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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Vitamin C more harmful than gasoline is an interesting one.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, very confusing if you don't understand how the data works.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Even water is lethal!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah, the ld50 for gasoline is 5000 mg/kg, not 14,000 which is the limit for acute toxicity. This whole chart is shit.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Specifically from the sun, too. I have never heard of anyone dying from too much sun exposure that's not related to the temperature or skin damage.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Not possible to get 3-3.5 grams (based on bodey weigth) of d vitamin from the sun. Since the body produce about 25 micrograms in 10-15 minutes during peak summer. And would just flush the excess. To be leathal it would need to be in one single dose.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

So we need a sun laser beam. Got it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

It is the obvious conclusion ;)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or just ingest a lot of D vitamin pills.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

That's exactly what I assumed. It makes no sense. I guess I wasn't clear considering the downvotes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

1000 IU of Vitamin D is 25 mcg. So the LD50 for an 80 kg adult is 37×80×1000÷25 ≈ 120 000 vitamin D pills.

I think you'll be fine.