Veteran comedian Joey Diaz is one of Joe Rogan’s closest friends. The 62-year-old often appears on the Joe Rogan Experience and was the guest on the recent podcast episode, during which the duo had fun.
Diaz was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the USA when he was three. He grew up in New York City and New Jersey.
Joe Rogan and Joey Diaz React After Inhaling Smelling Salts
Joe Rogan often inhales smelling salts on his podcast, mostly with his close friends. By the end of episode #2309 of JRE, the UFC commentator inhaled smelling salts with the guest, Joey Diaz.
The smelling salts were fresh, and as such, Rogan and Diaz made weird facial expressions. The UFC commentator then proceeded to inquire whether they caused any health hazards.
“Are we giving ourselves brain damage or what? Let’s find out about that,” Rogan said. “What else will we find out about? We figured out the numbers. Was there one other thing? Yeah, Jesus, these fresh ones are brutal. Are we giving ourselves brain damage?, I need to know. I can’t afford any more brain damage.”
Jamie Vernon, the podcast producer, quickly googled and replied that overuse could damage the nasal passage and lungs. Rogan hilariously claimed he had not been affected, but Diaz responded that his experience was not the same.
Joe Rogan Shares Intriguing Fact About Smelling Salts to Joey Diaz
After inhaling the smelling salts, Joe Rogan told Joey Diaz that power lifters often use them before they lift weights. Rogan stated that this is also the primary use for smelling salts, but he has not done it before lifting weights.
The 57-year-old also shared that it was used by boxing trainers, but was banned. “They used to be able to do that to boxers in between rounds. They stopped allowing them to do it, you know, because I guess it’ll wake you up if you got a concussion, just enough for you to get more of a concussion so Tommy Hearns can hit you again,” Rogan said.
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Ammonium carbonate is the active component in smelling salts. Since Ammonia is irritative and corrosive, exposure to high concentrations could cause burns in the respiratory organs.
A smelling salt controversy arose at UFC 300, where Rogan was in the commentary booth with Daniel Cormier and Jon Anik. It happened during the fight between Zhang Weili and Yan Xionan, which served as the co-main event of the PPV.
The incident came to light after Rogan and Cormier thought Xionan’s cornerman used it to wake up his fighter, who was allegedly unconscious when the round was over, as Weili choked her. After the fight, which Weili won, Xionan and her team clarified that smelling salts were not used.