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A Scientist Spilled 2 Drops Organic Mercury On Her Hand. This Is What Happened To Her Brain.

Chubbyemu · 15.8M views · 2017-12-11 · 14:28

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Chubbyemu narrates the true case of a professor who spilled two drops of dimethylmercury on her hand and suffered fatal neurological damage.

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Cited as the best accessible account of dimethylmercury poisoning, and as an example of the channel's grim medical case studies.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2018–2026

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jonpalmisc · 2022-01 · Strong recommendation

ChubbyEmu’s video [1] on this was quite good. (As is the rest of his channel, if this kind of stuff interests you.) [1] [VIDEO]

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wvbdmp · 2026-01 · Reference

Just seeing that guy’s face and hearing his voice makes me uneasy. That channel is total body-horror. Glad that guy ended up okay, unlike this poor soul: [VIDEO]

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goldenkey · 2018-03 · Reference

Well regarding mercury, it has been phased out of most vaccines in the US and European Union. > "FDA is continuing its efforts toward reducing or removing thimerosal from all existing vaccines." [1] Note to self: don't touch dimethylmercury even with nitrile gloves, it goes right through within seconds. The last person to do so, KW, slowly turned into a vegetable and was ultimately euthanized [2, 3] [1] [LINK] [2] [LINK] [3] [VIDEO]

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