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This is how big one tonne of CO2 is
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this post was submitted on 25 Mar 2024
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If we jump in there can we have a really really good nap?
People tend to end up dead within seconds of entering any kind of oxygen-free atmosphere. People who follow them in to attempt a rescue without a tank of air generally end up dead as well, creating a whole chain of dead.
Don't do that.
Does Lemmy have an equivalent of woosh or ThatsTheJoke?
Madge, you're soaking in it!
You've just created it!
Suffocation by CO2 is a pretty painful way to go, so I wouldn't recommend.
Yeah, I've taken a breath in a high-CO2 environment a few times. The whole body freaks out instantly. Not fun.
Nitrous on the other hand ๐๐