Cyanide smells (and maybe tastes?) like almonds. For people aware of this there is a subversion of expectation. It isn't particularly good joke but taken satirically it's alright.

[–] greedytacothief@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Smells like bitter almonds, which smell like bleach.

https://youtu.be/WYagO-nup6c?si=WdDJy3PP1yDw8wAl. (I really hope I'm remembering the contents of this video correctly, because if I wasn't, that would be embarrassing, but I don't have the time to check right now)

[–] urfavlaura@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I have tasted it

it smells like it but it tastes like lye without the sodium taste

[–] python@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

but what does lye taste like?

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

salty cyanide duh

[–] summerof69@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

What's the purpose of the grenade then? He poisoned her, then blew up with a grenade. Why?

[–] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There was no poison. You're supposed to think she's poisoned, but he meant the grenade.

[–] summerof69@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

That's some Nolan shit.

[–] Alice@beehaw.org 3 points 6 months ago

It's supposed to be a one-two punch. You're expecting him to kill her with cyanide, but it turns out you were mistaken! Then he kills her anyway

This kind of joke can totally work in a well-paced comedy, but not a two sentence horror. It's a stretch to do it in two sentences.