Thought I’d found the CO2 mother lode
#1
Thread Starter
Senior Member

Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 1,932
Likes: 2,359
From: Hollister, CA (not the surf town)
Bikes: 2019 Specialized Roubaix Comp Di2, 2009 Roubaix, early 90's Giant Iguana
Thought I’d found the CO2 mother lode
I’m sure you all see some strange stuff on the roadside but this was pretty high up on the weird-o-meter. Initially I figured it was a whole bunch of CO2 cartridges and then I saw the boxes. Probably a funny story there.




#2
Tragically Ignorant

Joined: Jun 2018
Posts: 15,593
Likes: 9,109
From: New England
Bikes: Serotta Atlanta; 1994 Specialized Allez Pro; Giant OCR A1; SOMA Double Cross Disc; 2022 Allez Elite mit der SRAM
#6
Non omnino gravis
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 8,552
Likes: 1,739
From: SoCal, USA!
Bikes: Nekobasu, Pandicorn, Lakitu
#8
Thread Starter
Senior Member

Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 1,932
Likes: 2,359
From: Hollister, CA (not the surf town)
Bikes: 2019 Specialized Roubaix Comp Di2, 2009 Roubaix, early 90's Giant Iguana
I am not familiar with whippets but based on the box it would appear they have some kind of edible cream used as an erotic aid as opposed to getting high.
#9
Often on Fritz
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 536
Likes: 1
From: Austin
Bikes: Franken-Fritz, Horse-Feathers, Junker
Wow, "hippy crack"... What ever schmuck bought that at a sex shop paid a premium. A fool and their money, right?
Wub-wub-wub-wub
Damn litterbugs! There oughta' be a LAW!
Wub-wub-wub-wub
Damn litterbugs! There oughta' be a LAW!
#10
Canned whip cream is charged with Nitrous Oxide, or at least used to be. Those cartridges could be marketed that way to evade drug laws/regs or scrutiny. "They aren't for getting high. They are for dispensing whipped cream on a body and then licking it off." In my home there was a long standing head shop. At one point, in the face of growing pressure on businesses that sold "drug paraphernalia," they would turn you away if you said you were looking for a bong or whippets. You had to ask for a water pipe or nitrous oxide.
#13
#17
Keepin it Wheel




Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 10,971
Likes: 5,264
From: San Diego
Bikes: Surly CrossCheck, Krampus
#18
Often on Fritz
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 536
Likes: 1
From: Austin
Bikes: Franken-Fritz, Horse-Feathers, Junker
#19
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 8,206
Likes: 86
From: Metro Detroit/AA
Bikes: 2016 Novara Mazama
#20
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 730
Likes: 122
From: Traveling through time, will return last week.
Bikes: Bare Rum Sword Knuckle Runner
#21
Senior Member




Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 15,427
Likes: 8,347
From: Seattle area
Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?
Time to 'roll on past the roadside garbage',
unless you are a good sam,
or paid to clean It, or inventory/classify it.
Walmart sells unthreaded CO2 cartridges very affordably in a 3X3X5 box..
unless you are a good sam,
or paid to clean It, or inventory/classify it.
Walmart sells unthreaded CO2 cartridges very affordably in a 3X3X5 box..
__________________
Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
#22
Facts just confuse people




Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 19,428
Likes: 7,117
From: Mississippi
Bikes: Tarmac Disc Comp Di2 - 2020
Interesting that a similar pic is in a Wikipedia article about Whipped-cream charger
I've never seen a pile of them like that laying around. I've occasionally seen a bunch of spent shotgun shells laying around next to their boxes like that in odd places. So I guess different people get their jollies different ways.
Just to be clear, they are all spent? Otherwise, what would be the harm in using N20 in your tires. Or does butyl rubber and/or latex not like exposure to Nitrous Oxide? To early for me to look that up. Hadn't had my coffee and some quick searches didn't say and others where too technical for my grade level.
I've never seen a pile of them like that laying around. I've occasionally seen a bunch of spent shotgun shells laying around next to their boxes like that in odd places. So I guess different people get their jollies different ways.
Just to be clear, they are all spent? Otherwise, what would be the harm in using N20 in your tires. Or does butyl rubber and/or latex not like exposure to Nitrous Oxide? To early for me to look that up. Hadn't had my coffee and some quick searches didn't say and others where too technical for my grade level.
Last edited by Iride01; 08-16-18 at 05:48 AM.






.

That's for sure.

