How did nitrous get such a bad rep...?

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That’s either operator error or a part malfunction.

Summer of 1983 I watched a guy break a holley carb in half because he armed the system and had the nitrous on at the hit.
That's why I personally have routed mine not only through a full throttle switch, but through the button on my shifter. I want to be a 100% in control.. and that's just to activate the relay which itself is grounded through a low fuel pressure switch..