>The sizzeling burning process of AN will give you vaporized AN and probably NO/NO2 
>next to N2O. It is a dirty process. Why not get a cillinder of pure N2O at a car 
>tuning shop or just CO2?

Interesting questions.  Thanks.  I had not thought of those ideas.  

Have you done either?

I researched these questions a bit after your comment, and can see that most fo the N2O produced in a smoker is probably burnt by the fire.

I also learned that auto N02 always contains H2S which is a very toxic gas to humans.  I wonder about bees.

We know that, at least in the case of the reports here so far, that heating ammonium nitrate in a smoker is relatively benign to bees -- and Juanse is still around (and seemingly normal) so the method we are discussing works without obvious ill  effects.

Maybe we need an ammonium nitrate evaporator like for oxalic acid?

As for C02, I was not aware that C02 causes the bees to reset their location memory, which is the goal of this procvess for those of us making splits.  I know it makes them dopey, and in the case of dry ice used in air transport, they sometimes look pretty bad for some time after.

Is that the case?

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