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Re:Breath of God: Tripping on Xenon Gas by schoen on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @11:28PM (#40806906)
In the YouTube video linked elsewhere in this thread at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40805461, someone breathing in a balloon-full of xenon gas clearly struggles to expel it afterward, remarking that he can feel its heaviness, but also visibly succeeds after just a few deep breaths. I guess this could still be dangerous if you were fully unconscious and breathing shallowly (and absolutely if you were unconscious and wearing a device that kept delivering more xenon over time), but it doesn't look like it's literally necessary to turn upside down to get it out of the lungs.
Re:Breath of God: Tripping on Xenon Gas by lazide on Thursday June 27, 2024 @10:35AM (#40810982)
Same with sulphur hexafloride, which is even heavier.

Still not a good idea to do without someone around probably.