Some more info on fluoride from Anne! "The whole reason that they found out that fluoride can help prevent cavities is that beginning in the early 20th century, scientists linked high levels of naturally occurring fluoride in certain community water supplies to low levels of tooth decay. Since then, fluorination has been recognized as an easy way to drastically improve oral health. Actually, parts of India, China, and Africa have areas with high natural fluoride levels in their water, and are taking measures to remove the fluoride. Some countries have programs that fluorinate milk instead of water. There has been more recent evidence that suggested pregnant women should not drink fluorinated water, as it may result in lower IQ scores in their children. But, how much is too much - has not been fully determined. Should you - or should you not drink fluorinate water is a different issue than eating a tube of toothpaste. It should be obvious that eating a tube of toothpaste will make you sick. Thanks again!" - Anne
I wish more media outlets would realise people are more interested in specialists than famous people with very little knowledge when it comes down to obscure topics
Right!? I don't wanna see Justin Timberlake narrate [insert niche topic], I wanna watch Dr.Becky who has 3 degrees on the subject go on a complete tirade bc this is all she's ever wanted to talk about ever
@@againstthepods4316 i’m literally black and don’t see the problem… she’s an expert that’s all that matters 🤨and plus there’s been poc on this channel before
She has so much sass and such a golden personality. Reminds me of a biology teacher I had, and man oh man, you KNOW when to listen to someone like her.
Yeah, it depends on the particular details of the poison and the "state" in which it's stored... Mostly it's about the chemical "reactivity" of the stuff, but things like "volatility" also effect it... Highly reactive chemicals degrade over time, and in many cases there just isn't anything you can do to really change it... They're charged ionically to interact with more and more of the environment around them, to a point that you just can't stop the degradation as bit by bit reacts and turns "inert" over time... Highly volatile chemicals are substances that "vent" into gaseous form over time very easily or at relatively "low" temperatures... You CAN usually slow this process down, but it's not so much that they get less dangerous over time as they just escape containment and the vapors (gas) go away with every breeze... AND some chemicals are inherently hazardous BECAUSE of their timely degradation. In these cases what is normally relatively safe to play with BECOMES MORE dangerous through chemical interactions that produce more and more hazardous chemistry as a result... A fairly common example of this last one is common electronics. They're everywhere and we frequently rely on the electronic products we use everyday to be "safe"... Obviously you wouldn't sit down and eat your smart-phone or Tablet, since that's just silly... BUT frequent over-heating causes the wiring and insulation to break down... Some of those non-conductive materials produce HYDROGEN CYANIDE as a direct result of "thermal decomposition" (commonly burning, even slowly)... It's most obvious in the acrid smell and burning sensations you might get if you're around an electrical fire in a car, since automotive electrics are RIFE with this hazardous (and often under-rated) hazard... NOW, before we go outlawing electronics that can produce Cyanide "ffs"... Relax. Cyanide binds with hemoglobin in your blood and displaces oxygen. That's really how it kills... AND it takes a fair amount of exposure to do the "job"... SO JUST DO NOT hang out in an enclosed car with the electronics smoking up inside for any longer than absolutely necessary... ONCE YOU'RE BREATHING FRESH AIR, you'll recover fairly easily. You might get nauseous or cough for a bit, and oxygen might even be highly recommended, but generally just avoid breathing the smoke... That's where the "bad stuff" is... AND since cyanide smothers you chemically, it takes awhile (3 to 5 minutes average) to actually die of it, though to fall unconscious can be considerably shorter... Worth a note of caution, but cars have been equipped for DECADES with that grade of wiring and little risk posed to most common consumers. ;o)
My mom was bitten by a brown recluse and didn't know it until a few hours later when she was in the er. At 8months pregnant she started the morning being able to walk with a bit of pain, by 12pm she was in the ICU her leg almost having go be amputated due to her developing a neputizing fasulitis that was eating away at the muscle in her leg. Ended up having an emergency c-section, 4 years later and she's still not 100% but she is very lucky to have been able to keep her leg at all. Walking is still hard and her leg swells at random but it's better than the alternative
Necrotizing fasciitis is mit caused by spider bites, it's caused by bacteria. She is very lucky, to have kept her leg. Hope she and your Sibling are ok.
I'm so sorry! I was lucky when I was bitten by a Chilean recluse, I realised immediately, it woke me up and I thought it was a moth so I removed it with my hand, ended up destroying it. Only the little brown legs left. I got panic attacks but it didn't got to viscerocutaneous loxoscelism nor what most likely happened to your mum, necrotic cutaneous loxoscelism. It seems the bit was not deep enough, I acted very fast so I only had a massive allergic reaction in the zone (I'm surprised it wasn't bigger, because I'm already an allergic person with extreme skin and respiratory reactions).
@@agneskirsch8335necrotizing fasciitis basically translates to “dying tissue condition” and can be caused by many things, including venoms and flesh eating bacterias.
I think she's the type of professor who really gives great lectures but gives difficult exam questions lol. Still I would love to enroll in a class she would teach.
I like how she's realistic. Instead of saying absolutely don't do this or don't do that, she just gives the facts about why it might not be a great idea.
Rule #1 when foraging for anything: Leave it be if you cannot identify it with 100% certainty. In my opinion, taking kids foraging actually teaches them to not just put stuff in their mouths. We were never allowed to take anything if mum (or grandma) wasn't sure what it was. My mum has also taught us how to identify the poisonous stuff just as a precaution (like looking at the underside of a mushroom, looking for certain discolorations etc). It was tons of fun and I've loved foraging ever since.
I just want to say that I watched this video for the first time 2 nights ago (I've been binging the tech support vids), and when Anne discussed calling poison control for a suspected poisoning, I thought "eh, better write that number down just in case" and paused the vid to add it into my phone notes. Well, just today, my mother came into my room panicked because she realized she had accidentally doubled her 100mg dose of Losartan ( -a blood thinner- comments below corrected this lol). I called poison control and the lady on the line was so helpful in both calming her down and informing us about the situation. Thankfully my mom is fine, she just felt dizzy and has to drink fluids/wait 24 hrs before taking another dosage. I just can't believe the timing, it's crazy. Be safe out there y'all.
Losartan isnt a blood thinner. Its an antihypertensive for blood pressure. Still not good to double your dose, but not as dangerous as doubling a blood thinner.
Ikr! I don't think anything could save me because as soon as I'd see that it was a spider that bit me, I'd probably die of a heart attack.. Also, so glad that they didn't show a picture of what that spider looks like for those who don't know. I so often end up throwing my phone across the room when watching informative UA-cam videos
@@SMJSelena Its a brown, one inch spider with a sort of violin on its abdomen. Also, brown recluse bites won't kill you unless you're allergic. The problem with brown recluse bites is the fact that the venom can cause necrosis at the site of the bite, which could develop into sepsis if not treated with antibiotics, but the venom helps stop the necrosis. On the other hand, It's really men that should be scared of this spider, because it can cause the pp painfully swell. So if you're a girl, just go to the hospital, or at least have antibiotics on hand to kill of any potential infects after washing the necrotic wound. If you're a man, be ready for 4 hours of pain and possible permanent damage. Remember, Black Widows have a more potent venom, and if you get bitten by one, HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY!
@@isabellavalencia8026 I didn't know over the counter eye drops could kill someone if ingested. I figured it would make you sick but didn't know it would be fatal.
@@sweetembrace6706 I mean that's true but I feel like read it it's more of the type of thing where you probably won't believe it until you're on it. But with Twitter everybody and their mother knows Twitter is toxic even if you don't have it or you don't.
@@chenhonksthehorn2187 "Mechanism of action. The actions of ipecac are mainly those of major alkaloids, emetine (methylcephaeline) and cephaeline. They both act locally by irritating the gastric mucosa and centrally by stimulating the medullary chemoreceptor trigger zone to induce vomiting."
No toxicologist here but yep true. In fact in our language we have a saying that says " nothing too much is good " ( yeah that was a horrible translation sorry)
i get so hung up on trying to teach too much when i try to explain a concept. this woman gives just the right kind of info at the right level for a layman
Activated charcoal will also absorb any medications you're ingesting. So if you're on a prescription medication, don't take activated charcoal or it will neutralize it.
Good to know. We have a real activated charcoal ingestion problem in our society. How am I going to take my meds now? I'm not giving up my activated charcoal habit one bit!!!!
@@BlisaBLisa There is always the chance we got the spider species wrong. In a matter of life & death, the person treating you would very much prefer to confirm it 100% with zero margin for error.
replying to add that i was concerned about inhaling it mostly bc i had gotten my tonsils removed like 3-4 days before that happened so i was scared it had a straight shot to my bloodstream
This is incredible for me to know because I'm a beginner mystery writer, and these help make things interesting. Also, is anyone aware that if you put a hive of honeybees in a greenhouse with only Andromeda flowers, the honey they make will be poisonous? If ingested, it will cause paralysis of the limbs and the lungs. A fun fact I learned
@BPJD2004 yeah, err, a fun fact. "Honest, Officer, I'm a mystery writer." 😆 Seriously, though, good luck . I wanted to be a writer 😔, but I ramble on with no particular point, and apparently, people like endings 😕 ✌️
Made me feel bad for her how many of the questions were "did you know X". Like, she's a professional toxicologist and that was some basic toxin trivia.
On that note, how are these set up? Do they ask for e.g. “questions” or “comments”? If they ask for questions, I can see the type of person who’d argue with someone who’s very knowledgeable about their area about facts (notably 9:33 gives those vibes). It’s one thing to ask “I heard this, is it true?” and another to state with certainty that it _is_ true… With that said, these days it’s easy to spread misinformation and fictional “facts”, which is annoying to put it (very!) mildly
@@beepy6161: Oh really? That's kinda weird the way they portray these ones here then, they give the impression that the questions are specifically for said experts 🤔
@leftism is for losers neat, I have a masters molecular biology and chemistry. What job are you interested in? I myself am aiming for becoming a geneticist.
@leftism and conservativism are for losers If you think you are above anyone because of your degree.. i honestly pity you, must suck to have that type of mindset
I will never forget the time my boyfriend and i were walking through his schools field, when he saw a quaint little mushroom on the ground. I remember squeaking in terror as he folded over to put it in his mouth. He didn’t even pick it he just “ *slurp* “ I was less worried about it being poisonous and more worried about the fact it was in a school field where people, animals, and bacteria ran around all day but yeah he’s still alive.
@@fs_life2018 Yes, says the mith that 29.8 per cent of english speakers that use youtube see his coment in a chance of 4/6 times that they scroll to see the comments.
When I was a kid, I thought food poisoning meant that someone had literally poisoned your food (I read a lot of medieval stories), and I remember being very confused because I thought people didn't really do that anymore... 🤔😄
@@abdefgh8191 no 😂😂 i used to think the same too Basically, it is an illness caused when you consume food infected by pathogens aka disease causing microbes( bacteria, fungi etc)
Regarding water-soluable vitamins, I heard a good line once about all those fancy supplements pushed by "fitness gurus": "Your body can only process so much of that stuff at once. Those pills are just giving you expensive pee."
She sounds so happy and cheerful. Makes it kinda terrifying when you realize she has enough knowledge of toxins and poisons to probably wipe out the planet without breaking a sweat.
@@nickowl128 I mean, I did wipe out the planet in a game called Plague Inc with little to no knowledge, and COVID has shown us humanity isn't ready to handle actual plagues. So... If she plays her cards right... She could.
I know a lot of the questions seem ludicrous, but I started thinking that children and even those who are mentally disadvantaged or disturbed, if left alone, abandoned and locked up and starving for days may accidentally think something sweet and minty is an alternative for food.
The number one thing I learned in my general toxicology class is "The dose makes the poison" meaning u could consume some of the most deadly poison in the world and still be fine as long as you don't consume over the lethal threshold.
Very true. Dosage , almost for anything really, is the main point that determines whether you get intoxicated or not. This applies for not only toxic chemicals that you are obviously not supposed to ingest, but also for medication, vitamins or food. Even drinking water can kill you if you were to drink 5-10times the daily recommend amount.
@@sultankahn9784 by licking cyanide you would die within minutes. Not a painless one to add. Every substance has a lethal threshold but they vary a lot in the range of concentrations that would result in intoxication. Meaning 1g of cyanide would kill you, but 1g of paracetamol wouldnt. But if you were to take over 5g of paracetamol at once (or more) you would face a serious liver damage within hours and without administering an antidote soon enough, a very painful death.
My dad got bit my a brown recluse spider and didn’t tell us for weeks. He was “treating” it with Neosprin and bandaids. He now has a hole all the way to the bone on his leg.
One of the best of these "Somebody answers questions" videos. This gal's got a really fun sense of humor and this advice is pretty damned important ("If you find a mushroom at the grocery store, you can eat it"--gold!). Bring her back for part two!
As a follow up to the mushroom question, could we have a Mycologist do a video about mushrooms? Mycology seems to be growing in popularity these days, so I'm sure you can find enough questions for them to answer.
I was just gonna say the last question definitely needed an answer in its own vid and I could tell the specialist was like 😳 ‘we don’t have time for that’
@@WeatherManToBe that’s so weird I thought we were all here to have fun while learning something, it’s almost like we’re here to watch videos we find interesting,,, hmm. Obviously anyone who wants to seriously get into foraging isn’t gonna use one video as their main source LMAO
@@rattatat349 Honestly, the best advice you can give someone about foraging for mushrooms is "don't." She's right--it's extremely easy for a novice to mess up and end up dead. A brief overview (of a single video) will *never* be enough.
3:28 Hi! Psychology student here! Recently i learned that calcium plays a HUGE role on synapsis, since (in a nutshell) helps energy exit the brain cell and go to another,. The question is: can fluoride replace calcium in this process? Is that why fluoride poisoning causes seizures??
My dad’s a toxicologist of almost 30 years. He used to tell me weird things about different poisons and stuff to frighten me for fun. He stopped after I told my friends what ricin was in 3rd grade.
Holy cow I had absolutely no awareness of that eye drops one. Thank you for making me aware when it comes to children! I would not have known that was dangerous. I just thought it was like salt water
Side note: eating activated charcoal for non-medical reasons has been a bit of a fad off and on, because it colors things a neat black color and is "safe" but you really shouldn't consume it if you don't need it. It won't poison you, but it will interfere with nutrient absorption and if you take medication it will interfere with that too.
In Czechia it’s actually very common to go to the forest and pick mushrooms. In many cases we are taught as children by our parents / grandparents which ones are edible, but we also have a lot of those ‘pocket size mushroom guides’.
Same here in Austria. I went foraging for mushrooms with my parents as a kid - and I don't even like mushrooms. :-D Of course they were always checked in our book (which helpfully compared them to similar dangerous kinds), if they weren't one of the easy ones to tell apart. :-)
I think this is the best series on UA-cam. It gives a sampling of careers around the world, increasing general literacy and awareness of these fields, and possibly inspiring people to go into these studies by seeing professionals talk about it.
That eye drop tip is super important for parents since people (and guests) tend to be pretty lax with eye drops since some people use them a lot and leave them in bags and purses.
Not gonna lie, she looks like a soft, warm woman who'd give you cookies, but would turn out to be a witch, and that's why she needs to know so much about toxins in the first place - potion making is not a joke.
Great video! But about the end: Everyone always says foraging for mushrooms is dangerous, don’t do it. Nobody ever mentions you can join a mushroom club, or go foraging with an expert. This goes for any activity most see as dangerous, btw.
I wanted to begin to learn how to identify safe mushrooms. I read reviews and settled on a recommended book. I read the book, and then I decided that I wasn't willing to forage for mushrooms. They're terrifying.
As someone who once foraged for amanita pantherina amongst the roots of beech trees growing on a US military base, lol. This thread amuses me. I agree with you OP, they're terrifying. But can also be fun 🙂
The fact that many of these are not common knowledge is scary. Imagine someone not calling poison control because they think it requires a subscription fee…
I love her response to the question about telling the difference between a poisonous mushroom versus an edible mushroom. "If it's at a grocery store, you can eat it." 🤣 Very, very true. There are lots of poisonous mushrooms that look like edible ones.
There are some rules of thumb that make spotting poisonous mushrooms really easy, but almost none to spot an edible one, unfortunately. If you don't know what you're doing, leave wild mushrooms, berries and fruits where they are.
I was hoping she'll debunk some stupid myths about mushrooms that we see in the movies, bit disappointed with that, but on the other hand, I guess it's better to keep people in the dark than to encourage them. I live in Poland, and tradition of mushroom foraging is still very strong here, but here most of people know what they are doing and there aren't many poisonings that require hospitalization and even less of those that end deadly. In 2019 we had 25 people in hospitals because of mushroom poisoning.
@@mariusvanc Wrong. There are no rules that make spotting poisonous mushroom really easy, there are so many mushrooms that can be mistaken by one or another by people who simply have no skill to distinguish details. Let's take an example of genus: amanitas, there are so many of them, most famous amanita muscaria, it can be toxic when ingested raw, but only deadly if someone would eat a lot of it raw, then there is Amanita Rubescens which is edible and tasty, then Amanita pantherina that is very poisonous. Then there is genus: boletes. Many boletes are edible, many are not, some edible look very much similar to their poisonous twins. Rubroboletus satanas very poisonous as the name suggests ;) but for inexperienced people may look like Neoboletus erythropus which is edible and tasty.
Unfun fact, one of the most poisonous mushrooms looks exactly like the white mushrooms you find in the store, the poisonous mushroom I am talking about is appropriately named the death cap
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I love it when videos are educational AND entertaining! Loved her personality and the silly little jokes, I’d definitely watch her answer some more questions! Love this series
can we all appreciate how she did a great job explaining everything without making it sound boring and her enthusiasm while reading the questions just made it better!
LOL, I've made that exact same mushroom joke. I've never gone foraging with a mycologist or anything. The reason is, as long as I know that I know nothing about identifying safe mushrooms, I'm never going to _overestimate_ my knowledge. I don't want to be one of those people who knows a thing or two and then accidentally dies because they should have known three or four things.
Been foraging a few times... Occasionally still go and even forage alone... BUT I'd never try to pass on what I do know, because there's always the chance I'd miss a detail in answering a question and someone else could die over it... BUT I'm not afraid to identify things like a "Destroying Angel" so folks know to leave it the f*** alone... AND never EVER mess with little brown mushrooms in clumps... (doubt I even need to say this but...) especially slimy ones. ;o)
I'm so glad you mentioned the delay for food poisoning, so many people that feel sick after a meal will think it was that meal that made them sick like 30 min later. All of this was helpful, I had no idea about the visine, seems like a good thing to warn parents of small kids about.
The gut specialist that replies to questions in the very same Wired series says that you can actually get intoxicated very quickly, like immediately. I recall he said "you can feel sick before you even finished your plate".
@@AliEtSaMaman Yeah, as somebody with IBS (therefore I deal with this very often), it’s crazy how I can eat something and IMMEDIATELY the reaction I get ripples all the way down. Your gut contains a “second brain” with more neurons than a lot of animals, so needless to say, it can pick up on disturbances almost immediately. Don’t underestimate how soon you can get food poisoning OP.
If you feel sick 30 minutes after eating something, almost definitely you just ate a bit too much and your stomach isn't quite used to it. Or maybe you're slightly allergic.
One of the most important thing about learning is to get over the fear of learning. I love it that they are addressing everyone’s question, no matter how trivial or misspelled. Kuddos to this series.
@@vygalnix7769 You'd be amazed how many "bullies" utterly lose interest when you can make a complete comedy side-show of yourself and laugh with everyone around you... ;o)
"I had a really good time today, and I hope we can do it again sometime." Me too. This was interesting. Infact, most of the episodes of "Support" episodes are at the very least interesting and at best really helpful.
*me trying to stay awake* Her: One of the most common poisonous gasses is carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide poisoning often manifests as sleepiness. Me: **AWAKE**
More people die of Hydrogen Sulphide poisoning (rotten egg gas) - because it becomes odourless at the point it becomes toxic (because it destroys the nose first).
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Some more info on fluoride from Anne!
"The whole reason that they found out that fluoride can help prevent cavities is that beginning in the early 20th century, scientists linked high levels of naturally occurring fluoride in certain community water supplies to low levels of tooth decay. Since then, fluorination has been recognized as an easy way to drastically improve oral health. Actually, parts of India, China, and Africa have areas with high natural fluoride levels in their water, and are taking measures to remove the fluoride. Some countries have programs that fluorinate milk instead of water. There has been more recent evidence that suggested pregnant women should not drink fluorinated water, as it may result in lower IQ scores in their children. But, how much is too much - has not been fully determined.
Should you - or should you not drink fluorinate water is a different issue than eating a tube of toothpaste. It should be obvious that eating a tube of toothpaste will make you sick.
Thanks again!"
- Anne
Woa
This just left me with more questions… 😕
@@chocolat917 all the answers are published online
@@elena6516 blah
Well now. No more fluoridated water for me.
I love how she breaks things down without dumbing it down. It shows she respects the audience.
Unlike bill nye
@@borisbill24 i mean bill nye _is_ working with children
@@tallerstond8105 true
@@tallerstond8105 how young
@@sugarzblossom8168 elementary
I wish more media outlets would realise people are more interested in specialists than famous people with very little knowledge when it comes down to obscure topics
YES THANK YOU OMG SERIOUSLY!
Right!?
Here before your comment crosses 1k likes coz what u said is true
I second that!
Right!? I don't wanna see Justin Timberlake narrate [insert niche topic], I wanna watch Dr.Becky who has 3 degrees on the subject go on a complete tirade bc this is all she's ever wanted to talk about ever
She's like a kind witch in the woods giving us valuable knowledge
Just don't think about why that supposedly nice witch has so much poison on hand
Well, witches were probably just what the first amateur toxicologists were called.
@@antonioscendrategattico2302 "amateur toxicologist"? Sounds like a assasin to me...
It depends. Giving u ideas for what ? Killing people?
r/rareinsults
"Every mushroom is edible, some are edible only once"
That is such a great line.
LMFAO
i mean technically you can as much as you can until the poison kicks in
my dad always told me this when we spotted mushrooms in the forest
HAHAHA
Hey. Northern Ontario local here… we definitely have a large rattle snake population
I love the “Support” series. Props to the staff at WIRED for finding experts who are so good on camera.
But why must a white privileged cis woman be chosen for this? CHOOSE PEOPLE OF COLOR
@@againstthepods4316 what is wrong with you
@@againstthepods4316 i’m literally black and don’t see the problem… she’s an expert that’s all that matters 🤨and plus there’s been poc on this channel before
@@againstthepods4316 OMG DID U JUST ASSUME THEIR GENDER AND SEXUALITY!!!!!
Seriously dude,stfu...
@@againstthepods4316 bruhh
She has so much sass and such a golden personality. Reminds me of a biology teacher I had, and man oh man, you KNOW when to listen to someone like her.
What's her name? Sounds like the bio teacher I had
I had a history teacher who was the same way
@@TerminatorKills2 they literally tell you at the very beginning
@@annewatwood They’re literally talking about the commenters bio teacher
@a the and is in the beginning of the video
in finland we have this saying: "there are brave mushroom hunters and old mushroom hunters but no brave AND old mushroom hunters"
Wow so true
Not related to the phrase but this comment reminded me to continue learning Finnish 😅
That’s a super accurate and great, succinct way of putting it. This is why, before the modern spread of information, folklore was a thing.
I've always heard that phrase with the word bold. Probably because bold rhymes with old.
All mushrooms are edible. Some are only edible once.
“Did you know that toothpaste is fatal if consumed?” “Yes, I did.” Honestly the funniest toxicologist I’ve ever met.
She says it so matter-of-factly, it totally sells how funny it is
It's funny that a toxicologist knows this, it's almost as if it's her job
To be fair, you've never met her :P
@@vinchinzo594 you don’t know that~
i've eaten toothpaste before...
she's like a mom who shouldn't be messed with
Probably yeah, i would hate to make her child cry.
@@vminshi why would you make her child cry lol
@@Nikki-jn3ud bc children r annoying /j
@@Nikki-jn3ud because she could poison you
Facts.
Can't believe no one asked whether a poison is more or less deadly after it expires.
😮 I won't be able to sleep tonight, gotta find out
@JeEr MuCe Well, that’s a great info
Yeah, it depends on the particular details of the poison and the "state" in which it's stored... Mostly it's about the chemical "reactivity" of the stuff, but things like "volatility" also effect it...
Highly reactive chemicals degrade over time, and in many cases there just isn't anything you can do to really change it... They're charged ionically to interact with more and more of the environment around them, to a point that you just can't stop the degradation as bit by bit reacts and turns "inert" over time...
Highly volatile chemicals are substances that "vent" into gaseous form over time very easily or at relatively "low" temperatures... You CAN usually slow this process down, but it's not so much that they get less dangerous over time as they just escape containment and the vapors (gas) go away with every breeze...
AND some chemicals are inherently hazardous BECAUSE of their timely degradation. In these cases what is normally relatively safe to play with BECOMES MORE dangerous through chemical interactions that produce more and more hazardous chemistry as a result...
A fairly common example of this last one is common electronics. They're everywhere and we frequently rely on the electronic products we use everyday to be "safe"... Obviously you wouldn't sit down and eat your smart-phone or Tablet, since that's just silly... BUT frequent over-heating causes the wiring and insulation to break down... Some of those non-conductive materials produce HYDROGEN CYANIDE as a direct result of "thermal decomposition" (commonly burning, even slowly)... It's most obvious in the acrid smell and burning sensations you might get if you're around an electrical fire in a car, since automotive electrics are RIFE with this hazardous (and often under-rated) hazard...
NOW, before we go outlawing electronics that can produce Cyanide "ffs"... Relax. Cyanide binds with hemoglobin in your blood and displaces oxygen. That's really how it kills... AND it takes a fair amount of exposure to do the "job"... SO JUST DO NOT hang out in an enclosed car with the electronics smoking up inside for any longer than absolutely necessary...
ONCE YOU'RE BREATHING FRESH AIR, you'll recover fairly easily. You might get nauseous or cough for a bit, and oxygen might even be highly recommended, but generally just avoid breathing the smoke... That's where the "bad stuff" is... AND since cyanide smothers you chemically, it takes awhile (3 to 5 minutes average) to actually die of it, though to fall unconscious can be considerably shorter... Worth a note of caution, but cars have been equipped for DECADES with that grade of wiring and little risk posed to most common consumers. ;o)
“This isn’t even my final form.”
Most likely less deadly. Most expired medications get weaker so i assume the same for poison
this woman looked so serious at the start that I genuinely did not see the taco bell joke coming
Can you pls explain that joke to non-US citizens? I googled it but found nothing reliable(
@Pray4MePls gosh😅 thanks a lot! I thought there was some kind of an accident. This much easier though. No TB in USA, got it!
I honestly question if the joke was even her idea...
😂😂
I had a delayed response to that joke, it caught me off guard. I literally LOL!
My mom was bitten by a brown recluse and didn't know it until a few hours later when she was in the er. At 8months pregnant she started the morning being able to walk with a bit of pain, by 12pm she was in the ICU her leg almost having go be amputated due to her developing a neputizing fasulitis that was eating away at the muscle in her leg. Ended up having an emergency c-section, 4 years later and she's still not 100% but she is very lucky to have been able to keep her leg at all. Walking is still hard and her leg swells at random but it's better than the alternative
Necrotizing fasciitis is mit caused by spider bites, it's caused by bacteria. She is very lucky, to have kept her leg. Hope she and your Sibling are ok.
@@agneskirsch8335If that spider bite gets a secondary infection, it absolutely can lead to necrotizing fasciitis…
I'm so sorry!
I was lucky when I was bitten by a Chilean recluse, I realised immediately, it woke me up and I thought it was a moth so I removed it with my hand, ended up destroying it. Only the little brown legs left. I got panic attacks but it didn't got to viscerocutaneous loxoscelism nor what most likely happened to your mum, necrotic cutaneous loxoscelism.
It seems the bit was not deep enough, I acted very fast so I only had a massive allergic reaction in the zone (I'm surprised it wasn't bigger, because I'm already an allergic person with extreme skin and respiratory reactions).
@@agneskirsch8335necrotizing fasciitis basically translates to “dying tissue condition” and can be caused by many things, including venoms and flesh eating bacterias.
I think she's the type of professor who really gives great lectures but gives difficult exam questions lol. Still I would love to enroll in a class she would teach.
Her dry humor is impeccable. I would have enjoyed taking a course with her in college.
Yes! Very tough exam questions
And the final exam is 50% of your grade
@@master_Wizard big facts
@@master_Wizard 😭😭😭
"Every mushroom is edible, some are only edible once."
The same is true for corn, for most people.
@@AHBelt inflammatory omega 6s are not the same as fatal mycotoxins but yeah corn sucks
@@lastnamefirst650 That wasn't what I had in mind, but sorry.
@@lastnamefirst650 I love this comment
Time stamp?
This woman is a national treasure. She’s like the cool mom friend that everyone should have
She's like the mom of that one friend who everyone likes to visit cuz their mom is cool
@@paulanocu3711 true.
Her last name tho
She's the cool Aunt at parties. Hope she does more of these
I like how she's realistic. Instead of saying absolutely don't do this or don't do that, she just gives the facts about why it might not be a great idea.
She reminds me of every single one of my online middle school teachers: Strict, but very sweet and doing her best to help you understand the topic
This woman is a fantastic speaker, with a knack for engaging the audience. Well picked, Wired!
Wrong about the rattlesnakes though l, we have massasauga rattlesnakes
@@josiahjacinto4156 wtf shes literally spreading information and you insult her looks??
@@josiahjacinto4156 oof
@@josiahjacinto4156 what you're saying is every single white woman in the world over the age of 50 is a Karen until they open their mouth?
Is that matty b raps 😍🤞🏽
I'm astonished by the amount of people trying to tell her facts about her own field
Say hi to the Dunning Kruger effect.
She cracked a little after the activated charcoal question, but she held it together a lot better than I could have.
Mansplainning + dunning kruger
@@Yishy22 yeah kerry was totally mansplaining
Yes. Especially the person that stated "I just saved your life." And she totally debunked that "fact." LoL 🤭
They always find the most interesting personalities for these vids.
So true
Well not allways the smart ones....
@@hampusbrokmann8249 like who
That's a cute dog
@@martaferreira7082 ty
Rule #1 when foraging for anything: Leave it be if you cannot identify it with 100% certainty.
In my opinion, taking kids foraging actually teaches them to not just put stuff in their mouths. We were never allowed to take anything if mum (or grandma) wasn't sure what it was. My mum has also taught us how to identify the poisonous stuff just as a precaution (like looking at the underside of a mushroom, looking for certain discolorations etc). It was tons of fun and I've loved foraging ever since.
I just want to say that I watched this video for the first time 2 nights ago (I've been binging the tech support vids), and when Anne discussed calling poison control for a suspected poisoning, I thought "eh, better write that number down just in case" and paused the vid to add it into my phone notes. Well, just today, my mother came into my room panicked because she realized she had accidentally doubled her 100mg dose of Losartan ( -a blood thinner- comments below corrected this lol). I called poison control and the lady on the line was so helpful in both calming her down and informing us about the situation. Thankfully my mom is fine, she just felt dizzy and has to drink fluids/wait 24 hrs before taking another dosage. I just can't believe the timing, it's crazy. Be safe out there y'all.
Im happy your mom is okay! ❤️ Just for the sake of not having misinformation out there… Losartan lowers bloodpressure. Not a blood thinner :)
@@DanieQueen Thank you! And thanks for keeping the info in check, I’m clearly not as informed about the medication as she is lol. Cheers!
Losartan isnt a blood thinner. Its an antihypertensive for blood pressure. Still not good to double your dose, but not as dangerous as doubling a blood thinner.
@@1aufoxx wanna read the reply above yours? Thanks many blessings
@@1aufoxx 😅 maybe start with reading before you write
"if you've been bitten by a brown recluse spider.. KEEP THE SPIDER"
My arachnophobia would be crying
Keep its smushed corpse, maybe, cause fam is getting STOMPED
i’m not afraid of spiders but even i was like “uhh i don’t think i will” when she said to keep it
Ikr! I don't think anything could save me because as soon as I'd see that it was a spider that bit me, I'd probably die of a heart attack..
Also, so glad that they didn't show a picture of what that spider looks like for those who don't know. I so often end up throwing my phone across the room when watching informative UA-cam videos
@@SMJSelena Its a brown, one inch spider with a sort of violin on its abdomen. Also, brown recluse bites won't kill you unless you're allergic. The problem with brown recluse bites is the fact that the venom can cause necrosis at the site of the bite, which could develop into sepsis if not treated with antibiotics, but the venom helps stop the necrosis.
On the other hand, It's really men that should be scared of this spider, because it can cause the pp painfully swell.
So if you're a girl, just go to the hospital, or at least have antibiotics on hand to kill of any potential infects after washing the necrotic wound. If you're a man, be ready for 4 hours of pain and possible permanent damage.
Remember, Black Widows have a more potent venom, and if you get bitten by one, HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY!
I'll keep the spider as long as they sift it out of my vacuum cleaner
"what is poison gas?"
"first you go to Taco Be-"
No no, She's got a point
She’s gonna lead you down the path that ROCKS.
Technically the truth
If you don’t have activated charcoal, burn some toast and eat it!
@S B Alot of intense diarrhea in tacobell after consuming some spicyass taco
I said ‘oh, oh, I like this chick, she ain’t wrong.’
I'm a nurse and already blown away by the answer to the first question.
Great..
How so?
@@isabellavalencia8026 I didn't know over the counter eye drops could kill someone if ingested. I figured it would make you sick but didn't know it would be fatal.
@@RoccosVideos I always thought it just caused diarrhea.....
Out of everything she said , twitter is still probably the most toxic
@@sweetembrace6706 I mean that's true but I feel like read it it's more of the type of thing where you probably won't believe it until you're on it. But with Twitter everybody and their mother knows Twitter is toxic even if you don't have it or you don't.
Lol
@@sweetembrace6706 Twitter is way worse than reddit by a LOT
Ohhhhhh I almost missed this golden comment. (had scroll down a lot)
Ifunny*
she is giving so meaningful answers
ok
kinda still wishing I knew how ipecac exactly worked. I know what it does and that it is a plant sap, but still don't know how it works
@@Ok-lu8gx -
@@Ok-lu8gx ----i
@@chenhonksthehorn2187 "Mechanism of action. The actions of ipecac are mainly those of major alkaloids, emetine (methylcephaeline) and cephaeline. They both act locally by irritating the gastric mucosa and centrally by stimulating the medullary chemoreceptor trigger zone to induce vomiting."
Something I learned in toxicology class that I still remember to this day is: every substance can become a poison, depending on the dosage you take.
No toxicologist here but yep true. In fact in our language we have a saying that says " nothing too much is good " ( yeah that was a horrible translation sorry)
@@icantthinkofanythingrn2453 in english we have a similar saying: "too much of anything is bad for you"!
@@rowancook4369 which is absolutely true. No matter how good the thing , even too much water kills you , we're talking about chemicals and stuff here.
Paracelsus' principle
@@julianakarasawa315 “Everything is a poison. The only thing that separates a remedy and a poison is the dose”
i get so hung up on trying to teach too much when i try to explain a concept. this woman gives just the right kind of info at the right level for a layman
And that's why she's an expert 😊
Hearing her say “oh Jehovahs Thickness” right in the beginning is everything haha. Great episode
I died!
@@KM-ql4eb Rip
@@KM-ql4eb rip
Wasn’t ready for that
@@KM-ql4eb RIP
I love how people are asking her "Did you know...?" like they're teaching the expert something.
Some people like to test others to validate themselves I guess.
I was going to say the same thing lol like tf
I think they're just random tweets they found
this are random twits about poison they found, they are not directly sent to this show you almond
@@frydfish4934 Indeed they are. All WIRED support videos just look up random tweets for keywords.
Activated charcoal will also absorb any medications you're ingesting. So if you're on a prescription medication, don't take activated charcoal or it will neutralize it.
Just like birth control as well.
Grapefruit messes with meds too, it's v dangerous
What's Possum Reviews doing here?
Thanks for the medical advice Possum, when's the next review m8
Good to know. We have a real activated charcoal ingestion problem in our society. How am I going to take my meds now? I'm not giving up my activated charcoal habit one bit!!!!
0:03 I kept the spider and it bit thrice
LMAO 😭💀
for me i kept the scorpion and cooked scorpion soup
@@HumboldtSqu1d buddy said what doesnt kill you makes you stronger 💀💀
Don't know why I needed this information but I feel like I did
This is the video we never wanted but did and it's worth it.
Because fluoride is in tap water and you drink it
To not to die?
@Bang!: Well, we don't exactly need a conspiracy theory to explain that, because people constantly "feel like" all sorts of irrational things.
@@PuffingOnClouds well no cause , not all tap waters have flouride in it . Italy has a lot of flouride and even in tap waters.
"KEEP. THE SPIDER." i feel like many people dont realize how important this can be
I dont really get this one, if you already know what type of spider it is are you just keeping it in case you're wrong? or is there another reason
I'm sorry, but if I got bit by a spider, keeping the spider with me would be the last thing on my mind 😨😂
@@BlisaBLisa There is always the chance we got the spider species wrong. In a matter of life & death, the person treating you would very much prefer to confirm it 100% with zero margin for error.
@@BlisaBLisa maybe they can use it to make antibodies? Idk
They need to check that you actually got bit by _______ spider and not this similar looking spider and they can use it for anti-venom
I had to call poison control when my dog ate all of his arthritis meds and the lady was SO NICE and incredibly helpful!
replying to add that i was concerned about inhaling it mostly bc i had gotten my tonsils removed like 3-4 days before that happened so i was scared it had a straight shot to my bloodstream
Lol dogs will eat anything
@@guillermococofrito9196 fr he also ate a tarp and a mask that same time…and the wall another time 😅 he goes in his crate now when we leave lol
Try feeding your cat just the one it’s supposed to take.
@@kellydalstok8900 I do feed my dog just the one he’s supposed to take- he gets really anxious when we leave and found the bottle.
This is incredible for me to know because I'm a beginner mystery writer, and these help make things interesting. Also, is anyone aware that if you put a hive of honeybees in a greenhouse with only Andromeda flowers, the honey they make will be poisonous? If ingested, it will cause paralysis of the limbs and the lungs. A fun fact I learned
Sounds interesting....good luck for your mystery story!
@BPJD2004 yeah, err, a fun fact. "Honest, Officer, I'm a mystery writer." 😆
Seriously, though, good luck . I wanted to be a writer 😔, but I ramble on with no particular point, and apparently, people like endings 😕 ✌️
@@CharlieOkeson LOL Same, dude. "ummm...is this all of it?' "Yeesss?"😬🤷
Made me feel bad for her how many of the questions were "did you know X". Like, she's a professional toxicologist and that was some basic toxin trivia.
Who is posting those dumbass questions
not all of these are questions sent in for her to answer
On that note, how are these set up? Do they ask for e.g. “questions” or “comments”? If they ask for questions, I can see the type of person who’d argue with someone who’s very knowledgeable about their area about facts (notably 9:33 gives those vibes). It’s one thing to ask “I heard this, is it true?” and another to state with certainty that it _is_ true…
With that said, these days it’s easy to spread misinformation and fictional “facts”, which is annoying to put it (very!) mildly
@@fetchstixRHD they don't ask for questions or comments, they just find things people have tweeted already and use those
@@beepy6161: Oh really? That's kinda weird the way they portray these ones here then, they give the impression that the questions are specifically for said experts 🤔
if this woman had been any one of my former college professors, I'd have been a toxicology student instead of an English major.
This!
@leftism is for losers Good thing I have both a master's and no debt, feel free to make me some fries while you wait though.
@leftism is for losers what did you major in? Starting conversations on the internet?
@leftism is for losers neat, I have a masters molecular biology and chemistry. What job are you interested in? I myself am aiming for becoming a geneticist.
@leftism and conservativism are for losers If you think you are above anyone because of your degree.. i honestly pity you, must suck to have that type of mindset
This woman is actually pretty interestingly , serous, joking, and intelligent on the situations :3
Shocked.?
Unlike you.
Unlike you
Like you
@@-mizuko-5537 unlike ?
I will never forget the time my boyfriend and i were walking through his schools field, when he saw a quaint little mushroom on the ground. I remember squeaking in terror as he folded over to put it in his mouth. He didn’t even pick it he just “ *slurp* “ I was less worried about it being poisonous and more worried about the fact it was in a school field where people, animals, and bacteria ran around all day but yeah he’s still alive.
🤢
She is like that substitute teacher who seems very aggressive at first but turns out to be sweet real quick! =)
I was gonna upvote your comment but you're at 69 and it goes against my religion to mess with that number so here's a comment lol
@@eatshbob6577 Respect+
Sounded like my history teacher😂
Weird, substitute teachers are always vulnerable and confused, my last substitute teacher was really anxious and shy.
That's like my actual teacher a few years ago, yah I'm back to thinking she grumpy
That Taco Bell joke was gold, would love to see more of them in the future
I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE and first
Oh hey nice to see you again
glad u use Jellal/Mystogan as your pfp
@@fs_life2018 Yes, says the mith that 29.8 per cent of english speakers that use youtube see his coment in a chance of 4/6 times that they scroll to see the comments.
Who's that character in your profile pic ?
When I was a kid, I thought food poisoning meant that someone had literally poisoned your food (I read a lot of medieval stories), and I remember being very confused because I thought people didn't really do that anymore... 🤔😄
SAME HERE
Wait it's not
ITS NOT
@@roseackackack8547 IT'S NOT???
@@abdefgh8191 no 😂😂 i used to think the same too
Basically, it is an illness caused when you consume food infected by pathogens aka disease causing microbes( bacteria, fungi etc)
Regarding water-soluable vitamins, I heard a good line once about all those fancy supplements pushed by "fitness gurus": "Your body can only process so much of that stuff at once. Those pills are just giving you expensive pee."
She sounds so happy and cheerful. Makes it kinda terrifying when you realize she has enough knowledge of toxins and poisons to probably wipe out the planet without breaking a sweat.
The planet without breaking a sweat lmao you dont have to exaggerate THAT much
@@nickowl128 I mean, I did wipe out the planet in a game called Plague Inc with little to no knowledge, and COVID has shown us humanity isn't ready to handle actual plagues. So... If she plays her cards right... She could.
Maybe that’s why she’s so happy.
Around 3 grams of botulinum toxin is enough to kill everyone on the planet.
@@kamisama9715 just gotta solve the distribution problem
2:38
I love how Brendon is talking as if chugging an entire bottle of toothpaste for no reason is a completely normal everyday thing that people do
I know a lot of the questions seem ludicrous, but I started thinking that children and even those who are mentally disadvantaged or disturbed, if left alone, abandoned and locked up and starving for days may accidentally think something sweet and minty is an alternative for food.
Tik tok trends.... they ate tide pods, and medicine, nothing would surprise me
I had a teacher in high school who would snack on a toothpaste tube lol
@@madi846 h e l t h
i also thought this, but then i remembered there are toothpastes for kids where there are variety of flavors like strawberry and such
Please bring her back for a part 2!
I love her energy and enthusiasm for the subject.
Loved how she reads every tweets with such passion haha and then explains everything clearly just like talking to a friend's mom ❤️
The number one thing I learned in my general toxicology class is "The dose makes the poison" meaning u could consume some of the most deadly poison in the world and still be fine as long as you don't consume over the lethal threshold.
that doesn't mean anything if the lethal dose is so small, like pufferfish. Just don't eat any poisonous things goddammit
So, that means if i overdose on something that you drink everyday like cola, then it will be come poison?
Very true. Dosage , almost for anything really, is the main point that determines whether you get intoxicated or not. This applies for not only toxic chemicals that you are obviously not supposed to ingest, but also for medication, vitamins or food.
Even drinking water can kill you if you were to drink 5-10times the daily recommend amount.
@Alex K that means we can lick Cyanide?? lol
@@sultankahn9784 by licking cyanide you would die within minutes. Not a painless one to add. Every substance has a lethal threshold but they vary a lot in the range of concentrations that would result in intoxication. Meaning 1g of cyanide would kill you, but 1g of paracetamol wouldnt. But if you were to take over 5g of paracetamol at once (or more) you would face a serious liver damage within hours and without administering an antidote soon enough, a very painful death.
Me: “Alright, this one she’s gonna say it’s ok”
Her: “Yes, it will kill you.”
Me: “Oh..”
Hahaha
Exactly my reaction hearing about the eyedrops.
My dad got bit my a brown recluse spider and didn’t tell us for weeks. He was “treating” it with Neosprin and bandaids. He now has a hole all the way to the bone on his leg.
Ugh when she schooled Kerry for being a Facebook mom scientist and shot the facts, ugh loved it.
Hahaha that was the best part. "Not necessarily.. Kerry"
Wait where did she do that I missed it and wanna see it 😂
@@zoehenn about 9:35
"Not necessarily, Kerry." I laughed longer than it felt appropriate.
Not today Kerry
read your comment before it happened. laughed harder because of it
Oh man that threw me for a loop. I'm not used to hearing my name I felt so silly when she was chiding the other person. 😅😅😅
god i wish more people watched this video so we could all use "not necessarily, kerry" as an everyday comment
a reminds me of “sure Jan” 😂😭.
One of the best of these "Somebody answers questions" videos. This gal's got a really fun sense of humor and this advice is pretty damned important ("If you find a mushroom at the grocery store, you can eat it"--gold!). Bring her back for part two!
Get this woman back!!! OMG! She's fabulous!!! Accurate, funny, and incredibly telogenic!
There is a part 2
As a follow up to the mushroom question, could we have a Mycologist do a video about mushrooms? Mycology seems to be growing in popularity these days, so I'm sure you can find enough questions for them to answer.
I was just gonna say the last question definitely needed an answer in its own vid and I could tell the specialist was like 😳 ‘we don’t have time for that’
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Let's not. You can't learn enough in a video and people will think they did. Happens all the time. People need to talk to the locals
@@WeatherManToBe that’s so weird I thought we were all here to have fun while learning something, it’s almost like we’re here to watch videos we find interesting,,, hmm. Obviously anyone who wants to seriously get into foraging isn’t gonna use one video as their main source LMAO
@@rattatat349 Honestly, the best advice you can give someone about foraging for mushrooms is "don't." She's right--it's extremely easy for a novice to mess up and end up dead. A brief overview (of a single video) will *never* be enough.
"Here is a really easy way to [identify edible mushrooms]... if they're at a grocery store, you can eat it." ROFL
"Keep the spider"
Average Australian
Your profile picture goes perfect with this comment.
@@MD-bf2ce I was just about to say that 🤣
@@MD-bf2ce xD 😆
Yeah it does XD
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3:28 Hi! Psychology student here! Recently i learned that calcium plays a HUGE role on synapsis, since (in a nutshell) helps energy exit the brain cell and go to another,.
The question is: can fluoride replace calcium in this process? Is that why fluoride poisoning causes seizures??
As an aspiring pharmacologist, its so cool being able to answer a lot of these questions with her.
Heyyyy im studying to be one too! well, will be soon enough >.>
I’m going to do biomedical sciences too! I start later this September
What a wonderful way to immerse yourself in a bit of fantasy/roleplay situations, and practice the things you've studied.
Tbf a lot of these questions are easy to answer if you're not an idiot.
@@dean5422 It’s not nescesarily about the questions themselves, it’s more about the explanations she gives.
“Jehovah’s Witness… oh, Jehovah’s Thickness”
lmao 😂
I completely lost it laughing, Jehovah's Thickness has no business being that funny
this got me as well hahaha first thing in the video already make me laugh
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I died
I am one of those, pretty funny though! :P
Who names themselves Jehovah's thickness lmao?!
Donald Glover will approve of this.
My dad’s a toxicologist of almost 30 years. He used to tell me weird things about different poisons and stuff to frighten me for fun. He stopped after I told my friends what ricin was in 3rd grade.
Frighten you for fun? 😟
Haha parents really been like that :'D
My dad frightened me for fun too - he’s a paramedic. He used to tell me about horrific conditions and diseases.😆
He was not justfrightening you... he was educating you
😆
Holy cow I had absolutely no awareness of that eye drops one. Thank you for making me aware when it comes to children! I would not have known that was dangerous. I just thought it was like salt water
"Not necessarily, Kerry" - loved it 😂
Yeah "I just saved your life" - so arrogant.
The whole time the toxicologist is just thinking "no, Kerry, you might've just killed someone smh"
@@Mike-st6dz It's amazing how empowered Facebook researchers feel.
honestly one of my favorite series on UA-cam. always love hearing experts talk about their field
Side note: eating activated charcoal for non-medical reasons has been a bit of a fad off and on, because it colors things a neat black color and is "safe" but you really shouldn't consume it if you don't need it. It won't poison you, but it will interfere with nutrient absorption and if you take medication it will interfere with that too.
If you need neat black colour, use squid ink.
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You're right, it can mess with birth control too
True, I lost a little weight because I ingest too much activated charcoal when I had a cassava pudding poisoning.
Any medication?
I love people who know stuff. It makes me so happy.
In Czechia it’s actually very common to go to the forest and pick mushrooms. In many cases we are taught as children by our parents / grandparents which ones are edible, but we also have a lot of those ‘pocket size mushroom guides’.
Same here in Austria. I went foraging for mushrooms with my parents as a kid - and I don't even like mushrooms. :-D
Of course they were always checked in our book (which helpfully compared them to similar dangerous kinds), if they weren't one of the easy ones to tell apart. :-)
@@g.strobl4458I know I'm here late but do you know the names of the books? They sound interesting, I want to check them out.
Yeah the problem is the most viewers here are americans...
I feel like that kind of knowledge is easier to come by when your family has lived in the area for generations, rather than immigrants.
If she wasn't a toxicologist, she d be a voice actor.
She s THAT cool.
definitely could see her as a voice actress for the mom of an anime protagonist
Actress.
I think this is the best series on UA-cam. It gives a sampling of careers around the world, increasing general literacy and awareness of these fields, and possibly inspiring people to go into these studies by seeing professionals talk about it.
Much agreed, I love it too!
U have a good point. They could use these videos for education
Me too!!!
Imagine calling poison control and telling them in panic “Help me I ate a whole tube of toothpaste…. By accident….”
That eye drop tip is super important for parents since people (and guests) tend to be pretty lax with eye drops since some people use them a lot and leave them in bags and purses.
This woman looks exactly like how I'd expect a toxicologist to look and I can't explain why. I would trust her to murder my enemy with a mushroom.
I think it’s the green shirt and necklace…. Something about that 🌿🌱🍃
(I think 🙃)
It's that undescribable thing yet sure it's there, I'd say more a botanist vibe she gives off
Not gonna lie, she looks like a soft, warm woman who'd give you cookies, but would turn out to be a witch, and that's why she needs to know so much about toxins in the first place - potion making is not a joke.
The grey hair and the green outfit
She reminds me a lot of my high school chemistry teacher, who also had a toxicology degree
I love her, shes so knowledgable without being pushy but just witty enough to laugh omg we need more of her yes yes
Great video!
But about the end:
Everyone always says foraging for mushrooms is dangerous, don’t do it.
Nobody ever mentions you can join a mushroom club, or go foraging with an expert.
This goes for any activity most see as dangerous, btw.
It is dangerous unless you do it with an expert that 100% knows what they’re doing.
I would listen to her more, she is giving so meaningful answers.
I wanted to begin to learn how to identify safe mushrooms. I read reviews and settled on a recommended book. I read the book, and then I decided that I wasn't willing to forage for mushrooms. They're terrifying.
@reconz 82299 oo psychoactive sounds nice, would you die or just get high?
@@mike7546 Bruh. That is a very fine line to tread. I do not recommend it.
@@mike7546 yes 😌
Quite possibly and easily both
As someone who once foraged for amanita pantherina amongst the roots of beech trees growing on a US military base, lol. This thread amuses me. I agree with you OP, they're terrifying. But can also be fun 🙂
"Well first, you go to Taco Bell,"
This lady has got a good sense of humour
@@XCodes no fast food service is good so it’s really not a competition 🧍♀️
This is the professor that grades hard and their exams are difficult- but god if you pass them you are sitting on a goldmine of knowledge
The fact that many of these are not common knowledge is scary. Imagine someone not calling poison control because they think it requires a subscription fee…
I'm pretty sure it was a joke on the question's part, but that doesn't discount that some people genuinely think so, and that is terrifying.
I'm more amazed that 1 in 6 Americans get food poisoning every year??? How??? That is insane
@@clairelouise3591 Either stupidity or living in florida
@@clairelouise3591 cooking safe to eat food is way harder than it should be lmao/hj
I love her response to the question about telling the difference between a poisonous mushroom versus an edible mushroom. "If it's at a grocery store, you can eat it." 🤣 Very, very true. There are lots of poisonous mushrooms that look like edible ones.
There are some rules of thumb that make spotting poisonous mushrooms really easy, but almost none to spot an edible one, unfortunately. If you don't know what you're doing, leave wild mushrooms, berries and fruits where they are.
I was hoping she'll debunk some stupid myths about mushrooms that we see in the movies, bit disappointed with that, but on the other hand, I guess it's better to keep people in the dark than to encourage them. I live in Poland, and tradition of mushroom foraging is still very strong here, but here most of people know what they are doing and there aren't many poisonings that require hospitalization and even less of those that end deadly. In 2019 we had 25 people in hospitals because of mushroom poisoning.
@@mariusvanc Wrong. There are no rules that make spotting poisonous mushroom really easy, there are so many mushrooms that can be mistaken by one or another by people who simply have no skill to distinguish details. Let's take an example of genus: amanitas, there are so many of them, most famous amanita muscaria, it can be toxic when ingested raw, but only deadly if someone would eat a lot of it raw, then there is Amanita Rubescens which is edible and tasty, then Amanita pantherina that is very poisonous. Then there is genus: boletes. Many boletes are edible, many are not, some edible look very much similar to their poisonous twins. Rubroboletus satanas very poisonous as the name suggests ;) but for inexperienced people may look like Neoboletus erythropus which is edible and tasty.
Unfun fact, one of the most poisonous mushrooms looks exactly like the white mushrooms you find in the store, the poisonous mushroom I am talking about is appropriately named the death cap
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“Not necessarily, Kerry.” Savage.
I think Anne was being nice considering Kerry could potentially kill people with her wannabe "viral life hacks".
@@n67637 also it's just super cocky and rude to say "I just saved your life"
Yeessss....was looking for this comment. I can't stand ppl like that
@@adamnielson42 100000% agree
@@Masteralyssa twitter in a nutshell 🤷
Wow so fun and informative and perfect mix of serious and pay attention energy. Love it and i learned so much
I love it when videos are educational AND entertaining! Loved her personality and the silly little jokes, I’d definitely watch her answer some more questions! Love this series
can we all appreciate how she did a great job explaining everything without making it sound boring and her enthusiasm while reading the questions just made it better!
The way she can keep a straight face while giving out jokes at random intervals makes her such a fun person to listen to
adding this to the list of videos to watch when i’m panicking about not being prepared
LOL, I've made that exact same mushroom joke. I've never gone foraging with a mycologist or anything. The reason is, as long as I know that I know nothing about identifying safe mushrooms, I'm never going to _overestimate_ my knowledge. I don't want to be one of those people who knows a thing or two and then accidentally dies because they should have known three or four things.
Been foraging a few times... Occasionally still go and even forage alone... BUT I'd never try to pass on what I do know, because there's always the chance I'd miss a detail in answering a question and someone else could die over it...
BUT I'm not afraid to identify things like a "Destroying Angel" so folks know to leave it the f*** alone... AND never EVER mess with little brown mushrooms in clumps... (doubt I even need to say this but...) especially slimy ones. ;o)
"died because they should have known three or four things" this is such a powerful line for a UA-cam comment, I hope you write 😭
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 Then no trip for you then. Little brown... just Id it right.
@@palatusgames8800 Take a bite and you're dead... just dead. ;o)
I'm so glad you mentioned the delay for food poisoning, so many people that feel sick after a meal will think it was that meal that made them sick like 30 min later. All of this was helpful, I had no idea about the visine, seems like a good thing to warn parents of small kids about.
The gut specialist that replies to questions in the very same Wired series says that you can actually get intoxicated very quickly, like immediately. I recall he said "you can feel sick before you even finished your plate".
Well there is not always a delay
@@AliEtSaMaman Yeah, as somebody with IBS (therefore I deal with this very often), it’s crazy how I can eat something and IMMEDIATELY the reaction I get ripples all the way down. Your gut contains a “second brain” with more neurons than a lot of animals, so needless to say, it can pick up on disturbances almost immediately.
Don’t underestimate how soon you can get food poisoning OP.
@@rubyy.7374 Indeed. I've experienced that myself. Take good care, Ruby.
If you feel sick 30 minutes after eating something, almost definitely you just ate a bit too much and your stomach isn't quite used to it. Or maybe you're slightly allergic.
I really like how she explained fluoride. Hit on both the positives and the negatives of it in a unbiased way
Great advice about keeping a diary of your symptoms/problems. Information is power. Thank you for doing this video ✌️👍
One of the most important thing about learning is to get over the fear of learning. I love it that they are addressing everyone’s question, no matter how trivial or misspelled. Kuddos to this series.
Might be just getting over the fear of "looking silly"... ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 you’d be amazed how many bullies you can convert if they’re willing to address their issues.
@@vygalnix7769 You'd be amazed how many "bullies" utterly lose interest when you can make a complete comedy side-show of yourself and laugh with everyone around you... ;o)
Something about the “Not necessarily, Kerry” has me cracking up 🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀
It's like "Shut up, Karen", but polite.
She deserved it. Kerry has so much Karen energy.
Anytime someone talks about someone they don't know with a made up name (or, in this case, by their actual name) it's funny for some reason...
"I had a really good time today, and I hope we can do it again sometime."
Me too. This was interesting. Infact, most of the episodes of "Support" episodes are at the very least interesting and at best really helpful.
“So Be careful where you decide to get bit” love her LOL
*me trying to stay awake*
Her: One of the most common poisonous gasses is carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide poisoning often manifests as sleepiness.
Me: **AWAKE**
More people die of Hydrogen Sulphide poisoning (rotten egg gas) - because it becomes odourless at the point it becomes toxic (because it destroys the nose first).
@@allangibson2408 scary
Lmao literally same
She seems like someone you could talk to on a private/fun level, even about topics similar to this
"Jehova's witness... Jehova's Thickness" had me dead lmao
LMAOOO please i cried for a minute
Jehova's witness here man busted out laughing when I heard that
I was looking for someone who caught this🤣🤣🤣🤣
I really loved how she read the question about the vitamin gummies 😂😂❤️.