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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

wouldn't that rather be carbon monoxide poisoning?

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't CO poisoning trigger the mechanisms against suffrocation?

[–] Womble@piefed.world 4 points 4 days ago

No, the body registers the buildup of CO2 as the trigger for the "oh shit I'm suffocating!" response. CO is such a dangerous gas, and you hear about people dying from it when things burn inefficiently, because it just makes you go dizzy and sleepy, then pass out and suffocate.