From YouTube, "A CSB safety video about the June 21, 2019, fire, explosions, and toxic hydrofluoric acid (HF) release at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A severely... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 260 views • 18:02

From YouTube, "The Earth is a gigantic ball of semi-molten rock, with a heart of iron as hot as the surface of the Sun. Titanic amounts of heat left over from its birth and the radioactive decay of trillions... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 354 views • 11:59

From YouTube, "Now I am going to tell you more about some expensive and toxic substances."

posted by w1ndex 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 42 views

For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the U.S. has had to contend with historic dams in Oregon and California. These dams have been responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 135 views • 3:07

Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading

posted by BSR 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 687 views • 2:34

YouTube description: This millipede uses deadly cyanide gas to keep predators at bay. But one beetle can tolerate the toxic defense and rides the millipede like a bucking bronco. Who will win this showdown... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 336 views • 4:33

Rick Beato breaks down the System of a Down song Chop Suey from the album Toxicity. (Thanks to spawnflagger for the heads up on my stoned self posting the wrong song name)

posted by w1ndex 6 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 97 views • 12:30

YouTube description: From bee sting to cobra bites, we measure the deadliest substance known to mankind and see how much it takes to kill a person. Everything from the top 10 deadliest substance, most... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 2,402 views • 3:24

On the Indonesian island of Java, men mine sulphur from inside Ljen Volcano. It's crater is filled with a mix of highly toxic gases, that have claimed the lives of over 70 miners in the last 40 years.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 24 views • 2:52

Is Hank trying for a goatee? YouTube: Let's face it: Humans are pretty messy. Industrial processes like mining and manufacturing are important parts of keeping civilization going, but they all impact... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 282 views • 10:13

YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 812 views • 14:23

Only wear it four or five times a year myself. YouTube: Should you be using makeup?

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 134 views • 3:03

Beware the death bubble. YouTube: We all know space travel is pretty dangerous, but here are a few more things that you probably wouldn't have thought to look out for!

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 34 views • 4:28

Vanity can be deadly. YouTube: As you know, in fashion, one day you're in and the next day your skin is falling off and your lungs are melting.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 21 views • 9:43

YouTube: We can purge our stomachs by vomiting when we consume something that our body thinks might be harmful, but what about animals that can't?

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 21 views • 3:33

YouTube Description: And how it got its name. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO El Niño is a weather phenomenon that occurs irregularly in the eastern tropical Pacific every... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,145 views • 2:59

Warning****hard to watch badly poisoned dog, but he's saved and healthy in the end. In a very close brush with death, we rescued this very sweet dog who had most likely ingested rat poison containing... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 years 10 months ago • 435 views • 2:51