it may seem a funny and a silly doubt...but...

My Question for past few years which I felt shy to ask my teachers is...

when a poison crosses its expiry date ...it becomes more poisonous or less poisonous?

#OrganicChemistry #PhysicalChemistry #InorganicChemistry

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Expiration dates are supposed to indicate when the product ceases to function as sold. So, for example, safe foods cease to be safe foods past expiration. Prescription pills ceases to work as well past expiration. Poisons ceases to be as effective past expiration. So, "less poisonous", in the case of common poisons.

Michael Mendrin - 7 years ago

An example of this is one of the Serbian assassinators of Franz Ferdinand. After killing the Archduke, he consumed cyanide pills in an attempt of suicide. However, the pills did not work, and he got violently ill. Then, he was caught, tortured and imprisoned.

Nanayaranaraknas Vahdam - 7 years ago

Didn't the assassin bother to read the expiration date of those cyanide pills? ??

Michael Mendrin - 7 years ago

@Michael Mendrin – I guess the whole idea of instigating a war of astronomical proportions made him a little forgetful!

Nanayaranaraknas Vahdam - 7 years ago

Thank you very much sir :D

Poonayu Sharma - 7 years ago

Depends, anyway you die.

Nanayaranaraknas Vahdam - 7 years ago

Ohh...does the effect depend on whether the poison is organic or inorganic?

Poonayu Sharma - 7 years ago

I was just joking. Poison become less poisonous after expiry.

Nanayaranaraknas Vahdam - 7 years ago

@Nanayaranaraknas Vahdam – Thank you very much :D

Poonayu Sharma - 7 years ago

It would be less effective so less poisonous

Mayank Gupta - 7 years ago

Thanks to u both... :D

Poonayu Sharma - 7 years ago

Lol.....good one Poonayu.......must ask this to Acp :D

Archit Murkunde - 7 years ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$