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<p>The Japanese label is <code>油彩剥離剤</code>, which translates to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_stripper" rel="nofollow noreferrer">paint stripper</a>.</p>
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<p>The principal active ingredient in historically common solvent paint strippers is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloromethane" rel="nofollow noreferrer">dichloromethane</a>, also called methylene chloride, which has serious health risks including death.</p>
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<p>Symptoms of acute overexposure to dichloromethane via inhalation include: difficulty concentrating, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, headaches, numbness, weakness, and irritation of the upper respiratory tract and eyes.</p>
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<p>DCM is also metabolized by the body to carbon monoxide potentially leading to carbon monoxide poisoning.</p>
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<p>Prolonged skin contact can result in DCM dissolving some of the fatty tissues in skin, resulting in skin irritation or chemical burns.</p>
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2015-02-02T01:03:26.323Z
That would certainly be consistent with the effects shown.
ZanathKariashi
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Gao
<p>Yuko takes a vial from the art kit to use as a weapon against Shimada, in case he turns aggressive.</p>

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  <p> He does turn aggressive, murdering 17 students.</p>
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<p>The anime shows the label (in Japanese) of the vial.</p>

<p>What substance was that?</p>

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Due to Crunchyroll DRM features, no SS of the label available.
Mindwin Remember Monica
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What substance Tachikawa Yuko used on the Shimada Hideo's parasyte in the art club?
# What substance Tachikawa Yuko used on the Shimada Hideo's parasyte in the art club?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-01-07
Yuko takes a vial from the art kit to use as a weapon against Shimada, in case he turns aggressive.

> He does turn aggressive, murdering 17 students.

The anime shows the label (in Japanese) of the vial.

What substance was that?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Due to Crunchyroll DRM features, no SS of the label available.  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2015-01-07. Score: 5
![Paint stripper](https://i.sstatic.net/D4tI2.jpg)

The Japanese label is `油彩剥離剤`, which translates to [paint stripper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_stripper).

> The principal active ingredient in historically common solvent paint strippers is [dichloromethane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloromethane), also called methylene chloride, which has serious health risks including death.

> Symptoms of acute overexposure to dichloromethane via inhalation include: difficulty concentrating, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, headaches, numbness, weakness, and irritation of the upper respiratory tract and eyes.

> DCM is also metabolized by the body to carbon monoxide potentially leading to carbon monoxide poisoning.

> Prolonged skin contact can result in DCM dissolving some of the fatty tissues in skin, resulting in skin irritation or chemical burns.
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2015-02-02): That would certainly be consistent with the effects shown.  
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