Closer detail on the can from Spaceballs:

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    from what I understand (could be wrong) these were created for people who are suffering from oxygen deprivation in high altitude.

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      Absolutely and altitude sickness is no joke.

      Source: I live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and previously in Park City, Utah. The amount of tourists from lower altitudes that come to these places anf end up sick in bed sucking on oxygen or in the ER is too damn high.

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      They absolutely have real and useful applications. Just saw an ad show up a few times in short succession and felt compelled to make something of it. The commercial mostly just showed pro athletes rather than people needing them for various medical reasons.

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      They’re sold at the checkout at Dick’s sporting goods. Pretty sure some woo woo people are picking up on them.

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        We bought a few cans for an elderly relative that has a compromised respiratory system. They have a medical oxygen bottle, but if it runs out or their cannula stops working for some reason we wanted them to have another option besides asphyxiation. There are not many minutes of oxygen in one of those cans, but if you’ve got nothing even a few minutes is a gift.

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      They were, but iirc, Boost sells “flavored” ones for non-emergency use. Or maybe it’s another company. Good Mythical Morning did an episode with those, I believe.

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    “Canned In Drudia”

    Not anymore!

    Edit: wait, they didn’t blow up Drudia. That was Alderaan.

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      Hey, we all make mistakes. Like that one Imperial general who came out of hyperspace too close to Hoth, alerting the rebels of their presence.