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[–] 29 points 2 years ago (4 children)

This is per kilogram of your mass. So if your weight is 80kg then the lethal dose would be 96000mg not 1200. At least that's how I understand this.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So that means 7.2 litres of water to kill an 80 kg human. That's a lot of water to down in one short sitting.

    Not easy to do. Fortunately.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    So that means 7.2 litres of water to kill an 80 kg human

    well, not exactly. since this is the LD50, drinking 7.2 liters of water would kill about half of the population that try. the other half would survive

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