Nitrous oxide is probably the most misunderstood ingredient in the modern hot rodder's cook book. Its power enhancing properties are widely recognized and debated, but the practical application of ...

Like many wonderful and useful scientific things, nitrous oxide was discovered by accident in 18th-century England, and much later (during the '30s and '40s) it was used by dentists as an anesthetic.

Performance augmentation systems are typically more expensive, complicated, and potentially illegal, but as a final step they remain some of the most popular modifications in the hot rodder's handbook ...

For some young people, a popular method for getting a quick high is by misusing laughing gas — and lately, that’s in the form of nitrous oxide from products sold by the company Galaxy Gas. Those ...

Nitrous oxide is a very effective power augmentation agent, but it is important to understand that it is not a fuel. It's actually an oxidizing agent, or if you will, an oxygen releasing compound that ...

Young people posting videos and photos of themselves inhaling the drug known as whippets have been going viral on social media, and although nitrous oxide—the substance the drugs are made from—is ...

Nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, is quietly emerging as one of the most intriguing rapid-acting options for people whose depression has not budged with standard pills or talk therapy.