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"Because of that altered bonding behavior – which can affect bodily chemistry if you ingest deuterium in D2O – scientists generally say it's not a great idea to
by jerf 6y ago
"Because of that altered bonding behavior – which can affect bodily chemistry if you ingest deuterium in D2O – scientists generally say it's not a great idea to drink heavy water, at least not in high doses."
But also note your body already has to be robust against it to some degree, because water will normally have a certain amount of heavy water in it naturally, so it's not like it's a deadly deadly toxin. It's just something you shouldn't drink a lot of.
- mensetmanusman 6y agoThis is true for all poisons though. It’s about dose...
- Florin_Andrei 6y agoAnd that includes plain water as well.
- justinjlynn 6y agoHence "the dose makes the poison".
- jerf 6y agoMy point is simply that this isn't like botulism toxin or something, but something that will require a much larger dose. I'm targeting a correct mental model. It's dangerous, but not that dangerous.