6 Deadly 'Undetectable' Poisons (and How to Detect Them!)

What makes a "perfect poison?" In books and movies, poisoning has always been a popular method of getting rid of one’s enemies, but does a completely undetectable poison really exist? Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and discover 6 of the poisons that have confounded doctors throughout history!
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[meve]

Tomorrow on Sci show:
How to leave no traces at a crime scene

[clixxyz]

Scishow: “Murder is bad.”

*Homicide rates drop to 0*

[gutsandgrittv]

Scary. I live in a small town and a man was getting a sore stomach, was puking, he didn't know what was happening for months he went to the doctor, finally figured out his wife was poisoning his food!

[justinbellotti]

Georgi Markov, the guy that was poked with an umbrella and injected with a tiny metal ball with ricin in it, I surely thought would be on this list. They should do an episode on poisons that are detectable yet untreatable.

[brodindamp]

Assassins hate it! Detect these "Undetectable" poisons with this one simple trick!

[marrchaney]

I remember reading about a woman who drank antifreeze and then drank a bunch of vodka. Because ethanol is the cure for antifreeze ingestion, she accidentally saved herself from dying.

[rheaswim]

Hank is hands down the best guy explaining stuff on this channel! It makes it so easy to listen to.

[angelawu]

I was at a restaurant that used oleander as decoration on the food. I told them it was poisonous but they did not care.

[neonvalley]

The real *Undetectable Posion* has never been detected...

[rainsawitch]

“Mom, I’m a writer, not trying to murder someone.”

[HopalongGinsberg]

In pets at least, the treatment for ethylene glycol poisoning is IV ethanol. Yes, if your dog drinks antifreeze, the vet saves it by getting it drunk!

[vonyjenkins]

why tf do i wanna try anti-freez all of a sudden ...he made it sound so good

[antman]

Thanks for helping me out.
0#: "Murder is bad"
1#: Arsenic is outdated.
2#: Use multiple poisons at once, because doctors have to do educated guesses, but who would suspect two poissons.
3#: Thallium is pretty good, but slow.
4#: Polonium is expensive I heard and it is just cruel.
5#: Antifreeze taste sweet, works and is easily available.
6#: Oleander may be hard to detect and it looks beautyful.
I wish everyone a healthy meal...;D

[tylerpeterson]

Tomorrow on SciShow: 3 ways to completely destroy a corpse

[astraeadarden]

The only reason I am watching this is because, this will help me know what to be careful of.

[bindep]

Hi Hank, I love your content and the delivery you use to educate us. Thank you.

[johnbagel]

This show truly enlightens me. I did not know that murder was bad, thank you for clearing that up for me. Ugh blood is so sticky.

[baileyshep]

This video inspired me to make a fan-made Poison/Dark Pokémon called Cyaryde.

[dcferwerda]

I was hoping you would include the antidotes and treatments for these poisons, but nonetheless good video.

[corynorell]

"Murder is bad."

Or is it?...

Oops, wrong channel.