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| Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:09pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
There are innumerable poisons known today, most of which are used for malicious purposes such as genocide, terrorism, and murder. Even in small quantity, poison can be deadly or harmful to living cells. Here is a list of the 10 deadliest poisons/substances known to human. |
| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:12pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
10. Mercury Mercury which is found in the fish is not dangerous if that can be digested by human being and it is low level mercury. But the mercury vapor which is inhaled can be dangerous. It directly attacks the nerves system and the lungs. It completely shuts down the nerves system of the human beings. Even a single drop of Mercury on the human hand can be very dangerous. It is known as one of the deadliest poisons known to humanity.
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| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:14pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
9. Dart Frog Poison Perhaps, they are the most beautiful of all the rain forest creatures but their beauty contains extraordinary toxicity. There are at least 100 different toxins identified that deadliest dart frogs hide in their skin containing neurotoxin, batrachotoxin, and its derivatives. It produces a toxin, batrachotoxin which enters the bloodstream and then attacks the nerves, specially around the heart, breathing becomes impossible and stressed asphyxiation then leads to cardiac arrest during coma, then death.
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| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:17pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
8. Cyanide Most people are familiar with cyanide poison. It is known to cause harm to the heart as well as the central nervous system. When a small amount of cyanide comes into contact with the blood, it will bind itself to the iron element in the blood, preventing the flow of oxygen in the body. This will cause death in no time since there is no circulation of oxygen in the body. There are several forms of cyanide, but hydrogen cyanide is the most dangerous. It is used in gaseous form as a tool of chemical warfare and is capable of killing in 10 minutes or less. It is manufactured primarily for mining purposes specifically mining of silver and gold. However, since World War I, it has often been used for murder and suicide.
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| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:19pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
7. Amatoxin Found in poisonous mushrooms, this chemical compound is heat-stable, insoluble in water and can’t destroyed by drying. Liver is the first organ which is affected after consuming this toxic compound. Gradually, it encroaches kidney and the central nervous system and causes respiratory distress as well as bloody diarrhea and even coma. The way only to avoid this poisoning is to avoid eating wild mushrooms.
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| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:20pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
6. Sarin Also known as GB, Sarin is a colorless gas which is 25 times more fatal than cyanide. Scared? Developed by German scientists in 1938 as a pesticide, it has been used as chemical weapon in wars for mass destruction including the famous Iran-Iraq war of 1988 and terrorists attack in Japan in 1995. Exposure of Sarin invades the breathing function by “switching off” glands and muscles. This fatal chemical was named in honor of its inventors – Schrader, Ambros, Rudiger and Van der L INde.
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| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:24pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
5. Strychnine Discovered by the French chemists Joseph-Bienaime Caventou and Pierre-Joseph Pelletier in 1818, this poison is obtained from the seeds of nux vomica tree and related plants of the genus Strychnos. It causes increased reflex excitability in the spinal cord that results in a loss of the normal inhibition of spread of motor cell stimulation, so that all muscles contract simultaneously. It is one of the most bitter substance known.
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| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:27pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
4. Tetrodotoxin Abbreviated as TTX, Tetrodotoxin is a lethal neurotoxin whose name is derived from Tetraodontiformes, which include the famous pufferfish. The pufferfish is used to prepare sushi. If you consume the poison, it will take 30 minutes for the myriad of symptoms to manifest. The symptoms will appear in quick succession starting with mouth paralysis, problems in swallowing then you will experience trouble in speech and coordination rendering you disabled. After this, you will experience seizures and convulsions, then a coma, and eventually death. All this can happen within 17 minutes or a maximum of 6 hours.
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| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:31pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
3. VX (IUPAC name O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate). Formally a pesticide, VX is the most lethal nerve gas in the world with no other use except for chemical warfare. It is categorized as a weapon of mass destruction, and neither has taste nor odor. Though VX was banned for use, militaries across the world scrambled to stockpile this lethal weapon. If one drop of the gas comes into contact with exposed skin, it will cause death. Inhalation will cause symptoms that are flu-like with minimal exposure. In severe cases, it can lead to paralysis as well as failure of the respiratory system.
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| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:33pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
2. Ricin Ricin is a natural occurring poison that is extracted from castor oil seeds. A few salt sized grains of pure ricin can cause death. It can get into your system by inhalation, ingestion, and injection – it is least lethal through ingestion. It works by blocking the bodies ability to make protein by preventing cells from assembling the necessary amino acids. As a result, the body goes into shock, and you die.
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| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:37pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
1. Botulinum Well, here comes the deadliest No. 1 poison of this toxic list. Commonly used in various cosmetic products (botox), it is so powerful that it has been estimated that 1 teaspoon of the poison has the potential to kill 1.2 billion people. The classic symptoms of botulism include double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, and muscle weakness. When the diaphragm and chest muscles are exposed with this compound, respiration is inhibited and unless the patient receives treatment in time, death from asphyxia results.
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| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 1:52pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
Personal favorite is ricin. It's untraceable and you don't need to be a skilled assassin to prepare one. Was also mentioned on Breaking Bad. Sources: www.enkivillage.com/deadliest-poisons.html https://topyaps.com/top-10-deadliest-poisons https://alltoptens.com/top-ten-deadliest-poisons-known-humanity/ |
| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Flexherbal(m): 1:58pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
Number nine can be termed : A beautiful poison. |
| Re: Ten Deadliest Substances/poison Known To Humanity by Nobody: 2:10pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
Flexherbal:Well...the aftermath is damn ugly. |
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