Anyone heard about this Dragon Breath stuff and how dangerous it is?

[Ogandydancer]

I heard a snippet on the news last week and they are saying it is not safe at all for anyone who is susceptible to asthma. One child who had Asthma ate it and had an attack and died from it.

I would hope the company that makes it is forced to take it off the market.

 

[ExRanger714]

Hello fellow Tarheel!

You mean this stuff?

Shamelessly stolen from Wikipedia:

Dragon's Breath (dessert - Wikipedia)

Safety
Liquid nitrogen is used in several foods and drinks to quickly freeze them or for the vapors it produces. Its consumption poses several dangers to humans. The extreme cold temperature can cause damage to human tissue, and the displacement of oxygen by nitrogen can cause asphyxiation.[3][2]

At a shop in Singapore in 2016, a woman was burned when the dessert stuck to her gums.[4]

In August 2017, a South Korean boy was hospitalized and required surgery when the liquid left at the bottom of the Dragon's Breath cup caused a 5 centimeter hole in his stomach.[2]

In October 2017, two children at the Pensacola Interstate Fair in Florida were injured while handling or consuming Dragon's Breath. A 14-year-old suffered a burn on her thumb from contact with the frozen dessert. Another child suffered second degree burns on the roof of her mouth.[1][5] Following complaints, the fair's general manager announced the vendor would not be allowed to sell Dragon's Breath at the next year's event.[5]

So much for Wikipedia.

Supercool fluids are dangerous as all get out. We used to go to the welding supply house in Asheville and get liquid nitrogen or LOX for . . . well better not go there. You can carry it in a thermos bottle but DO NOT screw the lid down tight!


You ever travel west look me up.

 

[Ματθιας]

It's the latest fad for the Tide Pod eating, __Fill in the Blank__ Challenge, post on social media for the look-at-me attention deprived/seeking generation.

 

[Robspeire]

Dragon's Breath Ammo (12-Gauge Shotgun Shells)
I thought you talking about the above . I have some in my bug out stash
It's pretty dangerous

 

[rwsmith]

Lesson.....

Don't eat things that are sub zero and don't eat things that will burn your mouth.

A cheese pizza can burn you pretty bad. Don't just stick something in your mouth because somebody says it's ok.

And yeah, breathing cold air can trigger an asthma attack Breathing EXTREMELY cold air can trigger a BAD asthma attack.

An awful lot of things get 'out there' before they are ready for public consumption. Most of the people that I know that 'vape' have blisters on their throat and a bad cough, but it's 'better for you than cigarettes." The thing is it's not 'harmless' to everybody.