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How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:38am On Oct 10, 2017
As Paracelsus, the famous alchemist, said, "Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy."
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:39am On Oct 10, 2017
1, water
Everyone has heard that they should drink 2 liters of water every day. But if you drink 3 times as much, your kidneys will not be able to process this much liquid and get it out of your system. The result can be internal organ and brain edema and respiratory arrest. So, yes, you can get poisoned with water! And this was recently demonstrated by Jennifer Strange, who drank 7.5 liters of water during the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:40am On Oct 10, 2017
2, coffee
Half an ounce of caffeine is believed to be a lethal dose. It is approximately 113 coffee cups (of 250 ml). It is worth mentioning that in this case, a person would probably die not from the caffeine overdose but water intoxication: 113 cups are actually almost 30 liters of water. So if you don’t eat coffee beans or mouthfuls of instant coffee, you are safe. Just don’t mix it with soda or energy drinks, like this teenager from South Carolina.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:41am On Oct 10, 2017
3, chocolate
Chocolate contains a small amount of theobromine. This alkaloid is a powerful agent that stimulates the central nervous system. But if you ate 22 lb of chocolate in one sitting, it could lead first to nausea and diarrhea, then an epileptic fit, then internal bleeding, cardiac infarction, and finally death.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:41am On Oct 10, 2017
4, Alcohol
For a healthy man, a deadly dose would be 1.25 liters of 40% alcohol (approximately 27 shots of 45 ml each). But it will happen only if the man finishes this amount within one hour and does not throw up.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:42am On Oct 10, 2017
5, Cigarettes
Taking into account that each standard cigarette contains approximately 0.8 mg of nicotine, 75 cigarettes can blow you to kingdom come.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:43am On Oct 10, 2017
6, Marijuana
Things are slightly different with marijuana. The fatal dose is 1,500 lb, smoked within 15 minutes or 48 lb eaten at one time. And you probably won’t enjoy it at all. Not even Snoop Dogg can do that.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:43am On Oct 10, 2017
7, Apple Seed
You won’t die from eating 18 apples. But if you take out the seeds from those 18 apples, smash them to pieces, chew them thoroughly, and swallow them, then there is a possibility that you will die because apple seeds contain cyanide. Just like that!

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:44am On Oct 10, 2017
8, Cherry stones
The same destiny awaits not only fans of apple seeds but also those who chew crushed cherry stones because they also contain cyanide (as well as apricot, peach, and bitter almond stones). For example, this guy bit into a cherry stone to find a nut inside. He liked it so much that he decided to eat another 2.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:45am On Oct 10, 2017
9, Banana
Bananas contain potassium, an overdose of which can lead to death. But for this to happen, you would have to eat 400 bananas in one sitting.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:46am On Oct 10, 2017
10, Orange
To die from an orange overdose, you would need to eat 11,000 oranges in one sitting.

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Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:46am On Oct 10, 2017
11, Salt
The everyday norm of salt is approximately 0.1 oz. A lethal dose of salt is 9 oz in one sitting (approximately 48 teaspoons). If someone decides to choose this way to commit suicide, it will be a truly regretful choice because the death would be agonizing (from a lot of enemas) and long.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:47am On Oct 10, 2017
12, Chili pepper
You would need 130 teaspoons of chili pepper to go to Heaven. But your body will probably say "No" because chilis are so hot and spicy.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:48am On Oct 10, 2017
13, sugar
The fatal dose of sucrose is 5 oz per pound of your body weight. This means that a man would need to eat 55 lb of sugar in one go, which equals approximately 500 teaspoons.

Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by xarm(m): 8:50am On Oct 10, 2017
Toothpaste
Theoretically, you would need to eat 24 tubes of toothpaste to get to the afterlife. So, please, don’t do that!

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Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by Magnoliaa(f): 9:17am On Oct 10, 2017
Interesting facts..
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by AK6464(m): 9:19am On Oct 10, 2017
Source pls
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by christejames(m): 9:35am On Oct 10, 2017
Educative and interesting...

But wait a minute, which person in their right sense will suck 11,000 oranges just to commit suicide?

I rather allow wheelbarrow to 'jam' me than to commit suicide in such a way.
Lalasticlala, what do you think?
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by swiz123(m): 10:05am On Oct 10, 2017
Has it been proven?? undecided

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Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by sunsewa16: 12:02pm On Oct 10, 2017
Conclusion, too much of everything is bad,except worshiping of Baba God.
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by Nobody: 1:26pm On Oct 10, 2017
Magnoliaa:
Interesting facts..

These are not facts but mere speculation. Op should show us scientific research/evidence to support these spurious facts.
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by Dexema(m): 1:39pm On Oct 10, 2017
xarm:
7, Apple Seed
You won’t die from eating 18 apples. But if you take out the seeds from those 18 apples, smash them to pieces, chew them thoroughly, and swallow them, then there is a possibility that you will die because apple seeds contain cyanide. Just like that!

What?? Cyanide? Let me confirm.
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by Coffin4Sale: 2:34pm On Oct 10, 2017
9ice One OP but Tax got to be paid to Nigeria FIRS and when you teach people how to stay alive how do you expect me to pay Tax again?

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Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by mhisterdreezy(m): 3:05pm On Oct 10, 2017
intresting CC: seun lalastical or lalasticalla come and do your Job
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by princeemmma(m): 5:17pm On Oct 10, 2017
nice work#true fact
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by Nobody: 7:55pm On Oct 10, 2017
op u forgot castor beans that grows in our backyard. i heard that 3 seeds is sufficient to send one to the other realm in a very slow excruciating way.
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by ahnaija: 9:44pm On Oct 10, 2017
I like it
Re: How Much Of these 15 Popular Foods And Items Can Kill You? by Magnoliaa(f): 6:34pm On Oct 12, 2017
Pushas:

These are not facts but mere speculation. Op should show us scientific research/evidence to support these spurious facts.

Oh

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