Weird things that can harm you, so know the fact
We all like to spice up our meals, but did you know that 129 teaspoons of pepper all at once could kill you?
Perhaps more concerning is that eating as little as
a few teaspoons of nutmeg can induce convulsions, palpitations, nausea and
possibly death. Of course, sugar has also
been linked to a myriad of diseases but for a 70 Kg person, 10.5 cups of sugar
at once is deadly. With that much sugar, you might also develop some serious cavities.
Don't go eating toothpaste. Fluoride is very safe in
small doses and can help fight cavities but ingesting around 24 tubes with 170
milliliters or 6 ounces each could be fatal.
If you're trying to avoid wrinkles just know that 68
nanograms of Botox is lethal. It does
stand for botulinum toxin after all. Of
course, injections use a tiny fraction of that amount which prevents nerves from
firing essentially paralyzing the muscle.
While you've always been told to eat your fruits and
veggies, enough oranges, and you'd be overdosing on Vitamin C. Granted you need
to eat about eleven thousand at once to reach this dosage; 809 vitamin
supplements would do the same.
If healthy food makes you run the other way don't go
too fast. Though our bodies can handle amazingly
fast speeds we're not so great at acceleration.
The Earth is flying around the sun at 1,600 kilometers an hour, and it
doesn't faze you. But if it started accelerating to a faster speed we'd all
feel the jolt. 14 g's of lateral acceleration and your organs would start to
tear loose from one another. Running
fast will also warm you up, but when internal temperatures exceed 40 degrees
Celsius, heatstroke will kick in and could potentially lead to death.
Sweating can help cool you down but with any extreme
heat dehydration sets in causing decreased blood flow to vital organs like the
kidneys and the brain. As a result, they
begin to shut off while the intestines break down and release harmful bacteria
into your bloodstream.
Of course, cool your internal temperature down too
much below 21 degrees celsius and your body enters a lethal phase of
hypothermia which causes veins to constrict and blood flow to decrease, focusing
warmth on internal organs until they begin to fail too.
If you're trying to see those internal organs try to
avoid getting 7143 abdominal X-Rays back-to-back which is enough cumulative
radiation to kill you. This ionizing
radiation has enough energy to rip electrons from atoms. 5 grays of radiation
are enough to kill 50% of the population which a nuclear blast could administer.
If you're hiding from a nuclear blast to be careful
of eating too many green potatoes in your bunker. The green color that forms on
the skin is actually chlorophyll which isn't toxic but indicates the presence
of the toxin solanine which is a defense mechanism against pests. You might get
sick from eating one, but eat around 25 of these medium-sized green potatoes
and your life could be on the line.
What's good for our own survival in small doses can
sometimes be lethal, like potassium. Potassium ions are essential for nerve
impulses and muscle contractions, but potassium chloride is also used for
lethal injections. You need to eat about 480 bananas to reach this lethal
amount, but your stomach might burst before you reach that. Just remember the dose is the poison.
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