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by ycui1986 173 days ago
i think it had something to do with CO2 can be made into supercritical state relatively easily, not for nitrogen or other common gases.
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This pretty much

You can liquefy CO2 at a higher temperature than N2

You can do it easily with something like propane, or other larger molecules. But CO2 is non-flammable, largely non-toxic, and easily available.