I never, in my wildest moment of off-the-wallness, ever for one second contemplated putting liquid nitrogen in my mouth. I had it soaked up to the calves of my jeans once though, although that situation didn't last very long.
You obviously understand the danger of ingesting liquid nitrogen but evidently not this 18-year-old girl. Still, I question why the bar she was in would even serve up this kind of drink? Why didn’t other patrons of this bar have a similar experience? I have a feeling that there is more to this story that we haven’t been told.
I agree - I spend many years in the lab as a research polymer chemist. We used LN2 as a coolant for certain reactions and as a cold trap for certain distillates (with acetone). I got a minor amount of frost bite on my right foot (still bugs me during the winter) when I didn’t use proper footwear when transferring from a larger container to a smaller...NEVER would I ever consider imbibing LN2 - freshman year physics class, our professor introduced us to LN2, he poured some into an insulated container, dipped in a rose, the LN2 boiled and bubbled over, he took out the rose and smashed in on the lab bench - it shattered...very impressive...
You had all those resources, and you didn’t even make a small nuke??
Oh, I have been known to put liquid nitrogen in my mouth and blow vapor rings. I never thought to swallow it though.
I put it in my hands then toss it on coworkers when they aren’t looking. They cant figure out why their back just got extremely cold. :) These are all very small amounts because once you get over about a single cc then its gets to be too much at once. Much like salt in a recipe. A little bit does the trick, but too much ruins the recipe.