The Valley of the Drums is said to be the most toxic place in the United States
it's located in Kentucky and consists of many many barrels of toxic waste but
what would happen if you pulled out a glass and drank some of that toxic waste
spoiler alert you should never do that stick to frappuccinos but today in
theory we're going to look at what would actually happen to the insides of your
body if you drank toxic waste and we're even gonna hear of a case where someone
really did do this I'm Charlie and today we're going to look at what if you drank
toxic waste but before we get into it why not subscribe and press the
notification bell to toxic waste is any unwanted material in all forms that can
cause harms if it's inhaled swallowed or absorbed many products you likely have
in your room right now will contain some toxic chemicals things like TVs
computers and cell phones all have toxic waste inside them these can contaminate
air soil water and also cause you serious harm you nap or the United
Nations Environment Program has identified 11 key types of toxic waste
these include arsenic which are prevalent in electrical circuits and
pesticides there's also asbestos which was once
used as the insulation for buildings there's cadmium found in batteries and
plastics chromium which is used for lining bricks clinical waste such as
syringes and medication bottles cyanide which is used in pesticides and rodent
poison lead which is found in batteries paints and ammo mercury which is used in
dental fillings and batteries PCBs which are used in paints and sealants pops4
found in chemicals and pesticides and finally strong acids and alkalis which
are used in manufacturing so now we know the 11 key types of toxic waste what if
you drank some toxic waste from a barrel well let's say it goes into your system
first of all any proteins in your body would be instantly denatured this would
break down your cellular structures and cause necrosis this is where most of the
cells in an organ pass away not only that you'll have rapid
dehydration you may think dehydration isn't such a big deal but when it comes
to acid it really is it will cause all of the cells in your body to lose water
rapidly now remember just over 60% of the human body is water and when the
cells are damaged this much Apatow sustained her this is where all
of the cells in an organism pass away also the cells that lose water will
detach from one another this will lead to ulcers forming in your alimentary
canal this is basically your throat and esophagus now this all sounds very
medical and scientific but in real terms it's very very painful it's said that
the second most painful thing a human can experience is childbirth and the
most painful thing they can experience is being on fire but many experts would
argue that this is worse than both of those if you're wondering if you can
survive drinking toxic waste the answer is maybe but probably not
you would need urgent an instant medical attention once this actually did happen
to someone and the doctor who examined their esophagus said it was like they
ate a razor blade that is because the damage is so apparent the person in this
case actually lived as they did not drink too much however the damage to
their body was very apparent and they reported severe pain afterwards the
person had tried to take their life by drinking this toxic waste but luckily
they drank barely any and still had to undergo treatment for a long long time
in 2017 in China a 22 year old actually passed away after they drank toxic waste
he'd been working near an industrial plant in China and got thirsty one day
he went in search for some drinking water and stumbled across a small pond
toxic waste is usually green or yellow a green but perhaps this guy thought it
was algae on water or something one person did actually see him in front
of the toxic waste but before he could stop him the guy had already drank the
toxic waste the man instantly felt a burning sensation and cried out for help
he was quickly rushed to a nearby hospital but he passed away the next day
China is known for not having the best safety regulations so maybe that's how
this guy was exposed to toxic waste toxic-waste hotspots for example for
valley of drums in kentucky USA are very hard to get into the value of drums has
thousands and thousands of drums of toxic waste but no one is allowed in
unless you're from a government agency for example the EPA there's a massive
security fence around this place and guards guarding it 24/7 but amazingly
the value of drums is not the most toxic place in the USA that award goes to a
place in Alaska according to the EPA Kotzebue Alaska is
the most toxic place in the u.s. it's the city with 3,500 people in it but the
city is also home to 756 million pounds of toxic chemicals the red dog mine
which is one of the world's largest zinc and lead mines is located near the city
this emits many toxins for example lead cadmium and Mercury
that we discussed earlier so if you live in Kotzebue Alaska leave me a comment
and tell me how it is just be sure to not drink anything green because you
never know it could be toxic waste but now it's time to make your opinion heard
have you ever been exposed to any kind of toxic material before for example at
my old school some walls were made of asbestos and had to be removed if you
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