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[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 13 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

Colloquial silver works wonders when taken in high doses

Spoiler: it'll turn your skin blue. These idiots should be labeled like smufs

[–] piconaut@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 hour ago
[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

People that blue themselves pretty much did it on purpose. Afaik it's not permanent.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 39 minutes ago

Afaik it's not permanent.

jonathan frakes telling you you're wrong for 47 seconds

Argyria worsens and builds up as exposure to silver continues, and does not resolve once exposure stops because the silver atoms cannot be removed from the skin and other tissues.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria#Pathophysiology