A mine in yellowknife discovered deposits of arsenic trioxide dust totaling to about 237,000 tonnes which is enough to kill everyone on earth. They say that The dust was a by-product of gold extraction that occurred at the mine from 1948 to 2004. It resulted in an arsenic-rich gas that was captured as dust and stored in underground chambers.
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Yet another reason why people do not like Canada
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(Insert edgy comment about it being unfortunate the dust didn't spread worldwide here)
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Well good thing it's underground in the Yukon.
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well the name yellowknife is certainly ironic.
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Edited by JAMES Z666: 4/18/2014 12:24:30 PMYour thread title is misleading. It says that there's enough arsenic in a deposit found to kill everyone on earth, but then in the actual OP you say arsenic trioxide. Which is it, arsenic or arsenic trioxide?? They're completely and utterly different chemicals... Also it can't kill everyone on earth. Arsenic can't be absorbed through the skin only through the air. So unless you're talking about the arsenic trioxide, rather than arsenic, then that's not possible... Never mind, arsenic trioxide is a solid as well, not a gas. I was thinking sulphur trioxide.
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Now is a good a time as any to move to the sun.
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Have they ever thought of releasing it? It's so much easier than freezing.
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Edited by GHOST270: 4/18/2014 6:12:43 AMWe've made enough botulism toxin to exterminate humanity and every other living creature multiple times over. I think 4 kilos of the stuff can wipe out every man , woman, and child living at the moment. Anyone got a dump truck i can borrow? Need to make a run to Yellowknife for a bit.....
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A tornado will end us.
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[i]But does it blend?[/i]
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And let's get a big metal cap on that ASAP.
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Quick! Get a leaf blower!