# Whipping Cream sulfur smell -- normal??

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**Created:** [July 27, 2002, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whipping-cream-sulfur-smell-normal/121036 "2002-07-27T00:45:12Z")\
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People used to abuse the gas propellant in whipped cream cans, I believe it used to be nitrous oxide, or laughing gas. They probably just changed the propellant gas.

[What Are Whippets? (webmd.com)](https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/what-are-whippets)

> Whippets, or nitrous oxide, are popular “party” inhalant drugs. You may also hear them referred to as “whippits” or “whip-its.” The drug gets its name from whipped-cream aerosol canisters that people open to misuse the gas inside. These drugs create a high that lowers your mental and physical pain.

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