#ToxTuesday #Poisons ☠️ #ForensicToxicology

The chemical structure of resiniferatoxin, drawn with TWSBI ECO fountain pens in a dark purple and dark gray inks.

Anyone up for some #ToxTuesday?
A lot of us love spicy foods, and the capsaicin in chili peppers that gives us that heat can be addictive. But is there anything hotter? I'm glad you asked. Yes, yes there is. And it's called RESINIFERATOXIN

Daisy and Donald Duck kissing under the mistletoe. Yuck.

It's #ToxTuesday, and to celebrate the holiday season, we'll talk about the creepiest tradition of all: Kissing under the mistletoe.
First, y'all aren't just kissing a parasite; you're kissing *under* a parasite. You're also probably curious how this relates to poisons, so let's get to it.

The chemical structure of coprine.

Ready for a post-Thanksgiving #ToxTuesday with some #PenAndInkPoison? And if you drank too much, then this one is for you! I present: COPRINE

The chemical structure of strychnine, drawn using a coral TWSBI ECO fountain pen with Diamine Flamingo Pink ink and a green Moonman T1 fountain pen with Robert Oster Marine ink (so vibrant pink and dark teal inks).

I loved doing toxic tales at the Bad Place and want to continue them here, too. So here's some #ToxTuesday and #PenAndInkPoison on the tale of strychnine, bitter beer, and misogyny in a bad death investigation. A long-ish 🧵