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[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 39 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Not good enough for me knowing there are Thomas Midgley Juniors out there:

On October 30, 1924, Midgley participated in a press conference to demonstrate the apparent safety of TEL, in which he poured TEL over his hands, placed a bottle of the chemical under his nose, and inhaled its vapor for sixty seconds, declaring that he could do this every day without succumbing to any problems. [...] Midgley later took a leave of absence from work after being diagnosed with lead poisoning.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.

He was the jackass who invented both leaded gasoline and CFCs and inflicted them on the world.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, but a mystery mushroom would likely have much quicker-acting effects and it would be glorious to watch a bunch of these goobers keep over or absolutely trip balls on live television.

[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Isn't the amanita mushroom one of the most deadly, and its unique symptom is that you (seem to) recover after a day or two?

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THEN the second unique symptom hits and you get to open up the abdominal cavity and pour out the remains of the liver.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 6 minutes ago* (last edited 3 minutes ago)

I think that particular symptom is a trait of the infamous "destroying angel" specifically.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroying_angel

Absolute nightmare fuel. 💀