http://www.hobartwelders.com/weldtalk/archive/index.php/t-8093.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_fume_fever
more conjecture from the internet for good measure
On 2016-11-04 00:29, Jake wrote:
and it also won't help your LSD trip.
On Fri, 4 Nov 2016, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
>
>> when Albert Hoffman accidentally dosed himself with LSD, he requested
>> milk
>> as
>> an antidote to whatever had poisoned him, since it was generally
>> considered a
>> cure-all for poisonings.
>>
>
> Yeah, milk is not a bad rule of thumb for ingested toxins. It's well
> buffered, so it will neutralize both acids and bases. And its fat
> content
> will help emulsify fatty toxins as well.
>
> However, I highly doubt milk would have any effect what soever on
> *inhaled*
> toxins, such as lethal zinc fumes. The supposed power of milk in that
> case
> is likely just an entirely incorrect extrapolation.
>
> Patrik
>