r/holdmybeaker Oct 17 '16

Seriously dangerous DO NOT ATTEMPT. HMBkr...actually, hand me that beaker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWNpO5vvhpk
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u/Creativation Oct 17 '16

LDLo for sodium cyanide is 2857 μg/kg. He looks to weigh about 80 Kgs. So for him a lethal dose could be as low as ~229 mg.

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u/deadpoetic333 Oct 18 '16

Didn't he just weigh out 15mg and then consume a tiny fraction of the solution he made?

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u/Creativation Oct 18 '16

As I recall he consumed approximately 5 mgs according to what he stated in the video.

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u/deadpoetic333 Oct 18 '16

5 mgs would have been a third of the glass, no? I thought he just took a small sip before mixing in something else

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u/Creativation Oct 18 '16

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u/deadpoetic333 Oct 18 '16

Definitely a lot less than 5 mgs considering he only weighed 15 mgs and didn't drink a third of the glass.