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The device connects to a Game Boy or portable CD player (yup, not a Nintendo DS or iPod — apparently the Pedisedate also transports you to 1996)
I wonder if the writer realized that he would be transporting future readers to 2009 by referencing a DS and an iPod.
Haha a DS or iPod, not a Nintendo Switch or smart phone.
Welcome back to 2024, time travelers.
Actually, can I just go back to 2009? Or better yet, 1996?
The DS came out in 2004 and the iPod in 2001.
Why did you choose 2009 out of all years? That's two years after the iPhone came out.
2009 was the date the article was posted.
As the kid plays videogames or listens to music, nitrous oxide, an anesthetic gas, is emitted through the snorkel and puts the child to sleep.
Finally!
A humane way to euthanize our children!
We prefer to call it 'post-natal abortion'!
The boy fought hard! Shot me three times, before I was able to perform the abortion.
https://piped.video/watch?v=iUBjtLtkHpU
That device makes it a lot easier.
I like the term "fourth trimester abortion"
Over-engineered nonsense. It "hooks up" to any 3.5mm audio jack. It literally does nothing except create a headset. The sedation happens independently of whether or not you're playing 6 Gold Coins or listening to Ace of Base.
It's to make the kid comfortable.
Put this scary shit on
Isn't very convincing, but add "it comes attached to a Gameboy" and they'd want to out it on.
The headphone jack could have done nothing, but likely had something to do with time release. Kid gets to play for a minute then gets knocked out.
Like sure, you could just hold the kid down and chloroform the kid against their will, but in the scale of modern healthcare, this cost nothing. Even a small increase in compliance is worth it.
I WANT TO BE SEDATED WITH THE GAME BOY!-AVGN
"TWENTY TWENTY TWENTY MORE LEVELS TO GO..."
Nitrous Oxide doesn't knock you out, it just (deeply) sedates you and is a moderate pain killer.
With IV administered general anesthesia you're knocked out in literal seconds, it's wild if you've never experienced it. I've been "put under" three times: twice to have my 4 wisdom teeth removed and once for inguinal hernia surgery. It messes you up for a good hour or two post-surgery though.
The effects of Nitrous Oxide are reversed within a few minutes of cessation of exposure to the gas (I've done it recreationally numerous times, inhaling it while drunk is a wild experience everything is in slow motion like you're looking into a strobe light).
Damn when I got my wisdom teeth removed they gave me chewing pills and all I remember was taking them then waking up and being shown the pieces of teeth. Supposedly I was incessantly singing Bohemian rhapsody even though I didn't think I knew the lyrics.
I find it quite interesting that they do this in the US even at the dentist. I've had all 4 wisdom tooth removed by local anesthesia. I was perfectly consciouss the whole time.
Yeah man... I wish they knock me out, ugh even if doesn't hurt... it's eternal I just want it to end....
Although I would feel like that guy in the new tv show of Ted that doesn't trust it and I would be afraid of saying some weird thing/secret...
And ugh lucky I don't go there anymore... my previous dentist talked to me...but like sometimes asked questions, like man I have this thing hat sucks the water and you are working on my mouth... don't ask shit and continue working.
It’s definitely not always done with general anesthesia in the US, unless standards have changed in the last couple decades? I had all mine taken out in the 2000s with just local.
even though I didn’t think I knew the lyrics
Did they remove teeth and install antennas? Made you into a radio?
The website for the device isn't loading, maybe it explains further but....how does the gameboy even factor into the equation? Does it control the gas in some way? It has to do something other then what you could already do...hand the kid a game boy as the anesthesiologist does their thing?
I prefer to be anesthetized in atomic purple.
Like a true gentleman
I’m pretty sure it’s just headphones attached to the nasal mask.
I don't understand why it has to be connected to anything? Why can't they just play Gameboy while being sedated normally?
Why aren't they just being sedated the regular way with no gameboy? Shit takes seconds to kick in.
Hold on we got to put subway surfers in the corner while your being sedated. Lmao
This sedation boring ah hell
Kids aren't rational and doctors visits are scary enough when it's a simple check up let alone getting put under for surgery.
I'm not saying this is a good solution but if it helps keep the kids calm then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Because the nurse can't play Tetris on his free time using regular equipment
All I can think of is Little Shop of Horrors and Orin's gas mask...
Obligatory "YOU'LL BE A DEEENTIST!"
Who thinks they can complete more levels that me before losing consciousness?
I kinda want to see this as a new speedrun category.
Now the heart rate monitor is a safety feature!
This connects with a regular 3.5mm jack which means that it could easily be connected to anything, including a DS.
I still wonder if AVGN will get his hands on this and actually get sedated like he always wanted to.
i hope someone sends him one, like for his virtual boy review he did every game except one that was super rare and a fan sent in the game so he can officially be done with the virtual boy for good
Shhhh...nobody tell the Alabama penal system.
I'm looking forward to tripping balls with Tarin in the Mysterious Forest.
Looks like a death penalty device for kids.
Isn't the kid gonna drop the Gameboy when they go under?
So my sister can wreck my Pokémon yellow save? Not on your life
Could be effective, I don't see any immediate downside
I've seen basically this happen, only they just use a regular gas mask and let the kid play on the Switch until they pass out.
EDIT: Forgot what community this was, the tech is from 2009 and I think it was unreleased (only used in clinical trials). It looks like it's a pair of headphones with the mask attached, which would be good since it might be awkward trying to wear both at once. The gameboy/MP3 is an example of what it can be used with
Here is a video I found with the demo: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-teN8JcqLZQ
My original overreaction can be found below lol
What I don't really get is why there's a need to plug the two things together. Couldn't we already use both things separately? It would also be more upgradeable to... well, any other portable entertainment device.
I can't see the promo video, but a few other potential issues
I guess the main benefit is that it looks cool and it's something to look forward to. A better implementation might be a screen that is attached to the be, positioned above the kid, and then a separate controller (Xbox, PlayStation, whichever) that they can hold on their lap. Then the mask can be colored in a similar scheme, but it hooks up to the usual machine
I wouldn't mind one of these for the next rave I go to.