On 2/22/2016 11:21 AM, scott wrote:
>>> That's what I was thinking. Yet there is phosphoric acid in most of the
>>> food we eat every day.
>>> Meanwhile the caffeine is the actual danger:
>>> "Caffeine: It's best not to store caffeine in any amount. Caffeine can
>>> kill people in relatively small doses. The median lethal dose for an
>>> adult human is around 10 grams, or approximately one third of an
>>> ounce. "
>>
>> You are talking about caffeine supplements, surely?
>> Caffeine in tea and coffee is measured in milligrams. You would need up
>> to a hundred cups to have a 50% chance of dying.
>
> If you're making your own cola, it's quite feasible that you have "lying
> around" enough caffeine for at least a 50% chance of dying. A good idea
> to have a rough idea how lethal it is, so you can take precautions (eg
> not store it in a jar next to the sugar and salt...).
>

I forgot what the OP was about. You're both right of course.
Cooking up substances at home can be fraught with dangers. It is best 
not to keep the ingredients close at hand.


> We use butanone a lot at work, and everybody treats it like if you get
> one drop in your mouth you will die instantly. I looked it up, the L50
> amount is something like 500 ml. That surprised a lot of people.
>

Better safe than sorry.  :)

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Regards
     Stephen

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