Once, during my university years, I came home to our Manhattan apartment to find my roommates had laid in a large supply of canned whipped cream. Not seeing any strawberries, I quickly realized they were more interested in the gas than the cream. Back then, and to this day, manufacturers have used nitrous oxide as the propellant in these products. While not minimizing the dumbness of this youthful adventure, I am grateful that the four guys in that apartment survived the experience and went on to become a doctor, a lawyer, a TV news anchor, and, yes, a professor. Read More