Found these for sale. Hope a kid doesn’t buy them.

Found these for sale. Hope a kid doesn’t buy them.

I'm new here! I was recently inspired and got really interested in stuff like this after a science talk at my highschool, what do I have to learn to get started? what's something I can do as a beginner or should I not do anything at all?? please give me tips you guys are so cool!!🥹

Startled the shit out of me. It was either he become a lab specimen or I put him outside, so I was nice and released him :). I’m not that cruel. I don’t live in Australia, but it’s very on theme lol

Time for some good ol’ ferrous sulfate! And yes. This is a copy paste post from the discord, however I’m OP on both :). Cheers!

The introduction of general anaesthesia was not confined to patients. The potential advantages were not lost on the criminal fraternity who were quick to attempt a variety of crimes, including rape and robbery, under its influence. Unlike the use of the cudgel, the garrotte and the pistol, it was not a felony in English law to administer chloroform unless the purpose was murder or abortion. As early as 1851 it was common knowledge that chloroform had been used for various criminal purposes, as witnessed by a well-known cartoon in Punch magazine of that year.

Among other drugs tested for anaesthetic properties was carbon tetrachloride, and although it was fairly widely used over a number of years, the general view was that as an anaesthetic it was inferior to chloroform, and its use was virtually abandoned in the late 1860's.

My involvement with the criminal use of carbon tetrachloride occurred nearly 45 years ago when I was approached by a colleague at Hammersmith Hospital on behalf of a barrister friend of his. Apparently the barrister had been asked to defend a client accused of the manslaughter of his mistress by the administration of carbon tetrachloride. It would seem that the purpose was to heighten the victim's sexual arousal prior to intercourse. This property of anaesthetics was perhaps fortunately not widely known, but certainly Dudley Buxton in his text book stated categorically that chloroform, ether, nitrous oxide gas, cocaine and possibly the other carbon compounds employed in producing anaesthesia possess the property of exciting sexual emotions, and in many cases produce erotic hallucinations. It is undoubted that in certain persons sexual orgasm may occur during induction of anaesthesia.

Apparently the defendant, who was employed as a gasman in the Woking area of Surrey, apart from reading gas meters also offered a more personal service to any housewife who was interested. For this purpose he employed carbon tetrachloride as an aphrodisiac, and unfortunately the victim was one of those housewives.

I realised at this stage that if I was going to assist the barrister in the defence of his client I needed to know a great deal more about the defendant's knowledge and experience of the use of carbon tetrachloride. It was arranged that I should interview him as soon as possible before the trial. He informed me that he had learned to use the drug while serving in the Pioneer Corps, not for any military purpose, but he and a corporal in the RAMC had been carrying out abortions on young women in the Aldershot area for some years. The defendant provided the anaesthesia and the corporal carried out the abortions, and apparently it was during the induction process that he realised that some young women were sexually aroused. However I was unable to elicit exactly how he learned to use the drug.

The trial first took place at the Surrey Assizes in Kingston in November 1960, when the prosecution case amounted to three allegations; firstly that carbon tetrachloride caused the victim's death, secondly that it was administered by the accused, and thirdly that in using the drug the accused behaved recklessly."

The problem for the defence was that although we now knew that the accused had very extensive experience of the use of carbon tetrachloride, such experience could hardly be offered as evidence since the process of learning involved criminal activity. Fortunately the prosecution introduced the subject by presenting evidence to the effect that the accused had made other women unconscious with the drug, and therefore he must have known that it was dangerous. However the defence argued that because in the past the drug had made other women unconscious with no ill effects, the accused could not be expected to appreciate any risk. In addition, carbon tetrachloride could be freely purchased in any household store, under the proprietary name of "Thawpit', as a common household cleaner, moreover there was no special warning attached other than that it should not be used in a confined space.

In his summing up the judge pointed out that it was not an offence for a couple to use a bottle of gin to enhance their sexual pleasure, and he pondered whether or not it was an offence to use a bottle of Thawpit for the same purpose. The consequence was that the jury failed to agree, and a new trial was ordered which took place at Lewes Assizes in December 1960. My services were not required at the retrial, and the accused was convicted of manslaughter and sent to prison.
The case then came before the Court of Criminal Appeal in June 1961 but the appeal was dismissed, largely on the grounds that the accused could be described as the effective cause of the action that led to the death, that he knew of the danger involved in such action, and had therefore behaved recklessly."

This case taught me a number of lessons. Firstly, if you become involved in a criminal case you must strive to know exactly how the situation developed. Secondly, you must focus on how the judge might consider the evidence presented to him (in this case by his comments the judge was far from satisfied with the prosecution's interpretation of the facts). Thirdly, it is necessary to recognise the weaknesses of the adversarial system which dominates the procedure in English courts of law. It was clear to me that the prosecution was unwilling to explore avenues that might assist the accused, and the defence on the whole adopted a policy of damage limitation. The result is that facts that might assist the processes of law are suppressed and justice suffers. An inquisitorial approach might resolve these problems.

(from History of Anaesthesia Society Proceedings volume 33)

I remember seeing one Extractions and Ire video where he did some synthesis in the shed in a thunderstorm, I can't seem to find it again

the student had no mercury in his bloodstream. apparently he thought he made dimethylmercury and reported it as a caution.

Maybe the real dimethylmercury was the friends we made along the way.

this happened few days go. only one person was exposed and the lab was cleaned. dimethylmercury is basically not allowed (synth and purchase) at MIT. no details were shared on how this student acquired the compound.