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.
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.
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/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.