

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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What substance Tachikawa Yuko used on the Shimada Hideo's parasyte in the art club?


![Paint stripper](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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.


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