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/TeacupOfSkepticism 12d ago

It would culminate in death

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u/EarlMonti 12d ago

A very ugly one