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Context: after eating a death cap (Amanita phalloides), you'd notice a few of the symptoms at first, but these usually resolve after a day or two. After this, you'll enter a latent phase where you feel fine, but your liver and kidneys slowly start to fail. By the time you notice, it's usually already too late.

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[-] hexdream@lemmy.world 65 points 1 week ago

Would you like a glass of water?

[-] tomiant@piefed.social 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

As much as I would want a death cap mushroom! Both can and will kill you!

[-] hexdream@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

So not wanting the water then? I have bad news for you...

[-] tomiant@piefed.social 29 points 1 week ago

Allright if you're gonna be like that just give me the damn mushroom.

[-] captain_oni 22 points 1 week ago

Don't do it! It's a trap!

Don't you know mushrooms are mostly made out of water!?

[-] tomiant@piefed.social 20 points 1 week ago

I fucking knew they were in cahoots!

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