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Canned Oxygen Could Become the next Bottled Water

failedsuccess.com — The emergence of another possible billion dollar business, based on bottling and selling a free, natural commodity. Bottled water has become a $9 billion dollar industry in the US alone, and distributors look to repeat this success with canned, flavoured oxygen.

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  • gwax, on 10/12/2007, -3/+39Good luck setting up distribution chains. Oxygen is dangerous stuff.
    • CarlosReyes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11The Author forgot to quote Tyler Durden (Fight Club) "you know why they give you oxygen masks, because oxygen makes you high" breathing pure oxygen is dangerous, yet its what you have to do to recover from carbon monoxide poisoning.
    • t0dd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10We of course need oxygen to survive but it could hurt us: "Oxygen derivatives are prone to form free radicals, especially in metabolic processes. Because they can cause severe damage to cells and their DNA, they form part of theories of carcinogenesis and aging." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen
    • Predicament, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12"another possible billion dollar business"
      Should I just let it slide since it's an article on "failedsuccess.com"/does anyone else want to ***** on this article for stupidity?
    • kidlinux, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2See my comment below. Oxygen is not dangerous. The worst thing that could happen is frost bite as a result of a bucket of liquid O2 being poured on you. Even that is unlikely, because your body heat will cause it to boil immediately.

      Breathing pure oxygen for extended periods of time (24 hours or more) can be dangerous. It's also problematic if you've got a condition such as emphysema. This is all outlined in the article.

      "Scientists do point out, though, that a typical dose - say, 20 minutes at the bar or a blast from a portable can - probably won’t cause any harm."
    • klaymen, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2i don't know. in virginia beach, VA, at least, there is already an "oxygen bar" with exactly this. it is quite ridiculous.
    • CaptRR, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1klaymen, ya I saw it last time I went to the beach, the worse part was that at the time it was completely full. I just couldn't beleive people were pay for air.
  • Nitro420, on 10/12/2007, -4/+136All I can think about is Spaceballs.
    • trevorroth, on 10/12/2007, -2/+62My thoughts exactly. "Perri-Air"

      Hail Skroob!
    • pondster, on 10/12/2007, -8/+22Ditto Ditto
      LMAO - "Why didn't anyone tell me my ass was this big" LOL - Spaceballs and Mel Brooks Rules
    • svidrod, on 10/12/2007, -22/+17first thing i thought of also
    • nene7070, on 10/12/2007, -24/+19Omg me too... damnit for beating me too it. :-D
    • davidjunit, on 10/12/2007, -20/+15Haha, that was the first thing to hit my mind.
    • QuantaS, on 10/12/2007, -20/+15Same here, i almost peed myself... almost
    • carpespasm, on 10/12/2007, -18/+12ding ding ding, you win the comments
    • Gendu, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8Space balls rocked... PRESIDENT SCROOB SALUTE!
    • abandonnship, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5hahaha, agreed. It's the first thing that came to my mind, as well
    • DukeofSpades, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11What's the matter, Colonel Saunders..... CHICKEN!??!!
    • agilethumbs, on 10/12/2007, -18/+3Oh me too!!! Me too!!!









      Ahh...***** it.
    • iTony, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7The second I saw the headline I thought, "there are going to be a ton of Spaceballs jokes in the comments." Didn't expect to see it in the article itself!
    • soleblazer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Amen!

      Its the schwartz!
    • MuffinMan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Priest: What's your name?
      Barf: Barf.
      Priest: Your full name!
      Barf: BARFOLEMEW!
    • megashaun, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3The combination is 12345.

      Amazing, I have the same combination on my luggage.
    • rjespo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I can assure you there is absolutely no shortage of air. Yes ... thanks for calling! ... and not reversing the charges.
    • gdrewpowers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1damn you.. you beat me to it! Stupid math class...
  • szelij, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12Canned oxygen eh? How are you going to bottle it? I'm not buying a 10kg bottle of compressed oxygen, neither am i buying a 200oz can of oxygen that with one gulp will be gone..
    • merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8Did you know that you can compress gasses?


      Crazy huh?
    • kidlinux, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Heh, I can just imagine people drinking liquid oxygen and their teeth subsequently shattering :P
    • spling, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8@merreborn

      I'm pretty sure he knows that gasses can be compressed. The real indicator is the whole "I'm not buying a 10kg bottle of compressed oxygen" part of his comment. RTFC before you make an ass of yourself.

      A bottle of coke lasts 10-15 minutes and weighs a pound.
      A bottle of air that lasts 10-15 minutes weighs 50 pounds.
      A bottle of air that weighs one pound lasts 1 minute.

      More or less. Get what he's saying now?
    • rightbrain12, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"Did you know that you can compress gasses?"
      Yeah, like after eating Mexican food while sitting on a leather couch...
  • godmode, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18Kind of like how Oxygen bars have become the next bars huh? yeah right.
  • davbmn68, on 10/12/2007, -10/+4I bet you could make a mint selling it at the top of Pike's Peak...Suckers!
  • Sealab2021, on 10/12/2007, -16/+5NOOOOOOOOOOOOO...
    I knew i should have gotten a patient for bottled o2.

    But seriously, i thought of someting like this a few years ago when the bottled water industry started to boom.
    To bad i was like 14 years old and couldent do anything...
    • koshak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Or that there already WERE bottled oxygen back then. (They've been around for years.)
  • greenbox, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5so what what's comsuming oxygen like? does it in any way nurish thirst?
    • zeldafan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Well, if you want a good idea of it you can always get real close to a leaf or other plant and inhale, same affect sadly.
    • SuperSloth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I've been on oxygen in the hospital. It makes you feel momemtarily refreshed when you start using it (it's like catching a really big breath) and light-headed when you take it away (because your lungs got used to the high oxygen conditions). I liked the oxygen more than I liked the demoral (similar to morphine or herioin). It didn't make the thirsty. If anything, it made me relaxed and sleepy.

      Oxygen has lots of problems, though. First, unless it's in a pure oxygen environment (which is toxic) oxygen is the most flammable substance there is. Combustion == rapid combination of any substance with oxygen.

      Next, you can also become dependent on high-oxygen environments. Humans were designed to live in environments of 21-22% oxygen. Sustained contact with higher levels can cause your lungs to work less efficiently.

      Third, at high levels oxygen is toxic and corrosive. You will die because your blood gets oversaturated and the oxygen begins to cause damage. Your body relies on having that nitrogen in the air to dillute the oxygen.
  • mosvegas, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6It was kinda weird the can weighed nothing, the only way you knew there was anything coming out was that it was scented and was cool to breathe. Kinda makes you a little light headed actually. Smells good too.
  • jczer68, on 10/12/2007, -1/+67When will people realize that oxygen from the tap is just as good.
  • RFInfection, on 10/12/2007, -10/+3This is where I exclaim; "Ha! Good luck with that, losers."

    Then I feel PWNED to see my best friend enjoying a bottle of Citrus oxygen.
    • Tobey, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2Yes, I bet you did feel "Pwned". Whatever the hell that is...
    • Agret, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4 Tobey your such a n00b, you just pwnt yourself.
  • SPNKrPunk, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21I'm excited. I can finally buy a highly flammible gas component in a vending machine!
    • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Oxygen is not flammable....mre like it IS fire itself (oxidation), and makes everything else super-flammable, to the point of being explosive.

      Do you really think that is ever going to be widely sold to the general public?
    • MikieEars, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2just go to the website, http://www.thebigox.com/big_ox_oxygen_canned.htm, I just can't believe its 25$
  • neverender, on 10/12/2007, -20/+4""based on bottling and selling a free, natural commodity""

    where do you get free water?
    a drinking fountain?
    thats the exact reason i buy bottled water, im not getting near a public fountain.
    • Voide, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Yeah, that makes sense. Lets spend $1+ on bottled water just so we don't catch a cold every year....which....you still are exposed to bacteria, viruses, and whatnot in other places besides public drinking foutains, so you still get sick. Period.

      While your speading hundreds of dollars a year on bottled water, I'll use that hundred dollars that I save for something that doesn't make up 70% of the earth...
    • mcbean, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Why, from a mountain spring in the forests of British Columbia of course. I don't know where you get it.
    • jaijai, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@Voide - 70% of the earth may be covered in water, but roughly 1% of it is actually drinkable without expensive desalinization/filtering processes.
  • DannySpace, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5Oh this is just ***** great! Let's put a product out on the market that makes "Huffing" or the simulation that of, cool to the kiddies. Unbelievable! What next, Canned Farts?
  • RoyHobbs, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9this will never take off. I still cannot believe people buy bottled water and that it is a billion dollar industry?!?!?
  • AndrewMayne, on 10/12/2007, -8/+7I buy bottled water because I'm lazy. Not because I think it's better than my tap. Bottled air is just plain stupid. It doesn't go with the whole path of least resistance sales strategy that works for bottled water.
    • Guano, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13It's easier for you to go to the store and buy something than to turn a nob in your house?
    • Midnightbrewer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4How can you buy bottled water because you're lazy? That takes *more* effort, not less.
    • br0ken1128, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Sometimes vending machine water IS easier than tap..

      Like when I'm at work, only tap water near by is in the public restroom on my floor, the vending machine is right down the hall .. it wins

    • SpeedyG, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Contrary to popular belief, there isn't a tap of city-purified water freely available everywhere in the country. Contrary to popular belief, there are many parts of this country that don't have bunches of public services with water fountains littered all over the place. Contrary to popular belief, all water fountains are not created equal (ever had one where the water left a wonderful metallic aftertaste? where the water was warm/hot? where the water was discolored for a second or two?).

      Bottled water IS useful to many people. I'd think you'd have a hard time pitching canned air to most people (and as soon as the stories about the cans exploding started up, it would be even harder).
  • boredzo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19*bashes head into desk*
  • Dracos, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7The only thing that could be dumber than bottled water is canned air.

    There's two of the classical elements.... who's working on boxed fire and pots of earth?

    This should be buried so I don't have to be reminded of how stupid the public is every time I go to the store.
  • Kucher, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17She's gone from suck to blow.
  • puffarthur, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6They should also sell canned pure hydrogen, it's just as safe. Maybe some people have forgotten that compressed pure O2 is one of the most flammable and combustible things you can have.
    • cokebottletuque, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2erm disregard this
    • rbowes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2oxygen on its own isnt flammable, so only idiots who are burning something else at the same time are affected. Even if you unloaded a whole thing near someone smoking a cigarette the worst that could happen is the cigarette burns faster, or makes a small flame on the end. Also, if you go to your local hardware store, you'll find that you can in fact buy highly flammable things already, methane for lighters, propane for torches and barbeques and mcs and oxygen for welding.

      You really dont need flavored oxygen to blow yourself up.
    • kidlinux, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Seriously, disregard it. Oxygen on its own is not combustible. All it does is assist in the oxidization (combustion) of other materials. If you held a match to the output of one of those cans, all it would do is burn a little brighter. If the pressure is high enough, it might even blow out the match. Huge flames would *not* come shooting out like you see with compressed flammable materials like some hair sprays, etc.

      I can remember having done an experiment in grade 10 science involving electrolysis (this is separating oxygen from hydrogen in water molecules using electricity.) At one pole oxygen is released, at the other, hydrogen. You can collect the gasses in test tubes. Put a match in the hydrogen tube and you hear a loud pop, which is the hydrogen combusting and recombining with oxygen in the air.

      However, the same thing does not happen in the tube with the oxygen. The most notable effect is seen when you insert a blown out match (still glowing) into the tube - the match reignites but there is no violent combustion! (The match is actually combusting, but it's not exploding.)

      That oxygen is explosive on its own is one of the biggest misconceptions going. Think about it - we're surrounded by oxygen, and you don't see the world blowing up when you light a match.
  • Roger, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Some guys selling this stuff on eBay.co.uk
    http://search.ebay.co.uk/OGO-Oxygen_W0QQfromZR40

    I'm actually interested in trying it.
    • cokebottletuque, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I am fairly sure that would violate some sort of shipping law about compressed gasses on airplanes.
    • PowerCow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1old people use oxygen for long time now
      they also have fairly mini bottles
      but if any of ya'll saw the links on the page apparently you cn buy it now from here
      thebigox dot com
    • loftx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's been around for ages in the UK - my brother bought some almost a year ago.
  • thenativeraver, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Capitalist Pigs.
    I'm glad this will fail, the police and others will look at this as huffing.
    • gigabitten, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3yeah and school administrators will say its "gang related", and maybe they'll have those anonimous surveys asking "in the last thirty days have you huffed bottled oxygen?" i tell you, school people get all afraid of things they dont know about.
    • merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"the police and others will look at this as huffing."

      ... Right. And who's going to pass the law making breathing oxygen illegal?

      A cop can "look on" breathing any way he wants. That doesn't mean he can arrest you for it. You have to actually violate a law, which in this context, means abusing a controlled substance.
    • jonrad, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"That doesn't mean he can arrest you for it. You have to actually violate a law, which in this context, means abusing a controlled substance."

      You clearly have never been a teenager.
  • royall64, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1"Oxygen in a tube? That's just crazy! Uguguguguguguguh!"

    But seriously, it sounds pretty cool.
  • thushan, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Kind of sad really... flavoured oxygen...

    "Yes I'd like to buy bottle of Oxygen"
    "Sure, we've got a new flavour in today, its called whooop-ass... would you like to try it?"
    "Sure why not... Everyone needs a bit of WhoopAss every now and then aye *winks*"

    http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushcanofwhoopass.htm
    • Roger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Flavoured water is pretty sad too.

      "Flavoured water" == watery juice
    • koshak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3But a lot of people LIKE "watery juice" They don't want the strong taste of juice, but want just a little flavor that pure water doesn't give you. I know it is not quite the sam thing, but look at Gatorade. I can't stand most of the "new" flavors of Gatorade because they are just like regular juices. But the original Lemon-Lime still seems to be water first, with a hint of flavor. Makes it easier to drink faster, which is what people are after if they are all sweaty after some physical activity.

      Not really different from a restaurant putting a lemon wedge in your water. Or even, quite frankly, putting a lime in your Corona. Corona is practically water.
    • Midnightbrewer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1"I know it is not quite the sam thing, but look at Gatorade. I can't stand most of the "new" flavors of Gatorade because they are just like regular juices. But the original Lemon-Lime still seems to be water first, with a hint of flavor. Makes it easier to drink faster, which is what people are after if they are all sweaty after some physical activity."

      The first thing they teach you in school P.E. is don't drink fast after exercising unless you want a good case of cramps. Of course, since most schools don't make kids take P.E. anymore, perhaps modern kids don't know even this basic rule of common sense.

      The reason Gatorade originally tasted like it did is because it's water with amino acids added, not because they wanted people to be able to drink it faster.
    • koshak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I didn't say it WAS the reason why it was like that. Or that you are SUPPOSED to drink it fast. I said that people DO it.

      You ever see someone after a workout sipping a beverage with their pinky in the air?

      (P.S. what the average person drinks at a time after an average workout will NOT give you cramps no matter how fast you drink it.)

      also, Gatorade used the ADVERTISE that it didn't have a strong taste. So your last sentence is just silly.
    • cjdaniel, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0CAN! CAN! CAN OF WHOOPASS!
    • thushan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1yes yes... can of whoop ass...
    • m85476585, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"(P.S. what the average person drinks at a time after an average workout will NOT give you cramps no matter how fast you drink it.)"

      After PE one day I did get cramps (not severe) from drinking water (from a water fountain) too fast (or too much). Now maybe if it had been bottled water...

      At least I only had to take 1 semester of PE in 4 years of school!
  • HarryBauzonia, on 10/12/2007, -6/+7City folks are mighty entertaining.
  • jakefloyd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I am wondering how healthy this will be for people living in cities where the air quality is not so (i.e. Los Angeles or New York). Is it fine for your body to go from pure oxygen to that dirty stuff with such quick changes? Shouldn't your body slowly get used to one instead of "One breath - pure oxygen. Second breath - dirty air. Third breath - pure oxygen. Fourth breath - dirty air.. etc."

    I may be wrong, and if anyone could explain the reality of it, please do!
    • merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's not lack of oxygen that's bad for your lungs. It's breathing in crap that doesn't belong in your lungs, like smog, that gets stuck, and builds up.

      If you want to keep that crap out of your lungs, wear a surgical mask, or something of the sort. You don't need a fugging scuba tank.
  • billyboobs34, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6These would make excellent weapons....
  • alky, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9The sad part is the article mentions some of the "pros" of canned oxygen.

    They mentioned "cleansing impurities" and the whole thing went up about 10 levels of BS for me. No one ever says "cleansing impurities" unless you're getting into new-age.
  • kiddanger, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2if this takes off imma get celebrities to fart in cans, and sell that! im sure some sicko out there wants lindsay lohans fart.
    but seriously this better not take off.
    • pavelich, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4i am sick of everyone on digg re-using the same jokes over and over. Its like some iconic nerd show says a joke each week and then we have to hear it applied to every single story in different way.
  • mrASSMAN, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3This would be incredibly dangerous. Oxygen cans can be explosive bombs. Manufacturing them in high quantity would be very risky, as well as having them sitting in your car on a hot summer day..
    • DoMaGe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2The cans won't be under pressure like soft drinks. They'll be filled and capped at the same pressure as the outside world. If they heat up in the sun... there won't be enough pressure to blow... unless you put one in a campfire... which I'm sure will also be done a million times over... like cans of beans.
    • intoflatlines, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1so you're saying that if i bought one of those bottles (which appear to be around the size of a 20 oz bottle), that i would get less than one "hit"? because that would be the case if the bottles weren't pressurized.
    • merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1They're under pressure. Roger's link:

      http://search.ebay.co.uk/OGO-Oxygen_W0QQfromZR40

      Says each one contains six liters of oxygen. There's no way in hell that can would hold six liters of water. Therefore, these things must be compressed.
    • Roger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@DoMaGe

      It would be pretty difficult to get it out the can if it wasn't under pressure. Plus there wouldn't be that much.
  • ditangquan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5nothing like a nice long draft of oxygen to clear the head and hangover after a night of drinking. I learned that from a pilot when I worked for a major airline.
  • endgame, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3I can see the kids now....

    Dude, you scored a can of citrus flavor.........yea man take a hit.......Dude thats CLEAN......LOL
  • anamanaman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Not gonna happen. Lot of people are going to lose a bunch of money and then it will go away.
  • CheapyD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The sell this at 7-11 in Japan:
    http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91233
  • koshak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Ummmm...this is not a new concept. The wacko celebrities like Woody Harrelson have been doing things like this for several years. It is NOT going to take off becuae it always would have.

    As stupid as bottle water is, it would not have taken off if water was LITERALLY all around you at all times. A HUGE part of the succes of bottle water came from people drinking it at work. Because some people don't like water fountains and don't always have a cup around. If there was no such thing as going to work, and people were always in their homes, Bottled Water would NOT be a mutli-billion dollar industry.

    But air is EVERYWHERE. At work, at home, outside, inside, city country. Everywhere.
  • kevinrosesmom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Just wait until there are Energy Oxygen bottles. 100 mg of caffeine inhaled! Stay up late without the calories! Actually that might sell pretty well...

    About bottled water, if you live in a city with horrible water (like Houston :( ) it's (or filtered water) is your best friend. If you live in a city with good water (my hometown) you're an idiot to buy it.
  • Nick22, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1id buy this just to make easy bombs >_>

    than again im dangerous with fire. so its to be expected
    • kanno, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Is there a jail near you? Just go there... turn yourself in. When they ask what for, just tell them that it's better off this way.

      And for goodness' sake don't play with any damn matches on the way!
  • Sarge117, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I wouldn't be surprised if, thanks solely to this article, somebody has been killed or injured because of a can of compressed oxygen exploded in their face.

    Not only is canned oxygen a stupid idea, it's one that's begging for lawsuits and abuse.
  • cokebottletuque, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/LaurenCalabrese.shtml the o2 comes in 6 liter cans draw your own conclusion.
  • Zzone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I wonder if they will carry canned air at my local bodega here in Queens.
  • CarlosReyes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i can see it now.. I love the 00's on VH-1, right next to Pepsi Clear.
  • Phyltre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2My idea has always been oxygenated (versus carbonated) soft drinks.
    • idarkiswordi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0That wouldnt work because the carbonate in pop is an acid, which gives it a specific flavour. No one would go for oxygenated pop. Sounds disgusting.
    • Phyltre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Well, to be honest, I hate carbonated drinks for their acidic taste, so I might be a bit biased.
    • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"My idea has always been oxygenated (versus carbonated) soft drinks"

      If they did that, all the other ingredients would spoil, almost immediately (oxidation)
  • capeman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Canned pure Oxygen, flavored with Chemicals! Oh Great!
  • Zero456, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Sad really, because the common shopper will be duped into actually buying this stuff. I'll just wait until they have "flavored" oxygen. That, and when they claim it'll improve your sex life.
  • Zzone, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I would much rather have canned THC.
    • Kahnza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I had an idea awhile back that if cannabis was legal, we could buy it in the form of an inhaler like what people with asthma have. THAT would be cool.
    • skytimelapse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Try a vaporizer.
  • epheterson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I don't think that's gonna happen. Water, I could see, because its not only a taste thing, its a convenience thing. Canned air is just ridiculous. Might taste better, might make your headache go away or something, but it'd be too much of an inconvenience and not nearly enough of a convenience.
  • beoswulf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Maybe I can beat them to the market with a brand of my own. "O2, the other, other transparent odorless gas."
  • PowerCow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I am pretty sure they can get a good bust of oxygen in something as small as a butane refill
  • idarkiswordi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Whats next? Selling cubic regions of space? I ***** hate hardcore capitalists that sell ***** that is easily, and more importantly freely available.
  • amdma2003, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Why don't you just go sleep in a hyperbaric chamber, its almost the same thing. And pure oxygen is poisonous.
  • sclozza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5One of my Dilbert books says that the best demographic to market to is the "Rich & Stupid" category. Looks like these canned oxygen people have taken that on.
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