Does anybody have recommendations for a drink carbonator? (like a sodastream)

My partner likes fizzy drinks. I want to get something that will last, and won’t lock us into a single vendor for refills or replacement parts.

I looked at making our own custom one - like this. We might still do something like this, but I’m also pretty clueless with this stuff and don’t want anything to explode or poison us :)

Our priorities, ordered by importance, are:

  • No lock-in (adversarial interop is fine)
  • Well built/long-lasting
  • Convenient, safe, easy to use

Any suggestions?

  • DarkSirrush@piefed.caEnglish
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    6 days ago

    For those that are intrigued/confused, there is no actual whipped cream being made, inhaling compressed NO2 is just an easy way to get a quick, very temporary high (generally called ‘whippets’.

    This does fuck you up long term, especially higher doses, just like every other drug on the market.

    • activistPnk@slrpnk.netEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      just like every other drug on the market.

      I agreed with you up till this point. Not sure which market you mean here. The nitrous oxide I referred to is the food market. There is also N₂O in the car market and dental markets. Only dentistry has other drugs but I doubt that is what you are referring to. Assuming you meant the black market of recreational drugs, no they are not all equal. N₂O can permanently damage the nervous system after copious use, but not really mj, lsd, or shrooms.

      • DarkSirrush@piefed.caEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        LSD, shrooms, weed can DEFINITELY permanently fuck you up in large doses. I wasn’t referencing sane recreational amounts, I meant amounts only an idiot would consume.

        • activistPnk@slrpnk.netEnglish
          11·
          5 days ago

          LSD, shrooms, weed can DEFINITELY permanently fuck you up in large doses.

          Citation needed.