has anyone tried abcricot kernels or any other cyanide-building seeds?

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i heard it only takes like 5 abricot kernels for a lethal dose...
and it says it contains (word i can't remember) which is responsible for potentially creating cyanide in your body...
they use the word "potentially" creating cyanide...
so they make it sound like it's not guaranteed for cyanide to be created in your body.
or did they just phrase that in a weird way?

 

[imontheloose]

Amygdalin is the word you're looking for. It's not toxic in of itself; enzymes convert it into HCN (hydrogen cyanide) when you chew it / digest it. This isn't a "potential" thing, it happens. They likely meant that as "dangerous" instead.

220g of apricot kernels was found to have 600mg of cyanide i.e. 2.7mg/g. The LD50 of HCN is estimated to be between 1-3mg/kg. You may notice the variance is rather large and that simply comes from the varying amounts of the enzyme which detoxifies cyanide person-to-person. Assuming each kernel weighs .5g, you would get 1.35mg from each kernel and hence you need about 1 kernel per kilogram of body weight at the very least. Now, I assume you don't weigh 5kg, so this isn't enough.

Bitter almonds have around 4.7mg/g. Again, assuming each almond is 1g, you'd need around 1 almond per 4 kilograms of body weight. Now, I would certainly recommend one to go above the LD50 if opting for this method as you could end up in a limbo zone where you simply suffer in agony as your liver slowly detoxifies the cyanide.

You may want to opt for manufacturing cyanide salts or optimising the above method to some degree. I'd say ensuring bitterness and grinding the seeds into a fine powder are the greatest ROI activities. The final material should be ingested within a short window, of course: some 1-2hrs.