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Scientist Humphrey Davy introduced nitrous oxide to the public (primarily the British upper class) as a recreational drug at "laughing gas parties" in 1799, 36 years before it was used medically. The effects of the gas can make the user feel stuperous, dreamy, and sedated. Some people, in a state of induced euphoria by the gas, can sometimes "get the giggles" and erupt in laughter and overall amusement. Davy called it "laughing gas" because at his parties, everyone laughed and had a good time watching the user's "nitrous oxide capers", which included stumbling around, slurred speech, and falling down