15 Deadliest Toxins Known to Man

Let’s make one thing abundantly clear, there is no shortage of things on this earth that can kill humans with relative ease. There are substances deadly in microscopic amounts and can come from unexpected places or creatures, some of them are even present nearly everywhere.

Spoilers of the list in the video below (LD50 based on mice):
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15. Strychnine (Ain't no one) [2-6 mg/kg]
14. Aflatoxin B1 [2-3 mg/kg]
13. Cantharidin [0.5 mg/kg]
12. Tetrododoxin [0.334 mg/kg]
11. Alpha-Amanitin [0.1 mg/kg]
10. Brazilian Wandering Spider [0.134 mg/kg]
9. Sea Wasp cnidocytes [40 μg/kg]
8. Paradoxin [25 μg/kg]
7. Ricin [22 μg/kg]
6. TCDD [1-40 μg/kg]
5. Batrachotoxin [2-3 μg/kg]
4. VX & Sarin [1-3 μg/kg and 17 μg/kg]
3. Maitotoxin [0.13 mg/kg]
2. Polonium-210 [10 ng/kg]
1. Botulinum Toxin [1.3-2.1 ng/kg]

Dislike any cringy jokes about the deadliest substances? Apologies, we ain't clown fish.

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[DetrialTetrial]

Oh my GOD the giving tree reference made me laugh thank you
Hahaah

[marvingunther]

I lost it when you gave the spider sunglasses :D

[kenrose]

I need to retake introduction to chemistry and science.

[lhclayton]

Do the 15 most venomous snakes in the world please!! (from my son Rowan, age 8 and big fan!)

[sandyschipper]

This was kinda scary, but thanks for the heads up and articulate descriptions of these nightmares of 'life'.

[bradyward]

What about the "poison of damage health" in skyrim that does over 6000 damage?

[illoney]

I feel like it has to be stated that the mice used in LD50 tests(as far as I could find)are typically the species Mus Musculus(which is one of the most common species of its genus). They typically have a mass of around 40 g. So if something has an LD50 of 10 ng/kg this means that an amount of 0.4 ng is enough to kill half, not 10 ng. Very few species of mice or rats can get to the 1 kg mark and as far as I know, those are not used in laboratory experiments.

[rickseifert]

The Inland Taipan snake is found all over Australia, mostly on the east coast from the tip of QLD down to Victoria. It's not exactly passive either, it has a bad temper even in winter when not during mating season of summer. I've killed a large number of these snakes as well as coastal tiapans, red belly and yellow-bellied black snakes, King browns and black snakes. Death adders in the area where I grew up as a kid and teenager were in large numbers.

[chloepechlaner]

This should show just how horrific and insidious a biological weapon agent orange was. God it makes me sick.

[wtliftr]

what about abrin? Abrus precatorius is supposed to be like 50 times deadlier than castor beans (ricin)

[dmon]

great video! Wasnt the Po-210 injected via umbrella gun though? Could have even been Ricin with a very similar story

[Petri]

How about tropane alkaloids, and orellanin?

[jimviathin_]

an interesting and funny channel. keep up the good work :)

aint no one mess with a stryk nine trees friends....aint no one.

HA

[Furykidxxx]

VX and Sarin, according to LD50 table is much less potent than Batrachotoxin on Dart Frogs, although, those are the things that kill you even if you come to breathe or touch it

[nikkirita]

Hey um love the videos! But you had or did mention that their were countries who no longer allow weapons ish....and/or nuclear war weapons. Would you make a video thats up to date with that in 2020 or 2021 even either or. I would just love to know which countries regions or areas in the world those are. Keep up the good work on your videos their very interesting!

[bradgardam]

I recon the male Sydney funnel web spider would give the Brazilian wandering spider a run for its money.

[sumyschick]

Better start researching crocodiles. Their stomach acids break down germs like botulism like it's nothing.

[alwayswondering]

Were it me, I would be far less concerned with conventional weaponry and more so with an attack using bio-methods. It is far easier; and more horrific if you ask me. The menu from which an 'agent' could be chosen is terrifying.

[cameronbrwdway]

Dude said nuke-ya-ler warheads at 11:09

[christianhogue]

I thought the LD50 for maitotoxin was 50 ng/kg. .13 is the number they got for testing it on mice.