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[Neonivek]

Ok stupid question... Why? because it might not be real.

Watching a show and ANOTHER poisoning happened.

Death was within a minute and symptoms showed almost instantly. The poison was injested and was snuck into soup in a white powder (likely the powder is a vessel and not the poison itself)

1) Blood coming from mouth (Either from mouth sores, blood in lungs, or blood from the stomach.
2) Red Eyes
3) Foam from mouth before death (though that might just be from gurgling before dying.

It is likely a undetectable poison...

[MetalSlimeHunt]

No, it's not real, at least not for "poisoning" (which I'm taking here to mean acute blood poisoning). If you consumed something very corrosive that might happen, though it would also be unlikely to kill you if you got medical assistance.

[Neonivek]

No, it's not real, at least not for "poisoning" (which I'm taking here to mean acute blood poisoning). If you consumed something very corrosive that might happen, though it would also be unlikely to kill you if you got medical assistance.

Thanks, the poison is so unrealistic that it is most likely...

Razor blades and broken glass.

[Avis-Mergulus]

Red eyes seem to suggest elevated blood pressure, which doesn't seem consistent with the "bowl of broken glass" theory. Not a doc, though.

[Super2goten]

Does anyone know how to delete my forum account here? Stumped!

[Frumple]

PM toady one and request it. Can't do it on your own, iirc, but the boss toad will probably be willing to help.

[i2amroy]

Anticoagulant poisoning (i.e., rat poison, a white powder) could cause most of those symptoms (as blood leaks out through your gums, lungs, and eyes) though you'd need a lot of it and that type of poisoning usually has a lag time much more significant than a minute. Maybe combine it with something that increases blood pressure to speed the process up.

While in this case the poison is almost certainly fictional (or an exaggeration of the above poison), do keep in mind that it's also possible in any scenario like this in a "harder" science type of show that you might be facing some combination of different poisons with similar appearances, each with their own effects. Mixed poisons can appeal to that "no kill like overkill" mindset, and make it much harder to actually identify the poison that killed the person, though the poisoner does need to be careful that the poisons don't react and weaken one another.

[Felissan]

Quick update on my screen issues: I figured out it wasn't an immediate issue because I could just change the position of my screen whenever weird stuff happened. A couple minutes ago, my screen simply turned off for a dozen seconds, and my laptop played a "device unplugged" system sound. It did come back, but I'm starting to get really worried. Because, you know, I'm too lazy to actually get stuff done.

[hops]

Could an american tell me about common household guns, how to take care of them, and how their ammunitions are sold and packaged?

[Helgoland]

Come on, Hillary still has a shot.

[Comrade P.]

Could an american tell me about common household guns, how to take care of them, and how their ammunitions are sold and packaged?

I just wanna warn ya that this message might or might not put you in watch lists

[Putnam]

As an american... I could probably get a shotgun and ammunition from the nearby wal-mart.

That's basically all I know. It's not exactly complicated over here.

[Comrade P.]

I keep hearing that "background checks all over" thing every time gun control issue comes up. But I guess that only applies to certain kinds of weapons, because on the other end of same discussion I hear that you can basically waltz into a Walmart and walk out with a loaded gun, or multiple loaded guns.

While I'm at it, say, I'm 'Merican (hypothetically), and officer comes up and asks for ID. What will pass as one? I heard that driver's license does the trick, but are there any other options? Other than license and passport, that is (excluding the obvious here)

[Neonivek]

It should be stated that only 36% of households in the USA even own a gun (though 3% of Americans... own 50% of the guns... Though honestly that might include gun stores)

[hops]

Could an american tell me about common household guns, how to take care of them, and how their ammunitions are sold and packaged?

I just wanna warn ya that this message might or might not put you in watch lists

It's... research for writing.

Also in all seriousness I don't think te government has time to watch all the rednecks.

Also I was kind of asking for concrete things like the model names, the name of the bullets, gun cleaning procedure, etc.