# Judge Make-You-Dead by suffocation

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 17, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-make-you-dead-by-suffocation/688648 "2014-05-17T19:37:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-make-you-dead-by-suffocation/688648/41 "2014-05-25T22:05:14Z")

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> [@BigAppleBucky](#):
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> No gasping? I don’t believe that is true. I’ve seen mice and rats killed via CO2. They gasp. I would think the result of N2 would be the same.

No, see above - Malthus. The body is not wired to respond to a lack of oxygen, but CO2 above a certain level. The CO2 triggers the inhaling action. That’s why you let your breath out slowly to stay under water longer.

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