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Last night there was a weird local news report about some liquid nitrogen leak here in town somewhere.

Just curious if a liquid nitrogen leak is bad even during the winter time?

Nitrogen is highly explosive

Liquid nitrogen is much much colder than normal ice. It will cause severe damage to human tissue from the briefest of contact.

It can't safely be inserted into the anus with a funnel

wow. no, really? Tell me more Mr Wizard

008Zulu posted...

Liquid nitrogen is much much colder than normal ice. It will cause severe damage to human tissue from the briefest of contact.

As someone who deals with this kind of stuff for a living, not all that much unless you're exposed directly to the liquid stream ejecting from the leak, which is severely cold.

It will almost immediately turn to a gaseous form as it leaks out of its container. As nitrogen comprises 72% of the atmosphere, it will not create a respiratory hazard.

UNLESS it's indoors in an area without decent ventilation. It's possible to create an asphyxiation hazard with nitrogen by displacing the oxygen, but it's rare to have such an enclosed space where LN2 is stored.

CyricZ posted...

As someone who deals with this kind of stuff for a living,

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