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		stevenwoo 11 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a ... People commit suicide with it because it's supposedly painless and quick.

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tadfisher 11 days ago [–]

Same applies to every gas that isn't carbon dioxide. Your body only cares about expelling CO2, it hasn't evolved a way to detect oxygen in the breathing gas mix. Divers know all about this.

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