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Being too hot or too cold can kill us. An internal body temperature above 40°C (104°F) can be fatal. Internal body temperatures below 35°C (95°F) will trigger hypothermia, which can also be fatal.
About 13.5 grams of sugar for each pound of bodyweight in one sitting is enough to kill you. This is about 2.44 kg (5.4 lbs) of sugar in one sitting for an 80-kg (180 lbs) person.
Don’t worry too much though, as there is just 0.73 nanograms per 100 unit vial. On average, people get around 10 units per session.
Botox is a neurotoxic protein used for a variety of purposes, including cosmetic ones. It takes about 68 nanograms of Botox to kill you.
Fast speeds are not great for the human body. G-force is a measurement unit used to determine acceleration. More than 9 g's will most likely kill you. At 14 g’s of lateral acceleration, your organs will detach from their place.
Yes, fluoride can kill you, but don’t use it as an excuse to skip on dental health. You would have to consume around 24 tubes of 170 ml for it to happen.
This is, of course, for the average person. Free divers, for instance, train to hold their breath for much longer periods.
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It’s safe to say that most of us have tested out how long we can hold our breath, though most of us hardly get to dangerous levels. Four minutes without oxygen can cause brain injury, and at the six-minute mark death is very likely.
Many of us like to listen to loud music, and indeed are exposed to it in different settings, such as at live shows or nightclubs. Just make sure you don’t blast it over 185 decibels. This is loud enough to create an embolism that can travel to your heart and kill you, or the air pressure can simply burst your lungs.
Oranges are a popular source of vitamin C, and while it’s difficult to overdose on this vitamin, it is certainly possible. You would have to eat 11,000 of them at once to do so though. Or you could reach the same effect by consuming just over 800 vitamin C supplement pills.
Peaches, plums, mangos, and cherries can also cause trouble. In fact, consuming between three and nine cherry pits (of certain varieties) can lead to serious health consequences. But again, the pit would have to be chewed or somehow damaged for the toxins to be released.
Some apple varieties have more cyanide than others, but generally speaking you’d have to consume somewhere between 150 and 1,000 seeds to reach a lethal dose. Plus, these would have to be chewed thoroughly, not just swallowed whole.
You have probably heard that apple seeds contain cyanide, which is poisonous. The question is how many seeds you’d have to consume to reach deadly levels. The answer: it depends on the type of apple.
Our bodies stop acclimatizing to the limited oxygen at about 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) above sea level. This is known as the “death zone” in mountaineering. Stays over 16 to 20 hours in this zone (or sometimes less) can be deadly.
Lack of water will certainly kill you, but too much of it can also be fatal. Excessive water consumption can lead to an imbalance in electrolytes, more specifically low sodium levels, or hyponatremia. The kidneys won’t be able to process the excess water and cells swell, and when that swelling reaches the brain, it can be game over.
About 10 grams (approximately two teaspoons) is toxic enough to cause severe symptoms, including hallucinations and convulsions. Over 50 grams of it can be fatal. It’s also worth mentioning that nutmeg can interact with some medications.
This spice contains chemical compounds that affect the central nervous system and neurotransmitters that work in a way similar to amphetamines.
Many of us can’t live without caffeine, either in our coffee, tea, or soda. But caffeine, with all its positive effects, can also be harmful, and, in certain doses, fatal. Over 500 milligrams of caffeine per day can find you in a dangerous territory.
If you were to eat the bananas “normally,” you’d have to regularly consume over 400 bananas per day to reach a deadly level of potassium.
Bananas are a great source of potassium, but overdosing on them can be fatal. To reach such levels you’d need to eat around 42 bananas as quickly as possible. We’re talking about timed eating competition speed here!
Essential oils are quite popular, but it turns out consuming as little as 5 milliliters can be fatal for a child. For adults, somewhere between 5 and 15 milliliters can be deadly, too. This will also depend on the essential oil one consumes.
Individual salt packets have around 0.75 grams (0.02 oz) of salt each. This means this hypothetical person would need to consume at least 61 packets of salt. That’s around 48 teaspoons.
Indeed humans need salt, but too much of it can be lethal. How much of it? Between 0.5 and 1 gram (1.1 to 2.2 lbs) per kilogram of body weight. For a 90-kg (200 lbs) person, that would be somewhere between 45.5 and 90 grams (1.6 and 3.17 oz) of salt.
You might be familiar with the fact that chocolate is toxic for dogs. This is because it contains a substance called theobromine. Well, it turns out that this substance is also toxic for humans, though in much larger quantities.
Consuming 1,000 milligrams of theobromine for each kilogram a person weighs can be fatal. For example, a man who weighs 90 kg (200 lbs) would have to consume 90,000 milligrams of theobromine. Milk chocolate has about 2.4 milligrams of this substance per gram, so this hypothetical man would need to eat about 857 chocolate bars of 44 g (1.55 oz) for the dose to be lethal.
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About 687 milligrams per day is how much it takes for the risk of cardiac arrest to be high. So, how much does this mean in reality? About 71 cups of coffee, more than 250 cups of tea, or 300 cans of caffeinated soda would be fatal for a 70-kg (165 lbs) person.
Our kidneys can process about a liter (33.8 oz) of water per hour. How much water a person needs to drink for toxicity to occur depends on a number of factors, including the person’s weight as well as things such as activity level and environmental factors. For example, in certain circumstances, six liters of water could kill a person who weighs 75 kg (165 lbs).
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It is true that in many cases moderation is key, but sometimes it can actually be a matter of life and death. Yes, you can overdose on a surprising number of things, including foods. Though there are many other items that, in certain quantities, can also kill you. But how much does it take for you to reach lethal levels, really? How much chocolate would you have to eat, or how loud would music have to be to kill you?
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