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− | {{w|Median lethal dose|LD<sub>50</sub>}} is a term used in toxicology | + | {{incomplete}} |
− | + | {{w|Median lethal dose|LD<sub>50</sub>}}, mentioned in the comic, is a term used in toxicology, referring to the median lethal dose, or how much of a given toxin is required to kill half of a given population. The comic is making the joke that it takes 2 kilograms of papers on toxicology to kill a person for each kg he/she weighs. The average weight of a person on earth is approximately 62 kg, so that would be 124 kg/273 pounds of toxicology papers. As the alt text says, it will take less paper to kill a person if the paper is shoved down their throat instead of dropped on them. The third dosage usually listed is for intravenous injection, but that number is omitted since they couldn't figure out how to do it. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Megan and Cueball wearing lab coats stand by and observe a person lying under a pile of papers.] |
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:The LD<sub>50</sub> of toxicity data is 2 kilograms per kilogram. | :The LD<sub>50</sub> of toxicity data is 2 kilograms per kilogram. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Chemistry]] | [[Category:Chemistry]] | ||
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