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Re:The real reason grocery stores are running out of whipped... by lightlyused on Saturday December 24, 2016 @10:23PM (#13252712)
I buy heavy cream from http://www.snowvillecreamery.com/ and whip my own. So easy and much more tasty. Ever see people at a concert selling balloons? Those are filled with nitrous oxide. Wonder how this will affect them?
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Re:The real reason grocery stores are running out of whipped... by ars on Sunday December 25, 2016 @12:13AM (#13253041)
I presume you mean illegal nitrous oxide in the balloons? I would assume those come from diverted medical supply, and the article said medical supply is served first.
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Re:The real reason grocery stores are running out of whipped... by jimmywanger on Sunday December 25, 2016 @12:52AM (#13253138)
> I would assume those come from diverted medical supply

Not necessarily. A lot of head shops in Berkeley sell capsules full of nitrous, if you want to make your own whipped cream.

https://www.amazon.com/Cafe-Creme-Nitrous-Whipped-Chargers/d.... They look like C02 cartridges for airguns.

Coincidentally, the same stores sell balloons and devices (crackers) for releasing the nitrous from the cartridges.

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Re:The real reason grocery stores are running out of whipped... by hawaiianbrah on Sunday December 25, 2016 @12:11AM (#13253038)
I actually never have, and I regularly attend. That's a thing, I take it?
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Re:The real reason grocery stores are running out of whipped... by cariaso on Sunday December 25, 2016 @12:53AM (#13253142)
It's certainly a thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfSqqs5SqZ0

It depends very much on what sort of concerts you attend.

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Re:The real reason grocery stores are running out of whipped... by lightlyused on Sunday December 25, 2016 @08:22AM (#13254026)
My experience was after a Primus show. I had to ask someone why they were selling balloons.
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