Inhaling Sulphur Hexafluoride.

Remember the aluminum foil boat floating on sulphur hexafluoride gas we had before? Turns out, if you inhale the gas, it gives you the opposite effect of inhaling helium.

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January 15, 2007 at 12:49 am by Alex
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8 comments to "Inhaling Sulphur Hexafluoride."

Eric N.
January 15th, 2007 at 7:22 am
Hmm, is that safe?
Random Good Stuff
January 15th, 2007 at 9:35 am
And I thought you have to make a handstand after you inhaled Sodium Hexalfluoride to get it all out of your lung.
hubs
January 15th, 2007 at 11:24 am
nitrous oxide (laughing gas) does the same thin just not as dramatically. have you ever done a whip-it?
Denita TwoDragons
January 15th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
I wonder what would happen if you breathed helium AND sodium hexafluoride at the same time…?

(Aside from getting a major case of the dizzies, that is…)

–TwoDragons
pirana0
January 15th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
@Denita.

I was thinking the same thing. I think it would be more of a squeaky low pitched voice, because the heavier gas would stay longer (hexafluoride) while the lighter gas (helium) rose. I’m no scientist though.
andrew
January 15th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
just one thing… it’s sulphur hexaflouride (SF_6) *not* sodium (Na) …
Alex
January 15th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Fixed, I knew that - thanks Andrew!
Denita TwoDragons
January 15th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
Oopsie, I also called it “sodium” instead of “sulphur”. My bad!

Eeh, we were only off by a mere five atomic numbers…

–TwoDragons

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