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The narrator lists some of the deadliest substances on earth, explaining how they can kill or harm people in various ways. Some of the substances are ethylene glycol, strychnine, tabun, TCDD, asbestos, azidoazide azide, chlorine trifluoride, dimethyl cadmium, VX, amatoxin, anatoxin, thioacetone, nicotine, ricin, fluoroantimonic acid, and botulinum toxin. The narrator also mentions some of the uses or sources of these substances, such as antifreeze, pesticides, nerve gas, Agent Orange, construction materials, mushrooms, cyanobacteria, and Botox. The narrator ends by asking the viewers which substance sounds the worst to them.
1. The text discusses various harmful substances found on Earth, some of which are so volatile that they can explode without being touched, while others are so deadly that even a small amount can kill a large number of people.
2. Ethylene glycol, a common substance used in antifreeze, can kill a person slowly and painfully over several days by shutting down internal organs.
3. Strychnine, originally used as a pesticide, can cause agonizing muscular convulsions and asphyxiation when inhaled, swallowed, or comes into contact with the eyes.
4. Tabun, a component in illegal nerve gas, disrupts the nervous system and causes full-body muscle contractions. It also causes tears to run uncontrollably from the eyes and triggers excessive mucus production.
5. TCDD (2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin) was one of the main ingredients in Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam war. It caused widespread birth defects and can also promote the cancer-causing traits of other compounds in the body.
6. Asbestos is a soft, stringy material that was commonly used in construction. It causes deadly lung conditions and can form tumors by making chromosomes malfunction.
7. Azidoazide azide is considered the most volatile and explosive compound in the world. Almost anything, heat, radiation, or minimal physical contact can cause it to explode.
8. Chlorine trifluoride is a poisonous, corrosive, and highly reactive chemical that can combust almost anything, even normally non-flammable materials like glass and titanium, without any source of ignition.
9. Dimethyl Cadmium, when ingested, can cause cells to self-destruct, leading to organ failure. It can also ignite upon contact, producing highly toxic smoke.
10. VX (Venomous Agent X) is a lethal pesticide that can cause violent full-body muscle contractions, seizures, paralysis, and eventually death by asphyxiation when inhaled.
11. Amatoxin is found in the mushrooms of the amanita family, also known as death caps. It stops the body from forming proteins, leading to cell death.
12. Anatoxin is a deadly substance produced by certain cyanobacteria. Coming into contact with anatoxin leads to the shutdown of the muscular system, resulting in death.
13. Thioacetone is a substance that can cause involuntary action in the body. It is thought to be the worst smelling thing on Earth.
14. Nicotine, in its pure form, can kill within a matter of hours upon contact. It can also cause a neuromuscular blockade, leading to paralysis.
15. Ricin is a poison found in castor beans that slowly kills by stopping the production of proteins in the body. A dose as small as a few grains of table salt is lethal.
16. Fluoroantimonic acid is the strongest acid in the world and can dissolve almost anything it comes into contact with.
17. Botulinum toxin is produced by clostridium botulinum bacteria and is so deadly that a single centimeter-cubed droplet is enough to kill a million people. It can cause paralysis and eventually death as the heart and lungs cease functioning.