Cheap CO2

mondaypurple

mondaypurple

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Alright, so I saw on one thread that someone was trying to make cheap CO2 just by filling up balloons with your own breath, putting some tape over a spot, and poking a pin-hole into it. Now, C02 levels in each breath are usually around 3-5%, but when you get drunk, they're around 8-12%. So...how about getting drunk and filling up a bunch of balloons? It's a good time, if anything. Let me know.
 
closet.cult

closet.cult

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lol. that's very funny.

i once considered filling balloons up with the co2 of fermenting yeast and then releasing it slowly. i think using breath would be a waste of time dude.
 
mondaypurple

mondaypurple

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there's not much time put into it. you get drunk with some friends and say "YO! everybody fill up these balloons!"
 
Organjic

Organjic

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Cheapest way to get CO2 is to talk to your plants. Breathe on them at least. Next best is take an ordinary restaurant vinegar and fix it upside down above a bowl of baking soda.
 
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awakening

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how effective is simply breathing in a closed space, assuming a small grow? In a closet, for example, if you set up a (cramped) little aerobed and some sheets, what kinds of benefits would you see compared to a. doing nothing, and B. using a real combustion set up. I guess it all comes down to the ppm of your breath compared to the volume of air inthe room... i'm a noob wth co2 though, someone enlighten me on the efficacy of the human powered co2 technique.
 
GrizzSpitter

GrizzSpitter

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Your breathe will produce about 5000 ppm or CO2 per breath which is pretty good, but you have to remember that that is going to get dilluted in your grow room and it won't be a constant supply
 
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awakening

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Ok, but we can agree to say then that if i was to sleep with the plants, in a small space, or even just chill and read books/chill with music, it would make a big harvest-time difference when compared to no extra co2
 
mondaypurple

mondaypurple

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awakening said:
Ok, but we can agree to say then that if i was to sleep with the plants, in a small space, or even just chill and read books/chill with music, it would make a big harvest-time difference when compared to no extra co2
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correct. but remember, I'm talking when you're drunk..you produce more CO2 when you consume alcohol..and the more you drink, the more you produce.
 
Organjic

Organjic

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More care and time you spend on your plants means more CO2. Make your grow room a nice place to be in. Put in a nice chair and a book and your dandy for co2
 
nowstopwhining

nowstopwhining

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mondaypurple said:
there's not much time put into it. you get drunk with some friends and say "YO! everybody fill up these balloons!"
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hahaha I think its worth trying since there isn't going to be much effort to get it done.

I would imagine it should help as long as your not sucking all of the co2 right out of the room.

Maybe like 2-3 balloons at a time or something.

It would be a pain in the ass to store 50+ blown up balloons though.

I get lightheaded blowing up balloons sober....:mrgreen:
 
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