Scientists Are Finding It Difficult To Study The Penguins Because Of The Laughing Gas Produced by Their Faeces

A new study by Danish researchers on the effects of the gases released from penguin faeces turned out an unexpected finding: it’s making researchers go “cuckoo.”

According to Science Alert, faeces or guano produced by the king penguin species in Antarctica emits so much nitrous oxide that it is affecting the mental state of researchers who spend too much time around them.

Nitrous oxide (or N2O) is a colorless, odorless chemical compound that is commonly referred to as “laughing gas” due to the euphoric side effects it has on humans. It was first used to concoct surgical or dental anesthesia in the mid-1880s and continues to be used now for sedative purposes by medical professionals.

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