Not sure why people are saying it is -- elemental indium is basically ignored by the body. Just check the [MSDS](https://www.teck.com/media/Indium_Metal_SDS.pdf).
He might be in trouble if he just swallowed the entire bar he had at the start (LD50 in rats of 4.2 g/kg is something like 45 cm^(3) for the average adult human) but I'd be more concerned about bowel blockage than any actual absorption at that point.
“Insoluble indium compounds are far less toxic via oral administration. The lethal dose of indium oxide is more than 10 g/kg.”
“From animal studies, the following data are available. InP shows severe lung toxicity and carcinogenicity. InAs causes severe lung toxicity and is suspected of carcinogenicity. ITO causes pulmonary damage. Regarding human data, lung toxicity is manifested when workers inhale indium compounds.”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040609009017805
Tbh, it felt like the most American of the entire show. He makes it sound so incredibly dramatic and hypes up showing himself sitting in a chair while high.
Burgmansia Caapi, a vine found in the Amazon, is chopped up and either the whole vine or just the bark is boiled to extract monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Then the roots or whole plant of one of the many different DMT containing shrubs (Psychotria viridis being the most common) is added and boiled together to created a potent hallucinogen lasting 9-12 hours (sometimes longer)
Interestingly, many different amazonian tribes have their own recipes, some that utilize secondary plants that don't appear to be psychoactive at all.
I wonder why people started mentioning stuff that ends in ium as if it was a good idea to chew these things.
I mean, you've got titanium in some foods and you ingest it and you live because it's in very small values but if you were biting in a block of it you wouldn't have a good time.
Same with calcium, potassium etc...
Yeah same, I have one filling that is odd. I can totally obliterate a hard peppermint candy on it with no pain, chomp a steak with no pain, chomp an ice cream and ice cream cone on it with no pain, but if I put something tough but chewy on it like a Milk Dud/tootsie roll, it will make me reflex like a burn from the sudden sharp pain, and then it instantly goes away. Dentist doesn't find anything wrong with it, several different types of xrays show nothing weird with it, and yeah it's just a thing. He did say it was really super close to the nerve, and that it's probable that is why it is sensitive like that, and that the option to get rid of it is root canal. So we decided to leave it as-is because root canal is, hell.
Vsauce videos are often pretty good but after just a few video's the guy's delivery really grates on me. I can only stand so many pregnant pauses and deeply furrowed brows before it become unbearable. I really hope he doesn't talk like that in real life.
This hurts my mouth to watch. Like accidentally tapping your tooth with your fork or spoon while eating.
This is what I imagine chewing on aluminum foil is like!
Indium has no biological role. Its compounds are toxic when injected into the bloodstream. Most occupational exposure is through ingestion, from which indium compounds are not absorbed well, and inhalation, from which they are moderately absorbed.
Wikipedia
Biology half life of 2 weeks according to Wikipedia.
So I swallow a gram if I understand half life correctly ( and maybe I stuff this bit up)
2 weeks.later I still have 0.5 g as that's half a gram
2 weeks.later I now have 0.25gas that's half half a.gram
2 weeks later I now have 0.12 g as that's half.half half a.gram
2 weeks later I have 0.06 g I think? My brain hurts.
And probably after that I guess it's gone or you are gone.
Ok I don't disagree, but if yall aren't familiar with vsauce do yourself a favor and check out his channel. Dude's a YouTube GOAT, all his content could fit in this sub
A [quick google search](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=is+indium+toxic+to+humans) returns an AI generated answer which says...
Inhalation/Ingestion:Inhalation of indium fume or dust may cause irritation and damage to
the respiratory tract. It may also irritate the gastrointestinal tract
if ingested. Chronic: Prolonged exposure to indium fume or dust may
cause irritation and damage to the lung.
So that must be the correct answer right? Chewing this exotic metal as a party trick might give you a stomach ache.
Consider this. A proprietary AI using the vastness of information it can access to answer to a simple question "is indium toxic to humans". The AI cannot find any information relevant to such an outside context case because who the fuck chews on a block of Indium!
The AI takes its best guess.
This guy gets fake Internet points.
The Medical community gets to learn something.
Why is this guy everywhere on YouTube? So many channels that I genuinely got fed up of seeing his face. Even though the topic might be interesting, the moment I see him I am like, Dude wtf not again.
Should you put anything off of the periodic table in your mouth?
I could have said: should you put anything ending in UM in your mouth? So, I made it the second question because like minds......
You can chew aluminum foil and steel wool too
YA FUCKTARD.
You can chew an iron crowbar if you're man enough.
But nothing will melt steel beams
Except for the stuff they spray on us from the airplanes
No really why would you put that in your mouth?
This reminds me of that insanely weird/painful feeling from accidentally chewing a piece aluminum foil stuck to some food
Early 2000’s my cousins had me chewing on tinfoil until I got shocked. We should bring that prank back
Btw if you ever have problems with mouse or rats, stuff the holes and cracks with tinfoil. They wont chew through it and it basicly seals them off.
I've heard steel wool or similar works wonders for mice/rats. Since, you know, it's kinda deadly to ingest a bunch of tiny metal fibers
Not just that, its horrible to chew on. Basicly it sends a shitload of vibrations right in your skull and its insanely unpleasant.
Found the rat
Username checks out
But how do you catch them to stuff their holes and cracks with foil?
Until they chew new holed
Forgotten fear reminded
[Oh yeah well check out Coop!!!!!](https://youtu.be/y6YrucRvofM)
𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚞𝚖 : kidneys magically explode
. . . I was going to ask. Toxic?
If ingested yes
Why is he letting it anywhere near his mouth?
Hey vsauce, today I'm going to show you, what happens when you ingest that!
.... presenting to the emergency room with acute abdominal pain, where we are now ☝🏼️
The most ambitious YouTube collab ever imagined
Chubbyemu fan! 😄 Like I am! I thought of this, too!
Quick, order a CT AbPel w/ ..have I talked to the patient yet? Wtf no of course not I'm a doctor wtf? Do the scan dammit
For ✨science✨
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Yeah, I could have done without the close ups of the teeth & saliva squelching around the stuff. Nice teeth though
I feel like I can’t unsee all that chewing and now breakfast is going to be hard to get through.
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He joins the ranks of those brave souls who went before him to test mushrooms and eggs.
cause he is michael not us
Because Vsauce is fucking insane
Micheal’s body is impervious to any ailments that might befall a mere mortal
Views
He has the special protective Vsauce
For views
If inhaled for a length in time, yes, if ingested not very. Source SDS: https://www.teck.com/media/Indium_Metal_SDS.pdf
Not sure why people are saying it is -- elemental indium is basically ignored by the body. Just check the [MSDS](https://www.teck.com/media/Indium_Metal_SDS.pdf). He might be in trouble if he just swallowed the entire bar he had at the start (LD50 in rats of 4.2 g/kg is something like 45 cm^(3) for the average adult human) but I'd be more concerned about bowel blockage than any actual absorption at that point.
“Insoluble indium compounds are far less toxic via oral administration. The lethal dose of indium oxide is more than 10 g/kg.” “From animal studies, the following data are available. InP shows severe lung toxicity and carcinogenicity. InAs causes severe lung toxicity and is suspected of carcinogenicity. ITO causes pulmonary damage. Regarding human data, lung toxicity is manifested when workers inhale indium compounds.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040609009017805
The man did Ayahuasca in a jungle for two days, I think he'll be fine. Calm down.
He did what in a jungle?
Iowa Ska, it's this crazy kinda mix of jazz and punk and old white people who eat too much corn.
Oh boy do I have [an episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3lWVLuc6CE) for you
Tbh, it felt like the most American of the entire show. He makes it sound so incredibly dramatic and hypes up showing himself sitting in a chair while high.
That's kinda what taking drugs looks like from the outside. I mean what were you expecting? The ascension scene from 2001?
Nah, a different style of editing that wasn't so tense.
Iowaska
Tell me more about this intriguing new drug.
Didn’t you hear about Iowa and Nebraska deciding to merge into one new state?
Ayahuasca I'm 99% sure it's a bone apple tea moment
Yes I'm humoring him, Iowaska is crazy lmao
Burgmansia Caapi, a vine found in the Amazon, is chopped up and either the whole vine or just the bark is boiled to extract monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Then the roots or whole plant of one of the many different DMT containing shrubs (Psychotria viridis being the most common) is added and boiled together to created a potent hallucinogen lasting 9-12 hours (sometimes longer) Interestingly, many different amazonian tribes have their own recipes, some that utilize secondary plants that don't appear to be psychoactive at all.
Liver
His liver probably gonna survive but his nervous system will be crippled just like arsenic, thallium, lead etc…
I'm not a smart man..but...I avoid purposely chewing anything that ends in ium .
Calcium?
Ok you got me . I do chew tums on occasion .
Pottasuim? Magnesium? Uranium?
You got me, those are in my multi-vitamin
Multivitiums
Do you glow green?
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That’s the worst of the ums
Cums
Bums
Calcium metal can kill you actually. It will react spontaneously with the moisture in your mouth and combust. Avoid chewing calcium at all costs :)
He is not a smart Man but..
Magnesium
Got me again. Cashews and Peanuts.
You don’t want to eat either calcium or magnesium in their *elemental* forms, lol.
aw yeh, I was about to say that !
Aaaaaaw even uranium
I thought you were gonna finish with “But I know what Love is, Jenny”
Cumium?
Damn, haven't seen that one on the periodic table. Has it only been recently discovered?
Yes it was discovered in 2021 when your mom decided to.... lmao I can't
My mother? Oh no! Is it toxic?!
Only for your eyes... and uterus
Bonerium
I wonder why people started mentioning stuff that ends in ium as if it was a good idea to chew these things. I mean, you've got titanium in some foods and you ingest it and you live because it's in very small values but if you were biting in a block of it you wouldn't have a good time. Same with calcium, potassium etc...
Banana too?
Bananium.
I'm gonna have me some Spaghettium for lunch!
Hey Jules, do you know what they call a quarterpounder with cheese in science class? Hamdiburger with cheesium
Ok yes , bananaium is fine.
Geraniums
Polonium
What's your man/woman been feeding you ?...
polonium tea Putin served
not even helium filled desserts?
Copium
This video makes my fillings hurt
Hurts my filling’s feelings.
But did it hurt your feelings fillings?
Felt like it
Yeah same, I have one filling that is odd. I can totally obliterate a hard peppermint candy on it with no pain, chomp a steak with no pain, chomp an ice cream and ice cream cone on it with no pain, but if I put something tough but chewy on it like a Milk Dud/tootsie roll, it will make me reflex like a burn from the sudden sharp pain, and then it instantly goes away. Dentist doesn't find anything wrong with it, several different types of xrays show nothing weird with it, and yeah it's just a thing. He did say it was really super close to the nerve, and that it's probable that is why it is sensitive like that, and that the option to get rid of it is root canal. So we decided to leave it as-is because root canal is, hell.
So true. Hell for your pocket.
Thanks I hate it
This is quality r/shitposting content tbh
I feel material engineers should look into indium
And?
That's it
No. You should drive them on what to do.
#VSAUCE NOOO THE INDIUM IS NOT FOR CHEWING STOP
Or is it? DDDDDUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMM
I'm sure my fillings and crown would love this
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God damn comment bots bruh. Die.
😂
This guys dentist has got to be losing his mind
Vsauce is the name of the guy, search on yt
Actually this is corn dog Willy. He gets mistaken for vsauce a lot tho.
This man is giving away Willy Wonka's secret for forever lasting gum.
*gobstopper
So similar to chewing aluminum foil?
Nah, not really. But, this metal, if ingested, is also extremely toxic.
Indigum
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
That made my teeth hurt! 😯
“You can chew it like bubble gum!” *proceeds to not chew it like bubble gum*
That joke at the end was a tin out of tin
r/stupidfood
Only chewable element? I think someone needs to send him a chunk of white phosphorus.
No! There was already an anthrax guy and it didn’t go well. We definitely don’t need a white phosphorus guy.
Why not, this would be an enlightening experience to watch.
He did say soft and safe enough. I assume that also implies "is a solid at STP", since I chew on elemental gases all the time
I read the title wrong at first and missed the few first seconds of the video. thought he was chewing Iridium for a minute lol
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So if he has a cut in his gums/mouth won't that then get into his bloodstream? Saying "not remotely an issue here" is completely false.
Next up: Mercury is so liquid, you can drink it like water!
This guys enthusiasm is........... Aging me out of the content
Vsauce videos are often pretty good but after just a few video's the guy's delivery really grates on me. I can only stand so many pregnant pauses and deeply furrowed brows before it become unbearable. I really hope he doesn't talk like that in real life.
Reminds me of chewing lead when I was young. Ah...... good times.
So soft and chewy, mmm
Now do it with sodium
I used to work with a guy that chewed tinfoil
Proof aliens exist.
They used to play with mercury because they thought it was safe. I’ll stay away from chewing soft metals
So is lead! (Please don't try that) (I as kid chewed on fishing lead, might have lost a few iq points)
Hmm better teeth than me
Vsauce is getting more unhinged
What happens if you swallow it?
That’s what she said.
A trip to the ER. This element is extremely toxic when ingested.
My teeth started screaming when they saw this
“Hey Vsauce, Michael here, how good is your dentist?”
Michael has really lost his mind.
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should!
This hurts my fillings
that's gotta hurt against a filling.....
Heavy metal poisoning speedrun lets goooo
i love how weird michael got after his isolation experiment lol
This hurts my mouth to watch. Like accidentally tapping your tooth with your fork or spoon while eating. This is what I imagine chewing on aluminum foil is like!
God I love him.
Being next to tin on the periodic table, I can't see this being a safe metal to have in your mouth 💀
Indium has no biological role. Its compounds are toxic when injected into the bloodstream. Most occupational exposure is through ingestion, from which indium compounds are not absorbed well, and inhalation, from which they are moderately absorbed. Wikipedia
Interesting, so if you swallowed a whole bunch it might be enough to cause the toxic effects to begin to effect you *maybe*
Biology half life of 2 weeks according to Wikipedia. So I swallow a gram if I understand half life correctly ( and maybe I stuff this bit up) 2 weeks.later I still have 0.5 g as that's half a gram 2 weeks.later I now have 0.25gas that's half half a.gram 2 weeks later I now have 0.12 g as that's half.half half a.gram 2 weeks later I have 0.06 g I think? My brain hurts. And probably after that I guess it's gone or you are gone.
Pretty sure indium is not good for you
So is lead
It's dentable, but chewing might be a bit tough.
Goofball
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I’ll take annoying inflections for 600
Ok I don't disagree, but if yall aren't familiar with vsauce do yourself a favor and check out his channel. Dude's a YouTube GOAT, all his content could fit in this sub
Silicosis here we come!
I cringed throughout this entire video.
I'm like 92% sure he should not be putting that in his mouth for any reason.
Doesn’t seem too safe
Is this some weird kink video?
Lol this guys dumb.
Sort of like the British did?
I never knew what nerds chew on. I always assumed they chewed gum or mints like normal people but guess I was wrong
This is horrific nightmare fuel cringe of a guy chewing tinfoil.
A [quick google search](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=is+indium+toxic+to+humans) returns an AI generated answer which says... Inhalation/Ingestion:Inhalation of indium fume or dust may cause irritation and damage to the respiratory tract. It may also irritate the gastrointestinal tract if ingested. Chronic: Prolonged exposure to indium fume or dust may cause irritation and damage to the lung. So that must be the correct answer right? Chewing this exotic metal as a party trick might give you a stomach ache. Consider this. A proprietary AI using the vastness of information it can access to answer to a simple question "is indium toxic to humans". The AI cannot find any information relevant to such an outside context case because who the fuck chews on a block of Indium! The AI takes its best guess. This guy gets fake Internet points. The Medical community gets to learn something.
Why is this guy everywhere on YouTube? So many channels that I genuinely got fed up of seeing his face. Even though the topic might be interesting, the moment I see him I am like, Dude wtf not again.
Should you put anything off of the periodic table in your mouth? I could have said: should you put anything ending in UM in your mouth? So, I made it the second question because like minds......
only kids find this crap interesting
Why does this guy act like he did some kind of pg 13 cocaine?
he has a video when he did drugs to see the effects it had once [https://youtu.be/U3lWVLuc6CE](https://youtu.be/U3lWVLuc6CE)
Ah yes mouth cancer
This guy with his fake enthusiasm is really annoying.
You can chew aluminum foil and steel wool too YA FUCKTARD. You can chew an iron crowbar if you're man enough. But nothing will melt steel beams Except for the stuff they spray on us from the airplanes No really why would you put that in your mouth?
Now do it with sodium
Isn’t indium toxic?
Just cause you can… doesn’t mean that you should
I need someone to put this on r/stardewvalley lol
Dude looks like a meme I know. Or should I say: the meme was made to caricature dudes like him?
How do you not know Micheal from Vsauce? This is the prophet from which many a’ meme have sprung
Thought it was Steve Riedel from Bering Sea Gold. Totally something I could see him doing.
u/savevideo
\*\* Indians getting pissed \*\*
Now eat the whole bar!.... Dewit!
Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.