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  2. Poppers - Wikipedia

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    Poppers Clinical data Other names popper, poppe Routes of administration Inhalation Pharmacokinetic data Onset of action 15 seconds Duration of action 30 seconds to 3 minutes A selection of poppers Poppers (or popper or poppe) is a slang term referring to recreational drugs belonging to the alkyl nitrite family of chemical compounds. When fumes from these substances are inhaled, they act as ...

  3. Recreational use of nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    2O charger (bottom right), cracker (top right) and balloon. 3 liter can of recreational nitrous oxide to fill up balloons. Nitrous oxide (street name nangs, hippy crack, whippets, whippits or cannies) is a gas which can induce euphoria, hallucinogenic states and relaxation when inhaled. [ 1] Nitrous oxide is a neurotoxin and excessive use can ...

  4. Consumer fireworks - Wikipedia

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    The following states allow the sale and use of non-aerial and non-explosive fireworks (also called "safe and sane") like novelties, fountains and sparklers, etc.: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland (except for some counties such as Montgomery County which only allows snap-and-pop noise makers, snakes, and ...

  5. Jalapeño popper - Wikipedia

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    Jalapeño popper. Jalapeño poppers, or jalapeño bites, are jalapeño peppers that have been hollowed out, stuffed with a mixture of cheese, spices, and sometimes ground meat, and breaded and deep-fried. They are a common dish on appetizer menus in chain restaurants in the United States. They are sometimes called armadillo eggs, especially if ...

  6. Potter's field - Wikipedia

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    Potter's field in Dunn County, Wisconsin. A potter's field, paupers' grave or common grave is a place for the burial of unknown, unclaimed or indigent people. "Potter's field" is of Biblical origin, referring to Akeldama (meaning field of blood in Aramaic ), stated to have been purchased after Judas Iscariot 's suicide by the chief priests of ...

  7. Bang snaps - Wikipedia

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    Composition. Bang snaps consist of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute quantity (~0.2 milligrams) [2] of silver fulminate high explosive and twisted in a cigarette paper to produce a shape resembling a cherry. The friction-sensitive silver fulminate detonates when stepped on, ignited, or thrown on a hard surface ...

  8. Christmas cracker - Wikipedia

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    Christmas crackers traditionally contain a colourful crown-shaped hat made of tissue paper, a small toy, a plastic model, or a trinket, and a small strip of paper with a motto, a joke, a riddle, or a piece of trivia. [3] The paper hats, with the appearance of crowns, are usually worn at Christmas dinner. The tradition of wearing festive hats is ...

  9. Party popper - Wikipedia

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    A party popper is a handheld pyrotechnic device commonly used at parties. It emits a loud popping noise by means of a small, friction -actuated explosive charge that is activated by pulling a string. [1] The explosive charge comes from a very small amount of Armstrong's mixture (a highly sensitive explosive) in the neck of the bottle-like shape ...