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[–] Womble@piefed.world 4 points 3 days ago

No, the body registers the buildup of CO2 as the trigger for the "oh shit I'm suffocating!" response. CO is such a dangerous gas, and you hear about people dying from it when things burn inefficiently, because it just makes you go dizzy and sleepy, then pass out and suffocate.