• NateNate60@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Wikipedia quotes an LD50 of 2.6 g/kg in rats, so assuming (big assumption) that the figure is similar for humans, an average 80 kg human would need to consume 208 g of the stuff. Which is probably the whole container’s worth.

    I’m sure you’d die of other problems from eating that much salt before you die of KCl poisoning.

    • Fetus@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Also depends on how that LD50 was measured. Oral lethal dose is a lot higher than intravenous.

      Fun fact: KCl is used in lethal injections to stop the heart.