tankasnowgod
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So recently, I've been interested in CO2. The thing I've really been interested in is Transdermal Absorption, or doing some sort of CO2 bath, either dry or wet. I also didn't want to spring for a CO2 tank just yet, and/or the related supplies. After trying a few things that didn't work, I think I found something that will, can be done regularly, is pretty cheap, and will remind you of Halloween, or when you had to perform Macbeth back in High School.
I got the idea after watching this video (relevant part starting at 1:07)-
I thought about drawing a bath and throwing in some dry ice, but I was wary of coming into contact with the dry ice, plus I don't really like just sitting in water for long.
Then I had the idea to use a bucket or foot tub, fill it with warm water, while covering up with plastic, like in the video.
So, I did just that. I got a 5 pound block of dry ice, used 2 trash bags to cover most of the tub, plunked it in the bucket with warm water out of the tap, and just sat in the tub.
I have to say, it worked damn well. All the parts of my body that were submerged in the tub got really sweaty really quickly. I thought it might be the water from the bucket, but most of the tub remained dry. By the way, when I do this again, I will line the tub with towels, as I didn't like feeling of cold porcelain.
A five pound block of dry ice led to a 25 minute dry bath, and cost about 8 dollars.
Also, since CO2 is heaver than air, I don't know if the trash bags or plastic covering is totally necessary. Even after stepping into the tub 10 minutes afterwards, my foot felt warmer, which probably means there was still a lot of CO2 at the bottom of the tub. I'll probably continue to use one just over the bucket to keep more CO2 in the tub. If I can get a plastic sheet like in the video, I'll probably use that.
If you have a bathtub, this is really easy to do. If you don't, you could get one of those 100-150 gallon tubs from a feed store, and use one of those.
I got the idea after watching this video (relevant part starting at 1:07)-
I thought about drawing a bath and throwing in some dry ice, but I was wary of coming into contact with the dry ice, plus I don't really like just sitting in water for long.
Then I had the idea to use a bucket or foot tub, fill it with warm water, while covering up with plastic, like in the video.
So, I did just that. I got a 5 pound block of dry ice, used 2 trash bags to cover most of the tub, plunked it in the bucket with warm water out of the tap, and just sat in the tub.
I have to say, it worked damn well. All the parts of my body that were submerged in the tub got really sweaty really quickly. I thought it might be the water from the bucket, but most of the tub remained dry. By the way, when I do this again, I will line the tub with towels, as I didn't like feeling of cold porcelain.
A five pound block of dry ice led to a 25 minute dry bath, and cost about 8 dollars.
Also, since CO2 is heaver than air, I don't know if the trash bags or plastic covering is totally necessary. Even after stepping into the tub 10 minutes afterwards, my foot felt warmer, which probably means there was still a lot of CO2 at the bottom of the tub. I'll probably continue to use one just over the bucket to keep more CO2 in the tub. If I can get a plastic sheet like in the video, I'll probably use that.
If you have a bathtub, this is really easy to do. If you don't, you could get one of those 100-150 gallon tubs from a feed store, and use one of those.