Re:Dead Sea scrolls study raises new questions over texts' o...
by partialrecall on Monday September 09, 2019 @07:18PM
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Perhaps an arsenic bronze arrow head broken off inside of somebody could poison them slowly over time.
Seems that lethal dose for arsenic is likely too high to be transmitted by even a pure arsenic trioxide blade, unless it was manufactured with the intent of leaving bits inside the wound, like maybe a blade a rough brittle surface to leave grit. Even so, would have to introduce ~50+mgs worth, which sees like a tall order.
Seems arsenic bronze is even less toxic, so probably not poisoning anyone. I wonder if the minor local toxicity of arsenic blade cuts would reduce the chance of the wound causing sepsis.