“The dose makes the poison” -some old dude that like found the pharmaceutical industry
agitated_judge@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Everything. Literally everything can be fatal in large enough quantities. Quote from one of my chemistry professors: “there are no lethal substances, only lethal doses”
Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Even water can be fatal if you drink too much in one sitting.
rich@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Remember the Wii craze in 2007? There was a radio competition called Hold Your Wee for a Wii in which the contestants had to drink throughout the day without going for a piss. One died.
clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I remember. I didn’t think it was possible before then.
rich@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Yeah same, it was madness