@tiktok_guy22: A few drops changed her life forever. In 1997, renowned chemist Karen Wetterhahn was working in a laboratory when a tiny amount of dimethylmercury-one of the world's deadliest toxic chemicals-accidentally spilled onto her gloved hand. At first, nothing seemed wrong. The chemical silently passed through the protective gloves and entered her body without causing any immediate symptoms. Months later, Karen began suffering from severe neurological problems, including difficulty speaking, walking, and thinking By the time doctors identified the cause, the poisoning had already caused irreversible damage to her brain and nervous system. Despite extensive treatment, she passed away less than a year after the exposure. Her tragic death shocked the scientific community and transformed laboratory safety standards worldwide, becoming one of the most important cautionary tales in modern science. A few invisible drops were all it took.#Science #viral #usa #fyp #foryoupage
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Sunday 27 September 2026 02:51:25 GMT
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Harleys Mom 🆘️🇺🇲🇺🇦Gen❌️ :
don't tell the people in the current administration, they'll probably want to roll back any protections 😏
2026-10-02 20:31:19
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A :
I am genuinely scared of dimethylmercury and prion both fuck you up until you die
2026-09-27 14:45:07
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J :
accidental deaths actually taught humanity the dangers of things like this. just a reminder the things we know we cannot eat because they are poisonous or deadly was eaten by people before and thats how we learned it was deadly.
2026-09-27 09:38:47
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What happened
2026-09-27 13:03:45
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big daddy :
“Ah shoot” I would have been crying
2026-09-27 13:07:40
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Wednesday.Nightmare :
So gloves 🧤 aren’t really protective at all
2026-09-27 14:19:47
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icecream enjoyer :
I would've chopped my hand off immediately 😭🙏
2026-09-27 14:20:47
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Kelly🌷 :
IT WENT THROUGHHH THE LAYERS OF GLOVES HOW DOES THAT EVEN WORK? What would’ve happened if she immediately took it off could it have transferred that fast?!
2026-10-03 01:39:45
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Maszyna_Machina :
So that's where flat earthers come from... lol
2026-09-27 06:43:12
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Paul :
It's not an Ai video people, but also not her when it happened. There's this thing people did before Ai where someone would reenact things that happened for documentaries. I know, wild. That's what this is. I first saw this around 2000 in a chemistry safety video.
2026-09-27 19:53:53
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moefuca :
Shi science teachers swear is gonna happen mixing food coloring and water
2026-09-28 01:28:11
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Nate :
“Aw shoot!” Why didn’t she immediately take that glove off and threw it somewhere random?? She’s a chemist, she had to have known it was going to go through her glove or affect her in some type of way. The moment I saw that thing on my glove it would have been off before I finished saying “ah” and on the floor. Rest in peace🙏🏻
2026-09-27 14:57:03
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donavink_official :
“Ah shoot” 😭 I woulda been crashing out wayyyy harder…
2026-09-27 12:39:48
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Comicon980 :
It was a fat soluble mercury was the problem. Regular mercury wouldn't have hurt her.
2026-09-27 06:36:07
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jjmac :
I dont think I would have said shoot. 😳
2026-09-27 07:59:30
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TwoThumbsBritt :
very sad. the amount of PPE here, BLOWS my mind when working with such harsh chemicals like she was.
2026-09-27 12:57:14
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phill_dakidd :
Learning all it takes is one mistake then boom life change forever
2026-09-27 13:01:39
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petew339 :
That’s not actual video of her dropping the mercury
2026-09-27 09:39:57
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minecraftweedmod :
These situations are so scary because such an instantaneous moment can have effects that are so permanent and irreversible
2026-09-27 13:50:25
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mustangmike006 :
Why create those chemicals to began with
2026-09-27 13:31:36
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Poultrystarclips :
What’s the point of the gloves if the chemical can pass through them 😭
2026-09-27 20:51:50
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Candygutsz :
This is why I stopped being a scientist
2026-09-27 21:39:31
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🦂 :
I would’ve immediately took the glove off
2026-09-27 16:14:42
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Real Joe Hutchinson :
That’s so sad. This is rough to watch.
2026-09-27 11:56:05
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eddy :
this depresses me like no other one tiny mistake and poof all the hard work loved ones everything gone ... and the sick thing is even if she realized and sought medical attention from what I understand it wouldn't have made any difference
2026-09-27 13:12:11
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