Re: [OT] DU

From: Alan Balmer (albalmer_at_att.net)
Date: 11/11/03 

Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 14:36:44 -0700

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 15:53:08 +0000 (UTC), bcd@pvv.ntnu.no (Bent C
Dalager) wrote:

>In article <tdu1rv46j1cn260647evtegq3907v1bfnk@4ax.com>,
>Alan Balmer <albalmer@spamcop.net> wrote:
>>
>>The lethal dose of water is only 14 liters, iirc.
>
>I think that's the LD50, meaning that 50% of individuals exposed to it
>will die. And it scales linearly with body mass, with 14 liters being
>for 80kg persons I expect.

I'm sure you're right. I remember it from years ago, when I used to
browse the Merck Index for fun. (I took a minor in chemistry.) The
description of human effects for just about every entry ended with
"convulsions and death." ;-)
>
>And as far as I'm aware, the number was determined by testing on
>animals and scaling up the results. :-)

I don't think I'd want to see the testing on anything. I suppose they
had to force feed the water. Sounds like a particularly nasty way to
go. 

-- 
Al Balmer
Balmer Consulting
removebalmerconsultingthis@att.net

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