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You see, I was researching metals as poison and their unusual side effects. You know, to derange my villain a bit more, or perhaps to knock him off. I discovered some fun stuff I thought you'd appreciate.
- Cinnabar can make a person "mad as a hatter". Especially if you're a hat maker that uses the mercury solution derived from cinnabar to soak animal pelts and make felt.
- Colloidal Silver can make one blue as a smurf. You may have seen that blue guy on Oprah. This is what he's got: Argyria: ISV from Greek: ἄργυρος argyros silver + -ia) is a condition caused by improper exposure to chemical forms of the element silver, silver dust, or silver compounds.The most dramatic symptom of argyria is that the skin becomes blue or bluish-grey colored. via wikipedia.
- In it's Elizabethan heyday, white lead makeup likely killed off many young ladies who were regular users. The look probably came down from the Greeks, Romans and/or Egyptians, but you probably already knew that.
To be honest, I don't know how to use this material. Maybe I'll try one or both on my villain, but I'm not feeling it. Maybe you need it? Someone does, or I wouldn't feel the urge to write about it.
4 comments:
Oh noes!! Keep away from these toxic metals! LOL!
Take care
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The blue guy is the most fascinating one of these in real life, but I think the cinnabar might fit better into fiction.
Ooooh! You can have a stage make-up person who's bitter about not being a good actor kill people with make up! Erm... or not... teehee.
Interesting stuff!
wow. Interesting stuff. I'd never seen that blue guy, and I wasn't aware of that makeup thing. But wasn't cinnebar the thing that made Van Gogh crazy? hmmm... maybe it was something else. Mercury in their paint?
Whatever. Great device~ :o) <3
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