Sodium if ingested would very quickly kill you if the massive explosions in your mouth didn't hinder the ability to ingest it. Chloride is also deadly in high

Sodium if ingested would very quickly kill you if the massive explosions in your mouth didn't hinder the ability to ingest it. Chloride is also deadly in high enough concentrations (or rather, in non-trace concentrations), but we also use low amounts of it in pool cleaners. Mix the two and you get salt.