• MTK@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Wait until you hear about deadly toxin producing bacteria.

    You only need about 6 kg of Clostridium botulinum to produce enough toxins to kill all mammals on earth.

    Assumptions:

    • weight of a single bacterium is 1 picogram
    • a single bacterium produces 0.5 picograms of toxin
    • All mammals on earth are 1.4 gigatons of mass
    • a lethal dose is 150 nanograms per kg
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      22 days ago

      Genocide is evolutionary beneficial for the toxin producer, maybe there’s a ring of truth to it. Poison everything around you, free up resources for yourself.