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Gas chamber may refer to:

Gas chamber
Gas chamber
A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen cyanide; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have also been used...

, a means of execution where a poisonous gas is introduced into a hermetically sealed chamber, to kill animals.
Various uses for a compartment containing gas, e.g.:
- A chamber filled with tear gas, used to train military and law enforcement personnel in use of gas masks and in resisting the effects of tear gas
- A room used to store gas in at atmospheric pressure, before compressed gas cylinders were invented. For example in basements of theatres to store the oxygen and hydrogen used to make limelight
  Limelight
  Limelight is a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illumination is created when an oxyhydrogen flame is directed at a cylinder of quicklime , which can be heated to 2572 °C before melting. The light is produced by a combination of incandescence and...
  
  ; the gas was stored in a big flexible gas-tight bag inside the room
- The float chambers in the shells of some cephalopod
  Cephalopod
  A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda . These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles modified from the primitive molluscan foot...
  
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- (In a patent description): a gas-filled chamber to make something float in water
- Part of an automatic or semi-automatic rifle, for example in the AK-107
  AK-107
  The AK-107 is a Russian 5.45 mm assault rifle developed from the AK-100-series. It features a "balanced" operating system, similar to that used in the AEK-971. In this case, the designation AK does not indicate Avtomat Kalashnikova but Alexandrov/Kalashnikov...
- Part of an internal combustion engine's exhaust system to let the exhaust gas escape underwater but not let water enter the exhaust system http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?IA=WO1981001540&wo=1981001540&DISPLAY=DESC
In surfing
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...

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- When a big wave rolls over, enclosing a temporary horizontal tunnel of air with the surfer inside http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070513130312AAGSNYR
- The name of a number of surf spots around the world, most notably:
  - Gas Chamber, near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
    Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
    Aguadilla , founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla is spread over 15 wards and Aguadilla Pueblo...
  - Gas Chambers, on Oahu's north shore
    North Shore (Oahu)
    The North Shore, in the context of geography of the Island of Oahu, refers to the north-facing coastal area of Oahu between Kaena Point and Kahuku Point...
Alcoholic beverage
Alcoholic beverage
An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits. They are legally consumed in most countries, and over 100 countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption...

consisting of absinthe
Absinthe
Absinthe is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic beverage. It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from herbs, including the flowers and leaves of the herb Artemisia absinthium, commonly referred to as "grande wormwood", together with green anise and sweet fennel...

and Sambuca
Sambuca
Sambuca is an Italian anise-flavoured, usually colourless, liqueur. Its most common variety is often referred to as white sambuca to differentiate it from other varieties that are deep blue in colour or bright red ....

consumed by two people using two shot glasses and a wine glass
In music:
- Gas Chamber (album)
  Gas Chamber (album)
  Gas Chamber is the debut album of American rapper C-Bo, released in 1993 on AWOL Records. It peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album was produced entirely by Mike Mosley and Sam Bostic...
  
  , an album by American rapper C-Bo
- Gas Chamber, a song by the angry samoans covered by the foo fighters
- Gas Chamber Orchestra
  Gas Chamber Orchestra
  The Gas Chamber Orchestra is a noise music ensemble consisting of Michael Andrade, Mark Grey, Gary Singh, and Ryan Torchia, which was formed in 1991 at San José State University in San Jose, California while the four were electroacoustic music composition students...
  
  , an American noise music ensemble
In fiction:
- Gas Chamber, the band formed by Eikichi Mishina in Persona 2
  Persona 2
  is a two-part series of Japanese console role-playing games for the Sony PlayStation, developed by Atlus. and are two chapters of the same storyline...
  
  : Innocent Sin and carried over to Eternal Punishment.

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