NO LAUGHING Matter; The 411 on N2O.(News)(Nitrous Oxide overview )
AutoWeek, May, 2003
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Byline: NATALIE NEFF You can suck on it while the dentist wrenches a molar or use it to whip up cream for topping strawberry shortcake. The semiconductor industry uses it in the manufacture of MOSFET transistors (whatever the heck that means), and safety engineers get help from the stuff to inflate airbags.
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Then there are those that "huff'' it to get high. We're pretty sure that last one is illegal-not to mention dangerous. Nitrous oxide: such a simple little molecule, so many applications. For the motorhead, however, the fact that a "shot'' of it can instantly ...
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