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Re:Backyard Cyanide by stvltvs on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @02:22PM (#43335504)
"The dose makes the poison" but I'm not in a hurry to make myself a test case for no good reason. Tastier preserves might be a good enough reason.
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Re:Backyard Cyanide by supernewton on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @03:23PM (#43336082)
Your body actually produces a small amount of cyanide endogenously, if it makes you feel any better. It has some role in cell signalling.
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Re:Backyard Cyanide by nick238 on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @07:02PM (#43338050)
Cody's Lab on YouTube drank 17 mg of cyanide for a video, but not surprisingly it's now private. Quotes include:

* It tastes like baking soda

* I've got a tremor [in my arm] and my breathing is slightly more rapid

Cyanide fortunately can't accumulate, so it's far less spooky than heavy metals (lead, chromium, mercury), perfluoroalkanes (PFAS), or some other strange organic molecules that might cause cancer.

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Re:Backyard Cyanide by cactacea on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @07:51PM (#43338440)
I have no idea how that guy is still alive after all the things he has gone out of his way to expose himself to.
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Re:Backyard Cyanide by BoatyPrint on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @06:00AM (#43341479)
He has danced very close the edge with his experiments. However, he appears to be very knowledgeable with what he does.
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Re:Backyard Cyanide by skyyler on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @10:12AM (#43343448)
The mercury mouthwash video was really something.
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