Why does 'laughing gas' make people laugh?

Subject: Why does 'laughing gas' make people laugh?

Date: Thu Nov 27 05:10:42 2003
Posted by James
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Area of science: Medicine
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Why does the knock-out gas dentists use make people laugh? Does it 
always make people laugh or only some people? If you start laughing 
because of the gas and don't get enough to knock you out, is it impossible 
to stop laughing until the effects wear off?

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