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by SketchySeaBeast 701 days ago
You're right, carbon dioxide in large enough doses is no bueno, but even then it's more likely an issue of asphyxiation than anything else, and it's really a matter of scale. Carbon dioxide exist at ~400 ppm and safe at 5,000 ppm over 8 hours, compared to 50 ppm for carbon monoxide[1]. I know which one I'd rather use to substitute some oxygen for.

I was just trying to point out that if they wanted to induce hypoxia, there's better gases to be inhaling.

[1] https://www.indsci.com/en/blog/carbon-monoxide-vs.-carbon-di...