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by samangan 3356 days ago
And this guy drinks cyanide: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWNpO5vvhpk

My point is that being able to drink one glass of the stuff doesn't really tell me much.

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That's an acutely toxic simple anion (CN-), in random things like e.g. apple or peach seeds (#evolution) and commonly byproduct of breaking down more complex atoms.

Versus C3H8NO5P (with additives to multiply the effectiveness), which sounds less inherently safe...

Its not the single cigarette that kills you :P
btw cody's lab is an really fun scientific youtube channel. his series on extracting metals is really fun.