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There's "poisoning" from lots of stuff that we wouldn't traditionally classify as "poison", like water [1] or oxygen [2]. I am not a chemist or a doctor, but I
by tombert 2y ago
There's "poisoning" from lots of stuff that we wouldn't traditionally classify as "poison", like water [1] or oxygen [2].
I am not a chemist or a doctor, but I think the common adage is "it's the dose that makes the poison". Most stuff is bad for you if you get too much of it.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_toxicity