killgrove

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   by killgrove 9y ago

   Oooh, if you have a chicken, you can mummify it. (Have to take off the feathers first.) Just stick it in a giant plastic bag with loads of salt. Change the salt out when it gets gooey. In a few weeks, you'll have a mummy!
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   by killgrove 9y ago

   When I was a kid in the 80s, my dad started something called "Family Home Evening." We'd get together and my brother and I would ask questions like "where does lightning come from?" or "does coke rot your teeth
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   by killgrove 9y ago

   Bleach is great but needs to be watched more carefully. It can destroy bone. H2O2 is slower but less finicky.
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   by killgrove 9y ago

   I do wonder, with the ridiculous popularity of the InstantPot, when we'll see a post somewhere about how to use it to macerate a dead animal. It'd be perfect for it!
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   by killgrove 9y ago

   I forgot to put in the following story: As I was leaving my lab, carrying the crockpot, my department chair saw me: "Ooh, what delicious thing are you making?" Me: "Uhhhh, Cecilia and I are going to deflesh a raccoon this wee
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   by killgrove 9y ago

   Ha, thanks! (I'm the author of the post.) It's funny, I don't post to my personal blog much anymore - started it in 2007 on Blogger, and so it's definitely old-school. (Plus, I have a column at Forbes, so I tend to post