Well, it’s been two and a half months since I have posted. Oops. Life has been very busy this year. Much more so than I expected. I keep thinking of things I want to post, but I just haven’t had the time to sit and write the posts. I’m not going to promise anything for…
A to Z Challenge
A break from murder and mayhem
After a month of posts on poisons and stories of their use, which wasn’t exactly an uplifting topic (although fascinating), I thought I should make my first non A to Z post a little more rainbows and unicorns. So here are a few little heartwarming stories to shake-off the doom and gloom you might now…
A to Z Reflection (and poison PS)
Another A to Z done and dusted. Now it’s time to look back and reflect. I always like to look at the statistics (I am a scientist after all), so please bear with me while I rattle off a few numbers. If you’d rather skip that, I have a fabulous PS to add to my…
A to Z Challenge: Z (poisons & stories of their use)
Anti-freeze Fast Facts:– Engine coolant– Contains ethylene glycol– Sweet tasting– Causes inebriation– Dyed green to be able to detect it– One of the top homicidal poisons in USA The main ingredient in anti-freeze is ethylene glycol which is poisonous. It only takes a small amount of anti-freeze to poison a person. As your body absorbs…
A to Z Challenge: Y (poisons & stories of their use)
Strychnine Fast Facts:– From the seeds of the Strychnos nux vomica (most common)– Native to India and SE Asia– A common pesticide– Used in heroin– Causes muscle spasms– Death is from exhaustion and asphyxia– No antidote– Used by serial killer Thomas Cream A naturally occurring poison, strychnine is obtained from seeds of the Dog Button…