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Ingesting lead isn't healthy. From wikipedia: Lead is a devastating and persistent neurotoxin that accumulates in soft tissues and bones.
by curtis3389 3y ago
Ingesting lead isn't healthy. From wikipedia: Lead is a devastating and persistent neurotoxin that accumulates in soft tissues and bones.
- GuB-42 3y agoElemental lead is bad but not that bad. It will mostly pass through the digestive system undigested. Especially something with a small surface area like a bullet. Obviously still not something you want to do. But swallowing a bullet of any kind is probably not something you want to do anyways.
- hnbad 3y agoAs I understand it, touching lead is actually worse than swallowing it because your skin is better at absorbing it than your digestive tract is. Also the toxicity comes from accumulation over time rather than accute exposure.