The Poison Supper Club That Made Our Food Safe
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- Before the FDA came around, there was some pretty gnarly stuff in our food: additives like formaldehyde, borax, and copper sulfate-poisons! To prove these toxins weren't good for us, Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, a chemist, organized a volunteer supper club to document the effects of these poisons on the body. His findings launched the food regulations that keep our meals safe today.
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I got in trouble in school during a lab for touching copper sulfate and you tell me people ate it
Shirley Yuan Wtf? I bet they went into the hospital after eating dat.
People used to drink water infused with Radium. It was fine until their jaws started to fall off.
Surely Shirley5 I'm not even allowed to touch the glass with it.
Surely Shirley5 seriously?
Actually if you eat cooper sulfate the only thing to happen will be nonstop diarrhea.
Those people did it for us
Grizzly Pear Pure sacrifice of preservatives.
Now press f for respect for helping create fda
Now the coronavirus is doing us a negative favor.
Wait you don’t put chemicals in your food like borax and formaldehyde wow true men put all the chemicals and eat them without throwing up.
@@greenpeppermint7518 truerer men just eat the chemicals and inject it straight into their veins
“ And a little bit of borax ”
Is equivalent to:
“ *two shots of vodka* ”
Two shots are for the weak. Two bottles is more like it
@@greenmint984 that's what two shots are for in russian
“You can’t hear pictures”
This:
*glug glug glug glug glug glug*
Or Gordon Ramsay's a touch of olive oil
I am the Clorox, and I speak for the Bleach.
Kappa K borax should be clorox instead it would be funnier
What about Blorox
Hello
Kappa K I am the Clorox, you are the Tide Pod, he is the oxi! G-g-g-g-g chooo
Kappa K I see what you did there! :D
Not all heroes wear capes
some even take bullets
These ones definitely got the shoots.
Kage_Okami Maybe top hats but not always capes 😂
theres 666 likes...
i ruined it :p
Surprising to know that Copper Sulfate was once used in food! I work with the stuff, and if you get it on your skin, it can cause a serious rash
I know! I work with formaldihyde, and besides smelling ungodly, it's deadly toxic, and a carcinogen. I cant imagine they put much of this stuff in their food, otherwise they wouldn't have customers for very long.
Feeshkake Some cosmetic companies add formaldehyde to their face cleaning products! Awful smh..
LagiNaLangAko23 no I don't think so.. they used to put heroin in child's cough medicine though and heroin was supposed to be a substitute and less addictive version of morphine.
LagiNaLangAko23 well actually that makes a bit of sense since cocaine (coca)can numb some serious pain like...digging out a bullet type pain
It is still used in some south east asian country.
Let’s all take a moment of silence to honour these brave men who sacrificed their health for the health of all and the safety and quality we enjoy today
1:08 The first twelve members of the poison squad-
*Shows a picture with eleven people*
one of the guys didn't make it.....croaked.
Maybe he was taking the picture lol or he died ?
The cameraman is involved
Im_wei_too_sarcastic oh shet
The 12 man take the photo
1:35 -and a little borax-
she nearly put the whole bottle on it
Cause the meal is HUGE!
She nearly put a the whole -bottle- on it
Ali Hassan me when saying I put a little salt on there
Two shots of vodka
*THATS ALOT OF DAMAGE!!*
1:45 "Dirrhea" *some legit spelling*
CardinalJake IKR
And here comes the grammar police.
depression grammar police*😊
Faisal Mollick thanks ._.
depression spelling nazis
I imagine if that didnt happen. Slime channel:Hey guys so today we'll be making slime out of bacon
"First you need to dip it in some acid! (Not Acid)"
LOL 10/10 comment
After years of playing Megaman, never did I think I’d hear the words “thank you doctor Wiley”
Finally! Someone caught on too!
I was waiting for it
I would give more thanks to the volunteers than the doctor himself...
5 likes in 2 years, that's so fucking sad.
My Life Is Really Boring I could say the same thing to you my friend
@@mylifeisreallyboring2835 here, take a like!
@@mylifeisreallyboring2835 3 likes in 1 year... PATHETICC
yeah they should thank both of them
A big thanks to the members of the poison club. Imagine sacrificing themselves as a human trials.
Don’t forget about Upton Sinclair and his role for food regulation!
Jack Pilutti OMG yess! I did a power point all about his book, “The Jungle”.
Jack Pilutti That book was morbid, but necessary to write 😣😖🤢🤮.
He never meant to write that book to raise food safety awareness. His real goal was to inform the public about the terrible working conditions that people in those meatpacking factories were going through, but people were more disgusted at how they processed food
“a little borax”
*put the whole 10 boxes on it*
it wasn't just that doctor but those that are willing to be tested on that made things possible. kidney damage was one of their personal losses and that is self sacrificial, for the sake of the future others that weren't related to him. just, wow.
Excellent video! We really love your work.
Reactions i highly agree
Reactions sarcasm?
Reactions
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Don't forget about Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle." Was an eye-opener for many.
Same! Had to read that for English class
Props to the poison squad, they knew what was coming and still took the risk for us all.
*insert megaman joke here*
HoodieNinja_7 this *Light*ened my day
*doesn't get the megaman joke
Thisstatementisfalse 2:01
"Thanks, Dr. Wily"
HoodieNinja_7 *Gets incredibly offended by Meagan joke and goes on killing spree*
Mineblock5000 me to
Wish we could trust the FDA now! You should do a story on the present day FDA
Whats wrong with them?
MayMay Machine lol everything
samsqwanchey You shouldn't be trusting anyone you simpleton!
I mean like specifics.
They don't have specifics, that's why they want a video explaining them.
The 12 people would go to dinner like: “Let’s see what poison is on the menu today.” 😂😂
I love that point in the video where you can tell where a lesser CZcams channel would stretch the video/content out another 9 minutes, but GBS keeps it short and sweet. Thanks GBS!👍🌠🎉
Poison doesn't change. It just adapts a new name.
Ol Kuppies so true!
Shaahazadee Khaaliq That's a lie...............
Sugar
It's currently called life...
Ol Kuppies Damn that a strong statement right there.
These are my favorite Great Big videos! Including "just add water" c: the detail and just the way the video is made is really unique.
The poison squad saved so many lives with their volunteering!! Thank you so much poison squad!!
May the poison squad be remembered, for they were heroes.
these guys are legends for being poisoned for 6 months
-And a little borax.
Transforms the plate into a borax desert
Don’t just thank the doctor! Thank the volunteers! They’re the real MVPs in this one.
We must NOT stop Dr. Wiley!
And now he could've get sued for poisoning these people even though we're eating safe food because of him. Nowadays people bitching about tests on animals or other people (people, who are volunteers) which provide good products for all of us, but some human beings just can't understand this.
Даут Бектыбаев Omg a human being with a brain! You are totally right animal testing is what keeps us and other animals from being poisoned to death
Sabrina Uy Tesy yeah, thanks for replying 10 months later
Даут Бектыбаев At LEAST WE replied
hehhe ye maybe cause this started appearing in our recommendations, but first logical guy on utube ive seen so far
sorry for replying so late, but you are the most humane person on CZcams ever. like I want to cry tears of joy. thank you for your understanding.
Thanks to the doctor and the amazing self-sacrificing volunteers.
Thanks volunteers too
May god bless his soul, such an amazing figure in our history.
And also those men and women who sacrificed there lives for us
A grand salute to the poison supper club volunteers!
poison time
ARE YOU HAPPY CZcams!!? I'VE FINALLY CLICKED ON THE VIDEO AND WAT HED THE FIRST 3 SECONDS!!!
Dang, those volunteers are genuine heroes.
“And a little borax”
**dumps the whole bottle**
Me: Can I have turkey and rice please?
Waiter: Would you like it with
*b o r a x*
It would turn into slime if glue was added to it lmao
Thank you, more importantly to the people who put their own health on the line to prove that the food additives were unsafe in the first place.
Thank you doctor! And volunteers!
“Hmm. Maybe rat poison doesn’t belong in food?”
Borax in foods?
*pours glue on food*
“Ahh some slime”
*i-*
Thanks for the great big story
We should be thanking the volunteers!What would we have done without them!
Even MegaMan appreciates Dr Wily's actions
I had food poisoning when I was seven and that hurt so much I felt like I was going to barf for like an hour straight for real :-(
I’m so glad food regulations exist! Otherwise people would be suffering. I thank the volunteers especially the one with the kidney damage who took part in the study to make sure we eat better food. Kudos to the poison supper club! 👨🏼🔬👩🏼🔬
These guys are just the best human beings that anyone could ever be ❤❤❤
"And a little borax."
YEAH RIGHT
Kage_Okami: “Not all heroes wear capes”
Thanks Dr.Wily
Being a Megaman fan, I never expected that I would hear somebody says "Thanks, Dr. Wily."
Thank you *Dr. Harvey.W.Willy* for making our foods safe even though adulteration still occurs!
When they said borax, I remembered the slime trend...
I love these videos and when I tell people about it their minds are blown
THANK YOU CUE DR. HARLEY W. WILEY FOR MAKING OUR FOOD SAFE!💗
dirrhea lol
ikr
dirrhea is bad
Gurosama Bltch lol you clearly don’t know why this comment was written
You're probably a really immature child aren't you
JUST LIKE ME
dirrhea is the bad for tummy.
"Upset stomach nausea diarrhea..." is this a pepto commercial?
I already know this but I love how you guys make your videos
They are heroes. Thank you
2:02 wait what? You eat rice with a *fork*
I guess you could call the poison squad poisoning themselves for the sake of science the 'suicide squad'.
Volunteering on consuming poison foods... they're our little heroes for sure
Well made video! Shoutout to the poison squad.
So what really happened is that deadly poison was just swapped out for less deadly poison. Many of the food additives used in the US have been banned in many other countries.
Michael Rustebakke I guess so
*Face Palm*
OKAY WHO LINKED THIS VIDEO TO A VEGAN?!
You are highly suceptable to accepting new information as truth regardless of evidence or logic
1:36 “And a little borax”
Proceeds to poor the whole bottle.....
Basically what they did.
That food in the beginning looks so good 😋
Dr. Wily not only creates robots, but helps us not get poisoned.
I love eating Borax!
WinterShiroHam Ham don't eat that Borax that makes you sick 😦😦😦
@@jorgemelendez9651 r/wooosh
@@jorgemelendez9651 clearly dont understand the jokes
WHAT
THE
HECK
@@hay0099 no you dont understand that some would actually do this
I know its poison but the food looks so good
Can we just admire how cool their squad sounds?
dont mind me just rewatching alot of videos from great big story cause i miss them
I am currently reading the book The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum. It's very eye opening how food manufacturers snuck so many gross items into our food just to save a little money. Especially milk!!! Yuck! Thanks Dr. Wiley, Upton Sinclair, the Poison Squad, Teddy Roosevelt, and others who fought so hard to make our food safer. (It kind of reminds me how some are fighting so hard to get laws passed today. Whew!)
Theory dr wily from mega man went back in time and created this test
IT'S WILEY. NOT WILY
Why is this video just so randomly satisfying to me
Bless their souls.
Dr. Wily??!??!!???!!!!!?!? MEGAMAN!!!!!!!!!
WILEY! NOT WILY FFS
street food in my country still contain borax though
Andhika Wildan Rabbani please don't eat your country's street food.
Andhika Wildan Rabbani yeah but this is in the U.S where it's in enforce. in ur country it might not
Andhika Wildan Rabbani Meanwhile in the EU you can't even buy Borax as a private customer because of the chemical safety law. And I think the only food that is allowed to contain borax is Kaviar :D
Andhika Wildan Rabbani Well then that company is selling some illegal shiz.
Andhika Wildan Rabbani true
Love the stories, but some are too short!
“Yum.” *proceeds to choke and throw up*
Progress first and now backwardness in the FDA.
I love how you slather the “chemicals” onto the food as if that’s what the companies did
Yeah, the chemicals were literally soaked in, which is somehow even worse than sprinkling it on.
Dr. Wily: A hero to food and a villan to robotics
That meal in the beginning deadass looks delicious.
I thought doctor wiley was the guy with the robots and the plot to destroy the planet.
Dis Ethan!
I thought it was that one mega man character
0:38 so cartoons are
Right!
CZcams recommendation today. Yes, I miss GBS too🤧
Oh yes the ancient story of the boys defeating evil food
That means... you could make slime, with food...?
Personally, I liked the kick the food would give me five seconds after consuming it. It’s like when you eat a warm bowl of stew after a cold day of working accept the warm feeling inside is accompanied by a harsh tingling sensation in my lower intestines
I was really panicking they keep added stuff to the amazing looking food got me hungry 😂
0:28 anyone remember when the thumbnail was this?
Was that Dr.Willy from mega man ?!?!
It's Wiley. Not Wily you uncultured swine
Any chance for some stories from outside the US and East Asia?
Callum Lambert Smith no fuck those places
Callum Lambert Smith Yeah those counties are shit
Justin Moua US is alright
@@zeccy337 oh wow, you have no clue what you’re talking about
Never in my wildest dreams would I sign up to eat poisoned food, but props to them for keeping us safe.
0:06 (borax)
Me : time to make slime with foooood