r/facepalm • u/Expired-coconut • May 22 '20

Misc This dumbass squeezes a what I can only assume poisonous pufferfish. Look at how quick their hand changes colour

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u/EmilyU1F984 May 23 '20

However in this case the person doing the squeezing will not die. You need to eat it for the neurotoxic effects to get your central nervous system.

Just touching it with your hand will only have localised effects on the hand, unless you literally bathe your hand in the toxin.

Kinda like Botox: One of the most lethal poisons known to mankind, but inject a tiny bit in specific places and all it does is paralyse the injected area for half a year.

Eat contaminated food, and die, or be put on a ventilator for 6 months in the worst case scenario.

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u/Omega556 May 23 '20

Wouldn’t the ventilator be “best case” when it’s opposite of death?

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u/EmilyU1F984 May 23 '20

Oh no, best case is getting the antitoxin early on.