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The Joker's Nerve Toxin

Batman’s archenemy, The Joker, is usually portrayed as a psychopath with a warped sense of humor who sometimes styles himself the 'Clown Prince of Crime.' One of his most infamous weapons is happy gas, a lethal poison that causes individuals to die laughing. The victim laughs uncontrollably as they die, and their mouth is pulled into a hideous grin. According to Nerdist.com, Detective Comics #867 actually listed the ingredients of The Joker’s nerve toxin: strychnine, nitrous oxide, hydrogen-cyanide, MDMA, and methamphetamine. Strychnine causes lethal muscle spasms and is thus the component that causes the ghoulish grin. Hydrogen cyanide causes the victim to asphyxiate. Nitrous oxide, often called laughing gas, causes giddiness, euphoria, and uncontrollable laughter. Methamphetamine and MDMA, which is also called ecstasy, also induce euphoria.

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