I hope this might avoid some April’s Fool’s Day catastrophes. I just found out I had been bitten by the urban legend bug. I had always heard that a few drops of Visine in an unknowing victim’s beverage would result in the hilarity of them being stricken with explosive diarrhea. In truth, the side effects are much worse:

Lowering body temperature to dangerous levels

Making breathing difficult, or even halting it entirely

Blurring vision

Causing nausea and vomiting

Elevating and then dropping blood pressure

Causing seizures or tremors

Sending the ingester into a coma

So, don’t go slipping any Visine mickeys in your friend’s drinks as a cute little joke, unless you consider second-degree assault cute.