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nadram@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Ok I looked into mercury and it might be what I’m looking for. Any idea how long it’d take before the effects become noticeable?

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  • protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    A lot of detailed information on the Wikipedia page. There are a ton of different ways people can come into contact with mercury, and a ton of different formulations of mercury with varying effects. For what symptoms adults may exhibit from the most common form of organic exposure, look no further than RFK Jr., who himself has stated he has mercury poisoning from eating too much tuna:

    Due to the body’s inability to degrade catecholamines (e.g. adrenaline), a person with mercury poisoning may experience profuse sweating, tachycardia (persistently faster-than-normal heart beat), increased salivation, and hypertension (high blood pressure).

    It also causes memory impairment and reduced IQ. RFK Jr. seems to really fit the bill here.

    But for something truly terrifying, try dimethylmercury. People can get one drop on their skin, then several months later start developing symptoms, and die within a year. It even soaks right through rubber and latex gloves: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylmercury

    For full symptom progression, check out Minimata Disease.

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  • stsquad@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It used to slowly drive haters insane, hence mad haters. There was a theory Napoleon was exposed to excess levels of Arsenic over time although that might have well been background exposure. Nevertheless over time it’s not good for you. Neither is lead.

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    • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I got mad haters yo

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      • TTH4P@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Gotta lotta enemies

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    • TTH4P@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Hatters? Haberdashers?

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      • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yeah

        Mercury poisoning of hat-makers – In 18th and 19th century England, mercury was used in the production of felt, which was commonly used in the hat-making trade at the time. Long-term use of mercury products often resulted in mercury poisoning-induced erethism among hat-makers. In the late 19th-century United States, a notable example occurred in Danbury, Connecticut, where hat making was a major industry. Instances of erethism were so widespread among hat-makers, the condition became known locally as the “Danbury Shakes.” It was characterized by slurred speech, tremors, stumbling, and in extreme cases hallucinations.

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