy long-term use can lead to a variety of serious health problems linked to the destruction of vitamin B12 and folic acid. [17] [18] Nitrous oxide "whippets" are small aerosol containers designed for charging whipped cream dispensers.
Dr. Arash Motamed, an anesthesiologist at USC's Keck Hospital, said nitrous oxide has historically been used to help get people unconscious but recreational use of the gas can lead to health problems.
A wide variety of hand-carried small gas containers, which may be called cylinders, bottles, cartridges, capsules or canisters are available to supply LPG, butane, propane, carbon dioxide or nitrous oxide. Examples are whipped-cream chargers, powerlets, campingaz and sodastream.