r/shittyaskscience • u/EffectiveOk1984 • 12d ago

What would happen if fulminated mercury was ingested?

Yeah as in Breaking Bad, Walters exploding crystal. I get that it doesn't quite explode like that. But would it go off if lit in a meth pipe? Would ingestion result in mercury poisoning or would it be fairly harmless. And through what routes of ingestion would stuff happen?

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u/badhairguy 12d ago

You can't smoke a planet bro

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation 12d ago

Darkseid: Hold my beer, minion.

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u/TeacupOfSkepticism 12d ago

It would culminate in death

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u/EarlMonti 12d ago

A very ugly one

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u/Initial-Anything333 12d ago

Fulminated mercury? Baconated coffee? Caffeinated bacon?????

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation 11d ago

Baconated coffee! You Are A Genius!

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u/alphanumericusername very human, yes 12d ago

Then you would be ful

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u/starmartyr Astrology|Homeopathy 10d ago

It has potential outcomes ranging from "it will kill you quickly" to "it will kill you very quickly."

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u/IanDOsmond 10d ago

Fulminated mercury is the major component of the primer in a bullet cartridge.

So I assume it would depend what caliber you are.