Lord Sugar saw a few Nitrous Oxide canisters on the floor and got very confused

We have previously discussed Lord Alan Sugar's slightly unconventional use of Twitter.

There was the time he looked like he had a great night out:

(To be fair, he's been a great sport and left the tweets up for posterity.)

And then there was also the time he wished a happy birthday to renowned serial killer Harold Shipman.

This time, Lord Alan has taken to Twitter with a public enquiry.

We've got this one.

They're Nitrous Oxide canisters - laughing gas. People get high on the gas, Lord Sugar.

To be fair, many people got there first with some misinformation:

Shame on you all for trying to fool Lord Sugar.

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