Tag Archives: chemistry

Indian Metallurgists and Real-Life Valyrian Steel

Posted on April 11, 2015 by jesseemspak

Image from Wiki of Ice and Fire. Game of Thrones is back, and with it Valyrian steel swords. Magic or otherwise better-than-normal swords are common to fantasy literature, and it got m thinking about the real-life basis for it. There … Continue reading →

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Arsenic and Cheap Wine

Posted on March 20, 2015 by jesseemspak

By Multimotyl (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons The recent revelation (via a class-action suit) that some cheaper wines have high levels of arsenic got m to thinking: how toxic is it, really? And is it as dangerous as we think? … Continue reading →

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