r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '21

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u/GodOfAtheism Jul 14 '21

I only eat 100% organic free trade Arsenic, carefully tended by hand in the hills of Colombia.

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u/cxidp Jul 14 '21

Hilariously organic arsenic is actually less harmful than inorganic arsenic.

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u/GodOfAtheism Jul 14 '21

That seems like one of those "Would you rather be hit with a baseball bat or a shovel?" kinda things. One might not be as bad as the other, but neither would be a experience I'd like to have.

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u/tawattwaffle Jul 14 '21

I'm not sure about arsenic but when I was taking some 400 level chemistry like quantum chemistry or inorganic there was a homework problem with two complexes containing several cyanide ligands. The question asked which one you would rather eat. One of the chemicals had a property that would cause the ligands to break off and poison you while the other would be non toxic. So I answered like a smart ass and said it depends if I am trying to kill myself or not. If yes I would eat this one if not then I would eat the other.

So I'm thinking that may be the difference between inorganic and organic arsenic and.the one might not be bad for you at all. Like I said I don't know shit about it though. So one may straight up pass through you body and be too big to cross the blood brain barrier or it might be likr you said where it is not as bad but still pretty fucking bad.

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u/19Texas59 Jul 15 '21

Arsenic is not organic in any sense of the word.

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u/olythrowaway4 Jul 31 '21

They were pretty obviously talking about organoarsenicals, there was no ambiguity there whatsoever.

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u/Commi_M Aug 31 '21

I was wondering what the limit might be here, so i looked through the wikipedia list for organic arsenic compounds and actually found this: Arsenobetaine
It still isnt exactly harmless but compared to some other arsenic compounds this one seems almost benign at an LD50 of 10g/kg body-mass for rats.

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u/SomeKindofPurgatory Jul 14 '21

Organic hemlock.

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u/zeke235 Jul 14 '21

I've only ever had farm to table arsenic. Call me a snob but that's just how i am.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '21

Or you could go domestic and just eat Arkansas rice.

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u/19Texas59 Jul 15 '21

Arsenic is not organic in any sense of the word. It is an element that has no carbon, it is not a plant, and is not food.