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[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 118 points 2 weeks ago

I don't understand this post. Salt doesn't mean sodium. NaCl and KCl are both salts, and this is a 50/50 blend with less sodium (Na) for the people who need/want that. Am I missing something?

[-] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago

you're not missing anything, you paid attention in chemistry.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

Sir that's too many facts for this joke.

[-] SailorMoss@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

No, no let’m cook. Everyone knows jokes are funnier after you explain them.

[-] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

The point is that there is no joke in here to begin with

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Right. I have difficulty suspending disbelief so sometimes jokes like this just confuse me.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I get that too sometimes.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Could also be amphetamine salts.

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago

What you're missing is illiteracy.

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I think you're exactly right

[-] UnbalancedFox@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

Oh thanks. My mom buys that and I never understood what is was 😂

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

50% table salt

50% bath salt

[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

So much worse for people with Potasium limitations? Like dialysis patients.

[-] T156@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

They could just get the normal salt, or no salt at all.

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, usually such people are advised by their doctors to avoid such ingredients.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

The part you're missing is that potassium chloride used to be used in the lethal injection. Somehow it still has a lower LD50 than sodium chloride.

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

How was that alluded to in the OP? Eating it isn't the same as injecting it. It's a normal ingredient in electrolyte drinks and rehydration salts. It's also prescribed for hypokalemia.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Also yes hyperkalemia is really effective at killing as is hypernatremia. This is not only known but also evolved around. Your body works pretty hard to ensure you don’t ingest so much of either ion that you develop these conditions.

[-] iCy619@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well, let's hope the doctor doesn't prescribe enough, that their hypokalemia develops into hyperkalemia.

[-] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's what plants crave

[-] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I would be surprised if water isn't used in lethal injections.

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