What Happens If You Drink a Glass of Heavy Water?

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Heavy water, or deuterium oxide, has some important scientific applications, but let's say you're reeeeaallly thirsty... is it safe to drink?

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Sources:
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cr50004a004
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/deuterium_oxide
http://www.clinsci.org/content/ppclinsci/80/4/277.full.pdf
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http://rgw.arizona.edu/sites/researchgateway/files/radioactive_material_protection_reference_guide.pdf

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