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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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1 HN user recommended this explainer1 month2018–2026 score 1.5
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Cited as the best accessible account of dimethylmercury poisoning, and as an example of the channel's grim medical case studies.

Chubbyemu narrates the true case of a professor who spilled two drops of dimethylmercury on her hand and suffered fatal neurological damage.

“ChubbyEmu’s video [1] on this was quite good.” (HN, 2022)

1 strong recommendations · 2 citations · Explainers

3 Hacker News comments

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@jonpalmisc Jan 2022 Strongly recommends
on HN thread 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] [this video]
Good video on dimethylmercury; whole channel worth watching

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@goldenkey Mar 2018 Cites it
on HN thread 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] [this video]
Case of dimethylmercury exposure and its effects
@wvbdmp Jan 2026 Cites it
on HN thread 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: [this video]
Channel's disturbing medical case about a poisoned patient

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