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Whats the most dangerous?

How do you want to define the danger? They're all deadly; they'll all make you equally dead. Are you asking about their LD50? Or you asking about them sitting inertly, stored on a shelf? Are you asking about their disposal? Cyanide can be completely disposed of, as it's a chemical. Whereas, arsenic is an element.

But, if you're talking about as a poison, the LD50 of Arsenic (in rats) is 15mg/kg. That's the same as the LD50 of strychnine, so a "tie." LD50 of cyanide is much lower, though generally, inhalation is the typical poisoning route.
 
I answered in terms of danger. you could hurt or kill yourself quite easily mishandling cyanide, not so much the others and primarily due to the inhalation.
"Oops I put a big spoonful of arsenic on my peanut butter sandwich" is not a typical accident 😛
 
Are you in my current biology class!? 😵

Me from there:

Substances that inhibit enzymes in a central pathway can have deadly effects for the cell or organism. For instance, the potent poisons cyanide and arsenic are inhibitors of cellular respiration. Lack of regulation, or dysregulation, of metabolic pathways can lead to serious diseases. Examples include phenylketonuria (PKU), Tay-Sachs disease, galactosemia, and maple syrup urine disease. Each of these is an inherited condition in which an altered gene produces an enzyme that does not function normally. As a result, metabolism is disrupted and health problems occur
 
Those are still child's play compared to something like botulinum toxin which people intentionally inject themselves with...
 
Elevenpog said:
Are you in my current biology class!? 😵

Me from there:

Substances that inhibit enzymes in a central pathway can have deadly effects for the cell or organism. For instance, the potent poisons cyanide and arsenic are inhibitors of cellular respiration. Lack of regulation, or dysregulation, of metabolic pathways can lead to serious diseases. Examples include phenylketonuria (PKU), Tay-Sachs disease, galactosemia, and maple syrup urine disease. Each of these is an inherited condition in which an altered gene produces an enzyme that does not function normally. As a result, metabolism is disrupted and health problems occur
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I've never even heard of that, and I live in sugar bush country!
 
I think tigers are a tad more dangerous than lions, regardless of their bite PSI. Tigers are more stealthy and can jump better.
 
Sodium pentothal and your significant other. :twisted:

I read that apple seeds are poisonous. Grind some of that shit up into someone's drink. Of course the autopsy will nail your ass. No wonder Disney chose the apple....
 
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