Recent content by SoyChemist

Baking soda nearly killed an elderly man. He was using it to relieve the stomach pain caused by an ulcer, but went way overboard with the mildly basic home remedy. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/01/death-by-baking.html

This is ridiculous, but funny. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/01/the-biggest-inf.html Too bad that some people beleive it. What other appalling detox products or infomercials have you seen?

In the January issue of Neuropharmacology, which happens to have a marijuana theme, two teams of researchers tried to explain what causes some people to feel relaxed when they smoke weed while others get a paranoid high. Wired has explained those articles. Check it out...

Check out these amazing microscope pictures. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/12/beautiful-mic-1.html

It is a chip with tiny plumbing that mixes food coloring and looks cool.

Please digg this if you have an account. http://digg.com/general_sciences/Professor_Makes_Lab_on_a_Chip_with_Shrinky_Dinks In any case, check it out!

It depends on how much they took. You can always buy a test kit at the pharmacy and check yourself. Smoking gets a lot more THC into your blood than swallowing a pill. Your liver destroys most of the chemical before it gets into circulation.

That story about the giant fMRI bong is fantastic. I love the Dank Closet chinese restaurant sign. We no see cat of yours.

They could just dangle a bag of doritos in front of you.

Check out this article about PharmChek drug testing patches: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/11/chem-lab-fun-fa.html Have any of you ever worn one of these patches? Do you agree that this is a bigger invasion of privacy than pee testing? I think it is funny that the instructions say...

A lab test found so much of the illicit drug in his urine that an average person could get high from drinking a single sip. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/11/chem-lab-smuggl.html Old and busted: Maria full of grace. New hotness: Nigerians full of meth.

They used organic chemistry this time instead of genetic engineering. I do agree that genetically modified pot is on the way. Perhaps with fancy new aromas.

Researchers are making hybrid molecules that blend the effects of THC and anandamide. I am amazed that they have not got busted for it. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/11/chem-lab-hybrid.html Would you try this? It seems to be safe on rats, but very hard to make it at home...

Check this out: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/10/morons-overdose.html It is pretty scary that taking only eleven 500mg tabs of niacin can cause so much damage. I thought that vitamins were safer than that. Does anyone have a story like this?