Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Death By Chocolate

Via Brad Delong, I'm pointed to the Wikipedia page with the lethal dose for an adult human:

Humans are also susceptible to chocolate poisoning if enough is ingested. The lethal dose is placed at around 10 kg (22lbs).


Not just deadly for house pets.

UPDATE: from the I.F.O.C.E (International Federation of Competitive Eating!) Patrick Bertoletti won the seven minute "St. Valentine's Day Chocolate Massacre" by consuming 1 lb 15.5 oz of chocolate. Far short of the lethal dose, but probably enough to give him a tummy ache.

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