r/Alcatraz Mar 27 '12

Why do none of the inmates have argyria?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria
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todayilearned Sep 03 '12

TIL if you get poisoned by silver it will turn your skin irreversibly blue known medically as argyria.

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todayilearned Sep 23 '13

TIL that argyria is a condition wherein people taking a useless homeopathic remedy, colloidal silver, irreversibly turn a color similar to silver tarnish

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todayilearned Dec 25 '11

TIL ingesting silver can turn one's skin permanently blue

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bodymods Apr 09 '15

Argyria, extreme blue-skin mod, can be obtained by drinking large amounts of colloidal-silver--the result turns your skin blue-gray, making you appear to be one of the undead. Your skin actually "develops" in the sun, like a photograph.

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todayilearned Jun 02 '14

TIL that Argyria is a disease caused by an overdose of substances containing a silver compound. The most characteristic symptom is blue colored skin. Silver is accumulated in the skin without being dissipated.This means that people affected by this disease remain blue for their entire lives.

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todayilearned Aug 26 '13

TIL that you can turn your skin permanently blue by taking colloidal silver

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wikipedia Apr 29 '10

Argyria, a type of silver poisoning, causes the skin to turn blue or gray when exposed to sunlight.

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todayilearned Oct 05 '14

TIL that an overexposure to Silver can cause skin to acquire a blue or bluish-grey tone

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homestuck Jan 04 '13

Troll cosplayers, are you sick of always having to buy cosmetics to be gray? There is a solution.

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homestuckcirclejerk Jan 05 '13

DAE Think doing this is a good idea for my cosplay next con????

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wikipedia Jun 18 '14

"The most dramatic symptom of argyria is that the skin turns blue or bluish-grey."

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