Discovered by Joseph Priestly in 1772, laughing gas parties were popular in both the UK and America in the Victorian period.
He had so much fun with this discovery that he would have laughing gas parties for his friends.
In the 18th century aristocratic "laughing gas parties" became popular shortly after James Watt invented a novel machine to produce "factitious airs", or nitrous oxide, in 1794.
The use of recreational nitrous oxide dates back hundreds of years, with the term "laughing gas" originating from laughing gas parties, where medical students would get high on their own supply, dating back to the end of the 18th century.
When I come round I carry on talking and everyone else is like, 'You what?'" The use of recreational nitrous oxide dates back hundreds of years, with the term "laughing gas" originating from laughing gas parties, where medical students would get high on their own supply, dating back to the end of the 18th century.
But his legacy of laughing gas parties would outlive him for centuries to come.
Humphry developed a liking for the dizzy hallucinations the gas wrought on his brain, and held what would eventually be called "laughing gas parties".
First though, being the benevolent researcher that he was, he decided to share his new favourite substance with friends, colleagues, and acquaintances at multiple "laughing gas parties" he hosted above his lab.
Humphry developed a liking for the dizzy hallucinations the gas wrought on his brain, and held what would eventually be called "laughing gas parties". As a recreational drug laughing gas took off in upper-class England, while it took the medical profession a few more years to catch on.
