jonpalmiscin Hacker News • Recommends
On “The Dangers of Dimethylmercury (2019)”
ChubbyEmu’s video 1 on this was quite good. (As is the rest of his channel, if this kind of stuff interests you.) 1 link to this video
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A Scientist Spilled 2 Drops Organic Mercury On Her Hand. This Is What Happened To Her Brain.
Chubbyemu
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- May be out of date. Uploaded 8 years ago, in an area where guidance changes.
For anyone, no background needed. Education, not medical advice.
15M views8 years ago1 recommendation
Brain and nervesClinical medicineNeurological conditionsDiagnosis and clinical reasoning
A medical case study of a scientist who suffered fatal brain damage after accidental exposure to dimethylmercury.
This is based on the true story of Professor KW nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199806043382305 Music by Lifeformed ► lifeformed.bandcamp.com/ 3D T2 Brain MRI Imaging ► youtube.com/watch?v=IIX78qGYeAo Talk To The Hand Sample ► youtube.com/watch?v=8aQ9Wecrnj0 A Febrile Toddler Played With His Cat. This Is What Happened To His Brain ► youtube.com/watch?v=DuGsc6FkyTY A Boy Ate 25 Laxative Brownies In 1 Hour. This Is What Happened To His Kidneys ► youtube.com/watch?v=TMy0vJfKvzI Medicine ► youtube.com/watch?v=J3HivpHP-5I&list=PL26HeTCO57qcMQB6CrU6QR… Portuguese Translation and Dub by George Frederico, MDc Spanish Translation and Dub by Cenzontle Voices, Inc. CDMX I hold no responsibility over what you do with your body after watching any of my videos. You should not recreate any of the presented situations. The images shown here are dramatizations of the actual story which has been documented in writing. These videos are not and are not intended to be medical advice. I do not give individualized medical advice over the internet, see your physician for that. I am a licensed provider trained and based in the United States with no conflicts of interest in presenting this case, or any other case published before this one. #laboratory #lab #chemistry #science #scientist #hospital #treatment #hospital #physician #pharmacist #nurse #metal #heavymetal #medical #medicine #brain #eye #doctorWhy it's here
1 person recommends thisWhat people say. Recommended as a compelling and detailed explanation of the extreme dangers of dimethylmercury poisoning.
goldenkeyin Hacker News • Mentions
On “Lead is even deadlier than was feared”
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 link to this video
wvbdmpin Hacker News • Mentions
On “My Mom and Dr. DeepSeek (2025)”
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: link to this video