College student arrested for possession of ricin

[ChicagoBlue2]

He should be thankful he didn't kill anyone with the stuff. And how did he learn to make it, anyhow?

Georgetown student arrested after making ricin in dorm

 

[Eater of Worlds]

Castor beans, water, and lye. bingo, you have ricin. Recipes are all over the place. Same for meth. I didn't look up the ricin recipe, but I presume you grind up the beans with water and add lye to precipitate it and there ya go.

 

[ChicagoBlue2]

Castor beans, water, and lye. bingo, you have ricin.

More information than I needed to know.

 

[A Nihilist]

The FBI affidavit said he learned how to make ricin on his iPhone and then bought ingredients at retail stores.

Too funny, I wonder if he had an app, "iPoison"

 

[Saavik]

Sounds like someone watched a little too much Breaking Bad..lol

 

[Eater of Worlds]

More information than I needed to know.

Fat, water and lye make soap. It's just basic chemistry knowledge, which was forced upon me in pursuit of my degrees. Chem ain't my thing.