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[–] sadbehr@lemmy.nz 41 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Yo woops replies to the wrong post so here's a dumb fact: Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

memes have taught me that that means it's venomous, not poisonous.

[–] sadbehr@lemmy.nz 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Are you referring to this classic? If so, injecting is the equivalent of eating in this case, so the nutmeg would be poisonous, not venomous.

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

injecting is the equivalent of "it bites you" because that's literally what happens. Snake fangs are needles.

[–] sadbehr@lemmy.nz 1 points 7 months ago

I disagree. To me, "Eating/taking a bite" in this case means ingesting, consuming, inhaling, basically putting the substance into yourself.

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Searching has taught me that venom is a type of poison so all venom is poison.

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You think you can trust information that you've found yourself more than you can trust memes that some other person on the internet has seen?

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

My part of the internet is better than your part of the internet. Fite me irl.