Unfortunately, our planet is not the most comfortable and safe place to live. Around every corner, a number of strange and creepy things await a person that can kill in a split second. Car accidents, random robberies, bricks falling on your head - the list is endless. And, of course, we shouldn't forget about the poisons, some of which we invented ourselves to destroy our own kind. This is how the eight most dangerous poisons on our planet work and how they are killed.
Dimethyl mercury
There was a time when dimethylmercury was essential for some scientific experiments. Over time, scientists were able to find a much safer replacement. Now dimethylmercury can only be used for one thing - the murder of an extremely unpleasant person. This substance penetrates without problems through standard laboratory gloves; even the smell of dimethylmercury can kill. A tenth of a milliliter sends you along a long, painful road of acute mercury poisoning: acute pain in the abdomen, slurred speech and, as a worthy end, daily paralysis of consciousness in a body bound by endless suffering.
Ricin
This substance is 6 times more toxic than potassium cyanide. A pinhead dose is guaranteed to kill a person. The secret services often resort to ricin: the legendary murder of the Bulgarian dissident Georgiy Markov (a GRU resident pricked him with an umbrella of a special design) occurred with the use of this poison.
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Chain Viper Venom
The poison of the chained viper, which is found in India, converts human blood to jelly. More than half of all deaths occurring in this country are due to the bite of Russell's viper.
Carbon monoxide
The silent killer is the best characteristic of this slow and fearsome poison. Several thousand people die from carbon monoxide poisoning every year: a device malfunction - and you simply do not have time to wake up to realize your own death. The survivors suffer from partial brain necrosis.
Tetrodotoxin
It is this poison that is found in the Japanese delicacy, puffer fish. Tetrodoxin is not only toxic, but it also has no antidote. He kills a person by interrupting the signals between the brain and the body: the poisoned is suffocated by his own muscles.
Polonium-210
Polonium-210 has absolutely no function in life on Earth, and handling it is dangerous to the point of insanity. Less than a gram of polonium-210 guarantees the victim an agonizing death from internal organ failure. In 2006, the case of the former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, who was allegedly destroyed by the special services with the help of polonium-210, received a great response.
VX
Originally, the substance was developed as a potent insecticide. However, the British War Office saw great potential in the VX and turned it into a weapon of mass destruction. The poison causes very unpleasant consequences, leading, as a rule, to death. The vast majority of survivors suffer from severe mental health problems.