The Arsenic Fashion That Killed Victorians

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2 жыл бұрын

A deadly shade of arsenic green silently poisoned consumers around the world. When it became a trend during the 19th century, the death toll rose along with its popularity in clothing, furniture and interior design. A senior physician and renowned chemist team up to solve the growing crisis and medical mystery.
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@laradorren8009 2 жыл бұрын

"Women weren't allowed to buy arsenic because they kept killing their husbands." I'd like a video on that.

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Right?! lol

@krcmaine 2 жыл бұрын

Woman's hat pins were regulated to a reduced length because they were stabbing men with them...probably was mostly self defense too.

@hyperspacejester7377 2 жыл бұрын

Just saying hi to the jurors on this case. 👋😆

@neverloyaltomybias8217 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if Aquatofana case is this one but it's very similar they had arsenic too in that Aquatofana Bailey did a video on this

@kirstonswartz9562 2 жыл бұрын

I cackled when he said that 😂😬

@Grace-km2ti 2 жыл бұрын

In the movie Coraline, after Coraline receives her bad omen from the old theater ladies, they tell her "oh, and avoid green." This was what they were referring to.

@astrowolvez 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh, I never noticed that.

@thevioletcabinet 2 жыл бұрын

What source did you find this out from?

@yahirflores9687 2 жыл бұрын

Lol I thought they were referring to marijuana

@Grace-km2ti 2 жыл бұрын

@@astrowolvez i don't positively know. Just inference. Neil gaiman is a smart guy, and the ladies being performers just made it seem that's what he was referring to. Unless you have another theory. Which I'd like to hear!

@Grace-km2ti 2 жыл бұрын

@@thevioletcabinet I can't remember if it said in the video, but performers had a lot of green costumes during this era which would leech out with sweat and killed many actors. It's still sort of a taboo to this day, like saying Macbeth.

@henryholden4052 2 жыл бұрын

So this is why green has become the visual shorthand for poison and for all things evil, huh, fascinating!

@michaelsroka3041 2 жыл бұрын

Mr Yuck!

@cstinybaby 2 жыл бұрын

all things evil would be the color red.

@timothykent8303 2 жыл бұрын

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@HerbieRey 2 жыл бұрын

And also the whole Radium Girls scandal from radioactive paint

@shannond7437 2 жыл бұрын

And sadly we still have arsenic in water and products.

@chiwas 2 жыл бұрын

Victorians like: "Damn, we can't use arsenic to dye green anymore. Ah! Let's use radium!"

@renza4441 2 жыл бұрын

🤣😭✋

@dolce.luna08 2 жыл бұрын

Made me wonder what "safe" things we and scientist know that are actually dangerous and poisonous.

@ellenplumart4912 2 жыл бұрын

🤚😭😂😂 right

@Meirstein 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmmmmmm, your jaw just fell off. Must be nothing.

@imjustapancake3188 2 жыл бұрын

Surprised no one ever thought to use chlorophyll, maybe even grass? LEAVES? Idk lmao, crazy how they never tried that it seems

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys!!! It’s the narrator of this video!! Thanks for watching, and I promise to have something extra special for you guys soon!!! 🤫🤐👀

@averageamericangirl6819 2 жыл бұрын

You have a easy listening voice. Thank you for the content.

@reebo 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it and love your voice. I hope to see more from you!

@lizdarden3989 2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@smii6180 2 жыл бұрын

Love the narration!

@readonalds6735 2 жыл бұрын

you have a lovely voice hopefully you can narrate more content for us

@NeptuneRising70 2 жыл бұрын

“Look at my dress, isn’t it pretty? It makes my skin ooze!”

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

and it has pockets!! - James aka the Narrator

@jothesharkrider 2 жыл бұрын

Could you cover deadly make-up throughout history? That's such a fascinating topic!

@ManaSura_ 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I add my voice to you! There is an abundance of deadly substances that were commonly used in make up like mercury and lead. Some even theorize that Elizabeth the 1st's highly poisonous make up was literally eating away at her skin.

@jaywren6012 2 жыл бұрын

guilia

@elisabethchapman9577 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to mention that William Morris actually owned at least one arsenic mine, so he definitely had an ulterior motive to deny that arsenic was dangerous.

@kerriegreen9057 2 жыл бұрын

Yes that's right and he denied it until one of Queen Victoria's guests died in a room that William Morris's wallpaper was hung ( he did make beautiful designs though)

@user-yp6kn2uw4k 2 жыл бұрын

@@kerriegreen9057 In rich houses, colored rooms were fashionable - for distinguishment of them: a green bedroom, a blue living room, crimson boudoir, yellow dining room, purple bedroom, etc. I would refuse to sleep in the green bedroom, I would rather sleep in the yellow dining room. ))) In the purple bedroom.

@Dollightful 2 жыл бұрын

The narrator has a wonderful voice!

@FG-tu4fq 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't expect to see you here.

@dumbpossum8461 2 жыл бұрын

i am... concered. this is the last thing i expected to see today/ :0

@Dollightful 2 жыл бұрын

I've got a macabe curiosity about the annals of history as much as the next person. Love me some Buzzfeed Unsolved haha

@mariaysuflor 2 жыл бұрын

Oh hi! Nice(?) to see you here!

@transguy9553 2 жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd see you here

@honkjaden9596 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do an episode on the Tuberculosis outbreaks during the Industrial Revolution? It would be pretty cool! :)

@viperv6768 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if this has anything to do with poison often being depicted as green

@TheRibottoStudios 2 жыл бұрын

which is why I love what Harry Potter does with potions-there's gold potions, clear water like potions, potions that are light purple in color, teal blue, sapphire blue its fantastic and makes sense that potions of different sorts would be different colors. Though polyjuice potion is often green in the films for some reason when in the books its like beige lol

@eddiesroom1868 2 жыл бұрын

Ugh, another Coachella chick.

@viperv6768 2 жыл бұрын

@@eddiesroom1868 This is in a responce to...? What? I'm genuinely curious.

@eddiesroom1868 2 жыл бұрын

@@viperv6768 the "potions" girl above

@bexatw 2 жыл бұрын

@@eddiesroom1868 I don’t understand why you would need to comment such a thing. While Harry Potter might not be your thing at all, Ribotto Studios just continued a public conversation with something that they found interesting that related to the original comment. Don’t get me wrong comment all you want, it is a public site and an open comment section, but there was nothing in the reply above to make you need to insult someone or comment in a negative manner. Everyone is allowed to have their interests.

@quinnable8031 2 жыл бұрын

Y'all heard of fifty shades of grey? Well now get ready for the series sequel Toxic Shades of Greene

@SAkURAYOWA 2 жыл бұрын

Arsenic green is actually a very pretty shade of green. Pretty… but deadly.

@folkloresupremacy13 2 жыл бұрын

Me wearing green and having itchy skin today: **chuckles** *I'm in danger*

@Robin-rk2hf 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate how this covered how this affected the workers who manufactured the products containing copper arsenic and not just the more sensational stories of people becoming ill in green rooms :) also rarely hear about how they went about the discovering the sources of poisoning! Lovely editing and voice over on this video too

@laurenragle5228 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen pieces of the printed wallpaper they used to make with arsenic green - absolutely beautiful. I mean, it has to be properly sealed and encased so no one can be poisoned by it now, but there's a lovely book at the National Medical Library in Bethesda, MD with samples of beautiful wallpaper. Beautiful and deadly.

@jeninatang8050 2 жыл бұрын

Watching stories like this makes me wonder what present time materials and foods are we using or consuming that at least for now, we haven't realize have bad effects to our health.

@sayitaintsl0w 2 жыл бұрын

This was fascinating. Really enjoy learning about often overlooked situations in history. Makes you think about the chemicals and synthetic materials we live with today. They are everywhere and we all know too many people who have been diagnosed with various forms of cancer.

@AlexaBellaMuerte 2 жыл бұрын

yep cancer is everywhere. all ages too. freaky.

@timothykent8303 2 жыл бұрын

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@timothykent8303 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexaBellaMuerte kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aM-jird30NHWYoU.html

@Jhud69 2 жыл бұрын

...Except today we actually do know whether materials we use are safe or not. Because they are tested before used commercially. Before that there just wasn't enough science to check it. There are slip ups sometimes yes but "chemicals" are for the most part nothing to be scared of. Water is a deadly chemical too. And cancer is caused by a lot of things.

@benjaminlambert8944 2 жыл бұрын

Clothing detergents, Artificial fragrances, food dyes, all carcinogens. Fluoride? Neurotoxin. Whatever you do, don’t look into vaccine ingredients! 🤫

@onyxth3ripper 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot get over this animation! Whoever did it has to get a raise.

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

She's so dope!

@barbaranorris3774 2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesTroupActor I love it too!

@AKayfabe 2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesTroupActor we like James the narrator too. I want to be a narrator and I don’t know how to get such a job. I think you do a fine job.

@LindaC616 2 жыл бұрын

@@barbaranorris3774 right!?

@sayitaintsl0w 2 жыл бұрын

This is BuzzFeed. Shane and Ryan have moved on…I hope some of you will as well. Give these people the respect they deserve, please. Shane and Ryan would probably appreciate us being considerate of those who will carry on their legacy. If you feel Watcher is significantly better than this program…you know where to go. I for one enjoy this program immensely and appreciate those who take the time to bring us content.

@prekshabharadwaj1351 2 жыл бұрын

I miss Shane and Ryan so muchhhh! 😭Those episodes were just masterpieces. ❤

@sayitaintsl0w 2 жыл бұрын

@@prekshabharadwaj1351 I agree. They were and still are, amazing entertainers. They just moved to their own channel, so nothing lost…only gained.

@its8859 2 жыл бұрын

What happened? I just started watching Shane and Ryan

@bogbastard4243 2 жыл бұрын

yeah but no

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Well said! - James aka The Narrator of This Video

@userunknownx 2 жыл бұрын

I took a summer job in a poster factory and there were always a few posters that needed to rolled by hand on a spindle. I rolled a batch of black light velvet flocked posters and the fibers went in my nose and chest. I had a horrible reaction, because they were supposed to provide masks and didn't. I was forced to lift 75 lb poster boxes instead. I only weighed about 100lbs at the time. I sneezed and coughed black velvet for weeks. I can't imagine how bad these poor people had it.

@debi1451 2 жыл бұрын

That is terrible!.

@sayounara1232 2 жыл бұрын

Are you sure they didn't contain asbestos?

@UrbanRapier8310 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you are okay!

@australianandrew128 2 жыл бұрын

"If I Had $1000000" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies - "but not a real green dress that's cruel" is so appropriate here

@HL-vp9co 2 жыл бұрын

Omg brilliant

@selinhize 2 жыл бұрын

They also used arsenic to normalise spoilt milks pH degree. It was one of the reasons for the rise in child deaths

@Iararawr 2 жыл бұрын

Also made spoiled milk palatable to drink which caused disease from the bacteria in it, such as bovine tuberculosis. Fun times with the Victorians.

@selinhize 2 жыл бұрын

@@Iararawr yes, that’s why child deaths had risen

@miwayajuu8572 2 жыл бұрын

Aqua Tofana: *whisperring "that's my son"

@AlexaBellaMuerte 2 жыл бұрын

so don't buy vintage stuff that's dyed green. got it!

@SparkleRanger 2 жыл бұрын

Even some Festia Wear has chemicals in it! Wild.

@Jhud69 2 жыл бұрын

I love this series, and the narrator has such a soothing voice.

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vik!

@april1999apricott 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine inventing a colour... must be so magical

@lokimayo2866 2 жыл бұрын

The narrator has such a soothing voice to me. It's nice to hear.

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

@user-el2zf2oi6r 2 жыл бұрын

James Troup is the narrator. His voice is awesome and perfect for these videos

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Why thanks!!

@rajvishah1806 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video! Really like the narrator's voice and way of narration!

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Raj!

@wonderqueerTT 2 жыл бұрын

just like radium... this was really interesting

@cstinybaby 2 жыл бұрын

except men knew radium was dangerous and let the women work with it without protection for years.

@mayukhroy8054 2 жыл бұрын

me watching this wearing a emrald green shirt 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@paulwhite5066 2 жыл бұрын

"Jade, you're turning jade!?"

@bukketkid2567 2 жыл бұрын

Farmers would walk a vat of boiling arsenic in a cart along the fields to poison (bugs or weeds can't remember exactly what). I saw some historical photos of the process, it was freaken crazy.

@Meirstein 2 жыл бұрын

Victorian times were fun. "Here is a medicine made up arsenic, opium, and ground up mummies."

@poppymoon777 2 жыл бұрын

Yum yum

@imalwaysboredhelp 2 жыл бұрын

when it said that almost everyone has access to almost every colour all I could think was Anish Kapoor not having access to Stuart Semple's colours

@ThePigKnight 2 жыл бұрын

This is pretty decent not unsolved content on the channel. More of this, less ARG bs.

@krcmaine 2 жыл бұрын

Or no ARGs? 😅

@Volumixen 2 жыл бұрын

Always love to learn new things! Thanks!

@callizto1964 2 жыл бұрын

It’s really interesting to learn about these things

@jamir6277 2 жыл бұрын

This is why every toxic things are marked by green colour

@invadernari 2 жыл бұрын

I love these videos so much. I always get excited whenever I see there is a new one.

@hecticryry 2 жыл бұрын

Great narrator.

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan!

@Marianita195 2 жыл бұрын

so bascally it was effing everywhere.... great....

@onyxth3ripper 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love videos like this. Keep it up! ❤

@drdn4047 2 жыл бұрын

“1851- multiple cases of wives poisoning their husbands came to light” what a good period for women to live

@wkhgasmr 2 жыл бұрын

ehhhhh i’m sure they were suffering a hell of a lot more

@jqwright28 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing that humanity has survived this long.

@gabycute2412 2 жыл бұрын

Loving this kind of content! I can't wait to see what else is planned! (And I hope we get the same narrator! I like their voice!)

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Well, the narrator promises you more content with his voice! 🙂

@victoriawilliams2786 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty new here and I have to say the narrator's voice is like butter. I could listen to him for hours.

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Victoria! I'm gonna record another video just for you! 🙂

@biscottiblunts4509 2 жыл бұрын

Bro the Narrator was born for this 💯

@tiffles4492 2 жыл бұрын

This is similar to what happened in the 1920s with radIum. That’s also an interesting case.

@treehouse318 2 жыл бұрын

excellent video, thank you!❤

@MissKipperz 2 жыл бұрын

How did we even survive as a species? Goddamn

@LeiaDugan05 2 жыл бұрын

All hail the watcher? Yeah all hail the watcher

@PhantomStella 2 жыл бұрын

Super interesting thanks!

@danielasarmiento30 2 жыл бұрын

Did you guys know arsenic was used for other colors, like red and white, outside of green? Even when the public caught up with how dangerous arsenic is, they couldn't really tell where the poison was!

@elleighcockroft9237 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in love with the narrators voice

@allyb3510 2 жыл бұрын

I'm digging these haunting history videos

@midnytevega2777 2 жыл бұрын

You guys at buzzfeed are mvps in my book

@DrewBernstein 2 жыл бұрын

I read about this at some point years ago and I couldn't remember all the details but I would talk about it a lot cos I found it really interesting so this video coming up on my home page today... perfect.

@Mr.Glidehook 2 жыл бұрын

This narrator could make me listen to anything with rapt attention. Well done!

@mayaflici374 2 жыл бұрын

This was fascinating..

@christinehunter609 2 жыл бұрын

Ppl lost children alot back then it’s so sad

@dylanwhite5921 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the lower infant mortality rate was a sad reality of the time, due to lack of medical knowledge and poor living conditions. Kinda sad when you think how much could have been avoided if scientific studies were found earlier

@josephcarvil9474 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a episode on Spring Heeled Jack! 🙃

@melanieiwasko4393 2 жыл бұрын

Please make Joseph's wish come true!!

@jashardwallington 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Sai-eb8lp 2 жыл бұрын

Narrator's voice is perfect And the Illustrations are 😍

@fizz113 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a real pain in the arsenic.

@blueeyedscorpio7 2 жыл бұрын

Love the new narrator!! 🤗👍

@SiuuuMann227 2 жыл бұрын

Damn y’all fast

@calpmaar9520 2 жыл бұрын

Damn thought this was unsolved

@nicoladawson2861 2 жыл бұрын

All I can think listening to this is Bailey Sariens' Aquatofana🤣

@ninini211 2 жыл бұрын

THAT NARRATORS VOICEEE AHH

@JamesTroupActor 2 жыл бұрын

Why thank ya Nina!

@ladygagagal123 2 жыл бұрын

Love the narrators voice!

@ratatouille7635 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: In lithuania there's a hill of crosses. People put the crosses for any reason some got married and put a cross some died and the persons family put a cross. The place is not scary at day but at night it's pretty scary. A hill with crosses in a middle of the field. It's more related to god but you never know who can be there.

@philkaseyewitness6912 2 жыл бұрын

I love these videos

@syndiscribner9248 2 жыл бұрын

I think the historian's name is Sarah Lipscomb, but any way, she has a video on the hidden killers of the Victorian Home. Really fascinating explaining the arsenic threat in wallpaper and random things added to bread to add weight.

@kimberleysmith818 Жыл бұрын

Susannah Lipscombe 😊

@believeinmatter 2 жыл бұрын

Hey everybody! Hope you have a great day 🔥

@josephcarvil9474 2 жыл бұрын

@BelieveInMatter thanks you too! 🙃

@moonlight892studios7 2 жыл бұрын

one Best channel ever

@sophisticatedchaosgb4794 2 жыл бұрын

Just a heads up… arsenic is still used today In cigarettes…but also in Rice

@jashardwallington 2 жыл бұрын

@nikkovalidor4890 2 жыл бұрын

arsenic isnt "used" in rice some rice just naturally have trace amounts on them but obviously not enough to get said rice strains banned

@oliviagreen7423 2 жыл бұрын

Of course terrible for the general populace, but I think of how badly the factory workers must've suffered. Already poverty stricken and working long hours for little pay. What a reward for their hard work💔😢 Makes me think also of the "Radium Girls". Unforgivable😡 Owners knew damn well this was dangerous and didn't care about people's health or lives, evil greed💯💩👿

@astrowolvez 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t this also the case with purple? I can’t remember if it was poison or just a color not found until fairly recently.

@orionstargaze 2 жыл бұрын

Magenta was a new color in the victorian era, though I don't think it was as dangerous, I am pretty sure that it was derived from coal tar, which is quite toxic. Arsenic was also used to make many colors other than greens, especially browns and burgundies.

@antares9353 2 жыл бұрын

I saw a video in TED-ED about the toxic colors. One of them is green (Cupric Hydrogen Arsenic or Sheele's green)

@francisdec1615 11 ай бұрын

Yes, Scheele was a German from Swedish Pomerania. He invented Scheele's green and then a couple of other Germans improved it buy making a double salt of it (cupper aceto-arsenite).

@FragCJ 2 жыл бұрын

join us next time were we look at another fashion trend telling a similar tail, where Radon was used in many beauty products etc, because of its ability to "release energy from nothing" x.x

@LucretiaPearl 2 жыл бұрын

Probably part of why the prettiest greens are still avoided in the fashion world. LOL, okay, it's probably more because designers make their own choices that don't consider what I would want, but ya know. I have to say, this narrator has a great voice to listen to. Very relaxing.

@gIacier 2 жыл бұрын

Can yall do the case of Hae Min Lee?

@maddyhobert2256 2 жыл бұрын

Ok but how are you ingesting the wallpaper?

@sjeabee5345 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting, but I don’t understand why it’s listed under “unsolved”?

@ivansstar2888 2 жыл бұрын

you should do the encephalitis lethargica epidemic of 1918!

@illailla5813 2 жыл бұрын

Omg it was everywhere!!!

@8lyybill 2 жыл бұрын

bruhhhhhhhhhhh green go brrrrrr

@ericatheempress6698 2 жыл бұрын

I just so happen to be wearing green when this video comes out. In the Army on drill, and it's a color I barely wear in civilians🤣🤣🤣

@dashingangel20 2 жыл бұрын

I really lile this take on history

@WhiteWolfBlackStar 5 ай бұрын

From arsenic to morphine, it’s amazing what people were exposed to daily, like it was no big deal. I know to be careful around Cadmium paints, but I just watched a short about this arsenic green last night. It’s really something else! Many of the vintage posters I love have this color. Kind of like the radioactive glass that glows in the dark. Still very valuable today, but don’t serve your food on it!

@allisonstyles3252 2 жыл бұрын

i’d like you to cover the madeleine mcann case if you haven’t already

@jjonahjameson8934 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my bad thought it was the supernatural season premiere

@nataliamontero935 2 жыл бұрын

Me wearing a green sweater: 👁👄👁

@AlexAgent21 2 жыл бұрын

🙄 stop living in fear. it is my god-given right to have green wallpaper all over my house. ✋🏼

@mirasmiraculouscraft 2 жыл бұрын

Its so weird to hear about Aqua tofana without hearing the actual name.

@soshiangel90 2 жыл бұрын

I...I'm sorry..what was that about "no legislation was passed to stop the use of arsenic in wallpaper"??! like...still?! no one thought to close that little loophole JUST IN CASE?!