Mad Scientist Drinks Cyanide To See What It Will Do To His Body

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Would you drink cyanide?

Well, that's exactly what one ‘brave' YouTuber did and it was all in the name of science.

This mad scientist drank a small amount of Cyanide, by shaving some and weighing it to make sure the amount is right. He then mixes it with water and drinks it.

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We're not quite sure that if it would be worth the risk for us, but Cody Don thought otherwise.

Cody, who runs the Cody's Lab YouTube channel, drank the resulting concoction in the hope of educating his viewers about what the substance actually does to the human body.

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In the clip, Cody is shown shaving off a 17mg portion of cyanide, and drinking it as the warning "seriously don't try this at home" appears across the screen.

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He even gives is an evaluation when it comes to taste, describing to viewers that: "It tastes like baking soda".

He adds: "I've got a tremor [in his arm] and my breathing is slightly more rapid."

Reassuringly, he also tells viewers that, as a lethal dose is around 300mg for someone of his size, the small amount he took won't harm him.You would definitely need to consume a lot more cyanide in order to die.

Cyanide inhibits the bodies ability to absorb oxygen.

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Cyanide poisoning is a form of histotoxic hypoxia because the cells of an organism are unable to use oxygen, primarily through the inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase.

Acute hydrogen cyanide poisoning can result from inhalation of fumes from burning polymer products that use nitrile in their production, such as polyurethane, or vinyl.

It can also be caused by breakdown of nitroprusside into nitric oxide and cyanide during treatment of hypertensive crisis.

If cyanide is inhaled it causes a coma with seizures, apnea, and cardiac arrest, with death following in a matter of seconds.

At lower doses, loss of consciousness may be preceded by general weakness, giddiness, headaches, vertigo, confusion, and perceived difficulty in breathing.

At the first stages of unconsciousness, breathing is often sufficient or even rapid, although the state of the victim progresses towards a deep coma, sometimes accompanied by pulmonary edema, and finally cardiac arrest.

A cherry red skin color that changes to dark may be present as the result of increased venous hemoglobin oxygen saturation.

Cyanide does not directly cause cyanosis. A fatal dose for humans can be as low as 1.5 mg/kg body weight.

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Cyanides are produced by certain bacteria, fungi, and algae and are found in a number of plants.

Cyanides are found in substantial amounts in certain seeds and fruit stones, e.g., those of apricots, apples, and peaches.

In plants, cyanides are usually bound to sugar molecules in the form of cyanogenic glycosides and defend the plant against herbivores.

Cassava roots (also called manioc), an important potato-like food grown in tropical countries (and the base from which tapioca is made), also contain cyanogenic glycosides.

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Cody added: "What makes a poison is not the fact that it is a dangerous chemical, what makes it a poison is the dose."

"There you go," he says: "I drank cyanide and did not die."

Hmm, think we'll leave you to it, Cody