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This build unlocked the memory of watching this movie as a child and being terrified that nerve gas was something I could encounter in my day-to-day life.

graypegg 2y ago
I’m glad I’m not the only one with that specific memory! My dad loved this movie, it was in the regular rotation of his choice for our movie nights. The scene with the needle you have to jab in your heart reminded me of defibrillators (nothing deeper than medical heart thing = defibrillator) so as a kid I always assumed those defibrillator cabinets in public areas was nerve agent antidote! Just in case!
actionfromafar 2y ago
Well, in the UK, sometimes you can!
- krisoft 2y ago
  Or in Malaysia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Kim_Jong-nam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Kim_Jong-nam
hermitcrab 2y ago
It unlocked the memory of me watching this as an adult and remembering what an awful film it was.
IncreasePosts 2y ago
Weird - I remember watching the movie as a child and mostly thinking "Boy, I wish I could bite into one of those green goo balls"
- aeonik 2y ago
  According to this chemist, those balls should be Amber colored. https://youtu.be/asAd-E5_HPo?t=1270&si=EmU4rOGHF_XLNSSX https://youtu.be/asAd-E5_HPo?t=1270&si=EmU4rOGHF_XLNSSX
Cthulhu_ 2y ago
In my head I'm still thinking nerve gas would be used en masse in war and terrorism, but other than WW1 (mustard gas) it doesn't seem like a common tactic. And it's banned under the Geneva Convention, insofar as anyone follows that.
- kens 2y ago
  Regarding terrorism, some may be too young to remember the Matsumoto sarin attack in 1994 and the Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995. These attacks by the Aum Shinrikyo cult killed 8 and 13 people respectively, surprisingly low numbers given the theoretical dangers of nerve agents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack
- int_19h 2y ago
  You might find this an interesting read: https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-chemical-weapons-anymore/ https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-ch... TL;DR is that it's not used these days because it wasn't actually all that effective, at least not when used in modern warfare. That is also why it's (mostly) honored, even though many other prohibitions under international treaties are ignored by the largest (ab)users. However, if conditions similar to WW1 become dominant on the battlefields - and, looking at Ukraine, trench warfare at least is back in some way - this might get re-assessed.
- FireBeyond 2y ago
  > And it's banned under the Geneva Convention, insofar as anyone follows that. We prosecuted the Nazis under the Geneva Conventions at Nuremburg. Every US President since then has demonstrably broken them.
XorNot 2y ago
It's sort of like how growing up how to escape quicksand seemed like a very important bit of knowledge to have.

graypegg 2y ago

I’m glad I’m not the only one with that specific memory! My dad loved this movie, it was in the regular rotation of his choice for our movie nights. The scene with the needle you have to jab in your heart reminded me of defibrillators (nothing deeper than medical heart thing = defibrillator) so as a kid I always assumed those defibrillator cabinets in public areas was nerve agent antidote! Just in case!

actionfromafar 2y ago

Well, in the UK, sometimes you can!

krisoft 2y ago
Or in Malaysia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Kim_Jong-nam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Kim_Jong-nam

hermitcrab 2y ago

It unlocked the memory of me watching this as an adult and remembering what an awful film it was.

IncreasePosts 2y ago

Weird - I remember watching the movie as a child and mostly thinking "Boy, I wish I could bite into one of those green goo balls"

aeonik 2y ago
According to this chemist, those balls should be Amber colored. https://youtu.be/asAd-E5_HPo?t=1270&si=EmU4rOGHF_XLNSSX https://youtu.be/asAd-E5_HPo?t=1270&si=EmU4rOGHF_XLNSSX

Cthulhu_ 2y ago

In my head I'm still thinking nerve gas would be used en masse in war and terrorism, but other than WW1 (mustard gas) it doesn't seem like a common tactic. And it's banned under the Geneva Convention, insofar as anyone follows that.

kens 2y ago
Regarding terrorism, some may be too young to remember the Matsumoto sarin attack in 1994 and the Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995. These attacks by the Aum Shinrikyo cult killed 8 and 13 people respectively, surprisingly low numbers given the theoretical dangers of nerve agents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack
int_19h 2y ago
You might find this an interesting read: https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-chemical-weapons-anymore/ https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-ch... TL;DR is that it's not used these days because it wasn't actually all that effective, at least not when used in modern warfare. That is also why it's (mostly) honored, even though many other prohibitions under international treaties are ignored by the largest (ab)users. However, if conditions similar to WW1 become dominant on the battlefields - and, looking at Ukraine, trench warfare at least is back in some way - this might get re-assessed.
FireBeyond 2y ago
> And it's banned under the Geneva Convention, insofar as anyone follows that. We prosecuted the Nazis under the Geneva Conventions at Nuremburg. Every US President since then has demonstrably broken them.

XorNot 2y ago

It's sort of like how growing up how to escape quicksand seemed like a very important bit of knowledge to have.