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Subject: Re: witches breww 2000 ?
From: UKPhantom
Posted: Mon Oct 26. 2009, 15:53 UTC
Followup to: "Re: witches breww 2000 ?"  by Dan the Melon Man  (Mon Oct 26. 2009, 09:14 UTC)
Rather than put it in the drink I would put it under the punch bowl to keep it 
cold and pour a scented tea onto it to make it smoke.
However, to build on Dan's point below, there IS special danger with CO2 - 
firstly always have adequate ventilation, if you feel yourself getting dizzy 
and light headed when working with it get some fresh air immediately. DO NOT 
use it in small and enclosed spaces (like a small basement bar with broken 
air-conditioning for instance!) If you've ever stuck your nose inside a 
fermentation vat and almst keeled over, that's the CO2. Secondly, the 
temperature is cold enough to cause freeze burns and frostbite fairly quickly 
(at -78.6C) so don't wear jewellery and don't use your bare hands. also don't 
eat/drink it.
While it is relatively safe to use for special effects and even some culinary 
uses if it's your first time make sure your supplier gives you a full health 
and safety rundown and any accompanying literature on safety when handling Dry 
Ice.
Have fun (but be safe),
M

> >   my wife came home wiyh a recipe for witches brew 2000 it calls to 
> > 
> > put dry ice into yhr punch bowl with all the ingredeints to give it 
> > 
> > the bubbling  smoking affect. does any one know if this is safe to 
> > 
> > drink
> 
> "Dry Ice" is frozen Carbon Dioxide. It's (almost) as safe as air.
> You wouldn't want to be locked in a glass jar containing nothing but 
> CO2, but I don't imagine there is any special danger in it.
> 
> You certainly don't want to get any chips of that 'ice' on your 
> tongue though. That would hurt.
> 
> .dan.


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