alt Hacker NewsCyanide batteries... hmm..
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BenjiWiebe • last Wednesday at 4:00 PM
*ferrocyanide Less toxic than cyanide.
Potassium ferrocyanide: 1.6g/kg LD50 Potassium cyanide: 5mg/kg
So cyanide is approx 320 times more toxic.
Cyanide batteries... hmm..
*ferrocyanide Less toxic than cyanide.
Potassium ferrocyanide: 1.6g/kg LD50 Potassium cyanide: 5mg/kg
So cyanide is approx 320 times more toxic.
Ferrocyanide is not dangerous. Sodium ferrocyanide is used as an anti-caking agent in table salt. It's considered safe for this use in both the US and the EU, e.g.:
https://ec.europa.eu/food/food-feed-portal/screen/food-addit...