Newsgroups: alt.drugs I don't know about other states, but dispensers are not available in Kansas. A friend has one, but he is from Missouri and I don't know where he got his. However, for about $2 you can make your own with PVC pipe parts from any hardware store. All you need is a "T" or "L" pipe with threads in one end, a nail, a pipe fitting for the cartridge, and some silicon sealant (make sure it says "food contact surface safe"--you don't want to inhale noxious sealant stuff). I put mine together like this: ------------------------------- balloon here --> | | nail | cap this end | | | ------------ ------------ | | | | | | <---threads in this end | | | cartridge holder screws in here | | <--threaded end | | / \ | | | | | | ------- plug fits in bottom (you'll have to play with it a little to get the correct length for the nail to pierce the cartridge) I don't remember which size nail I used, as it was an a variety pack with all sorts of tacks and stuff. Glue the nail in first with shitloads of the silicon sealant, and then you can fiddle arount with the cartridge holder part to get the correct length. The pipe parts are 3/4 inch. If you bring a cartridge with you to the store you can find the parts easier. A friend made one with an "L" shaped top part instead, and it works fine too. When the whippit comes out, it is VERY VERY cold. Don't get your hands anywhere near the stuff, and don't use METAL pipe for a dispenser or you will burn yourself and this sucks. ============================================================================= Newsgroups: alt.drugs I too, have a homemade version I made out of PVC pipe. It never occurred to me that they'd *sell* the crackers as well as the cartridges. My design is very similar to the one posted, except I used an angle piece instead of a T. It looks very similar to an asthma inhaler, but won't work like one. With this design you don't need and sealant either. As far as the extreme cold produced - I load the cartridge, screw it in to the point just before it gets punctured, and fill the area left in the PVC with water. Hot water works slightly better, but just slightly since the water turns quickly cold. Attach the balloon, and puncture. Then it's just a matter of keeping everything facing up so the water covers where the nitrous comes out. It's a bit of a pain when filling a balloon with more than one cartridge, but before using this, I had a couple freeze closed before they were completely empty. It hasn't happened since I started using the water method.