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> You can also eat small amounts of poison and become immune. What kinds of poison can you build an immunity to by eating small amounts of it?
by ghurtado 10y ago
> You can also eat small amounts of poison and become immune.
What kinds of poison can you build an immunity to by eating small amounts of it?
- schneitj 10y agoI heard snake venom is like that. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3410065/The-man-immune-snake-venom-Amateur-scientist-inflicts-bites-bold-dangerous-attempt-develop-vaccines.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3410065/The-man-immu...
- binoct 10y agoIocane powder Actually there are a few, though it's definitely not the rule - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridatism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridatism
- ghurtado 10y agoInteresting link. "It is important to note that mithridatism is not effective against all types of poison, and, depending on the toxin, the practice can lead to the lethal accumulation of a poison in the body." "There are only a few, if any, practical uses of mithridatism. " I think that will be my takeaway. In case you didn't know, it looks like Iocane Powder is an imaginary substance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_toxins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_toxins
- jacalata 10y agoApparently it works for poison ivy: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2757/what-poisons-can-i-safely-take-to-build-immunity-to-toxic-substances http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2757/what-poisons-c...