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From: devoz@multimax.UUCP (Joe DeVincentis,EFD TR 75S TR 4S TL 1S TL,2622,7568004)
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Subject: Re: Butane death
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Date: 21 Sep 89 12:44:19 GMT
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From article <4655@cps3xx.UUCP>, by gcook@cps3xx.UUCP (Greg Cook):
> From article <89262.194442RAV103@PSUVM.BITNET>, by RAV103@PSUVM.BITNET (BOB VAN GORDER):
>>      Today in Pennsylvania, a 15 year old died of a heart attack when he
>> inhaled butane in order to "get a rush".
> 
> Unfortunately, there are a lot of kids out there inhaling all kinds of things
> for a "rush" from glade air freshener to gasoline.  All of these things
> are potentially fatal (not to mention what it does to the lungs).
> Greg Cook                    All good things come through chemistry! 


Yeah, I got a "funny" one to add to this.  I was working at a convenience
store while going to college, and this kid came in and shuffled around for
a while, then he grabbed something and headed for his car.

This not being the normal way to get past me with goods from the store, 
I vaulted the counter and caught up with him in his car. 

He had stolen a can of PAM cooking spray.  Yup.  No typos.  He said that
they take a tube from an empty roll of toilet paper, stuff it with some 
toilet paper, then spray the PAM in one end, inhaling from the other.

I don't find this humorous in the least.  Who figures these things out?
What's in this stuff?

devoz