Canned Oxygen All the Rage in New York

2008_08_can02.jpgWith bottled water quickly becoming a fashion don't, it's high time for a new lifestyle accessory. Like canned oxygen, which is reportedly selling well at Duane Reade stores since arriving on shelves about three weeks ago. The leading brand is Instant Oxygen, which consists of 99% pure oxygen in a can (don't ask what comprises that other 1%). Owner Kevin DelGaudio tells WCBS that he got turned on to oxygen as a healthy way to stay awake and increase his energy, but Dr. Edward Eden says it's all just a placebo because, you know, there's free oxygen in the air. And "at $16 a can it's not worth it." Which is true; you can get a six pack of Instant Air online for $57, less than $10 a can!

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i'm going to buy some of these for jordin sparks

Who would have thought a joke from "Spaceballs" would become a reality.

Typical blood oxgenation is around 97% anyway so paying to increase that is idiotic.

I wouldn't buy it for its alleged health benefits, which anyone with half a brain would recognize as snake oil. But it might be worth having on hand for emergency first aid, if only the mask sealed to the face.

#3 & #6 but isn't it about time

I can't wait till Liquid Schwartz comes on the market

Your body can only process so much oxygen at a time anyway, so that is a complete waste.

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rumor has it that it's a hangover cure. Sounds like snake oil to me

Wasn't there a joke on 30 Rock about a restaurant that served saffron-flavored air?

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SPACEBALLS!


Fuck! BEATEN BY COBALT!

Oxygen can make you euphoric. That why EMS and hospitals give it out. it calms you down. Also that Cult in Japan some years ago used to get high on oxygen. then they went mad.

Perri-Air? was it?

Ban this stuff: there's too much oxygen in our polluted air as it is.

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