Hi Peter & All,
Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Ward
eg: It would be agreed that apples are good for you, but did you know if you eat an egg-cup full of apple seeds you'll probably end up dead ...
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Apologies in advance to readers and the mods for this mildly off-topic post (just couldn't resist) but Peter's quip prompted it (so I blame him
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This is in fact absolutely true: I was one of the Sergeant Prosecutors assisting the Coroner at Glebe Coroner's Court about 1987 when there was an inquest into the curious circumstances of a particular man's death. He especially loved apple-seeds and had been saving them up for months in a finger-bowl as a special treat for himself at Christmas. On Christmas morning he ate the whole bowl in one hit and ... Say Goodnight Gracie.
Apparently it is only really a problem if you crunch and chew them up. Intact, they pass through the tract. It is estimated he ate about 300-400.
Cyanide poisoning is a nasty, nasty way to go.
Bizzare but true ...
Best,
Les D