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by hal9000-tng 2084 days ago
I agree, but I actually do appreciate the titles, since the videos actually deliver (unlike many Youtubers).

That one did cover the changes in her brain and behavior until the point of death, and the intensity of the delivery adds a lot of drama to what is otherwise a clinically dry recitation of symptoms and effects.

You don't forget it too quickly, and you take extra precautions with all forms of toxic compounds (even if you hopefully are not dealing with dimethylmercury!)

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Yeah, I don't think anyone who's heard Wetterhahn's story will ever forget it. It's somehow one of the scariest things I've ever seen in print, despite the lack of a huge body count.