15.8M views · Dec 11, 2017 · 14:28 · 1 HN recommender · 3 mentions · discussed 2018–2026
Chubbyemu narrates the true case of a professor who spilled two drops of dimethylmercury on her hand and suffered fatal neurological damage.
Why Hacker News points people here: Cited as the best accessible account of dimethylmercury poisoning, and as an example of the channel's grim medical case studies.
“ChubbyEmu’s video [1] on this was quite good.”HN comment, 2022
“ChubbyEmu’s video [1] on this was quite good.”
Good video on dimethylmercury; whole channel worth watching
ChubbyEmu’s video [1] on this was quite good. (As is the rest of his channel, if this kind of stuff interests you.) [1] this video
“The last person to do so, KW, slowly turned into a vegetable and was ultimately euthanized [2, 3]”
Case of dimethylmercury exposure and its effects
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] this video
“That channel is total body-horror.”
Channel's disturbing medical case about a poisoned patient
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: this video
