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So it seems like there's an obvious omission in this story... what's the deadliest poison?
by ojbyrne 16y ago
So it seems like there's an obvious omission in this story... what's the deadliest poison?
- scythe 16y agoPalytoxin. EDIT: Oh, the deadliest, not the second deadliest. Botulinum toxin, of course.
- saurik 16y agoThat is the second deadliest poison, not the deadliest.
- jedsmith 16y agoBotulinum, I'd guess (among natural toxins). A casual Google seems to indicate I'm right.
- sliverstorm 16y agoYup. 10x more toxic than palytoxin. And we inject it in ourselves voluntarily. Humans are such funny creatures.
- delackner 16y agoThere is a poisonous dosage of ALL chemicals. H2O among them. The question is, is there a dosage of botulism that has a therapeutic effect?
- ojbyrne 16y agoBotulinum toxin type A is known as "Botox." It has some therapeutic uses, but mostly cosmetic ones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulinum_toxin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulinum_toxin