
M O'Connell
Community Member35. Biologically human. Engineer. Woodworker. Successful fixer of things.

M O'Connell · commented on a post
4 days ago

Removing all the random pictures of Mr. Bean.

M O'Connell · upvoted 2 items
5 days ago

What is the point of a table in the laundry room if not for folding your laundry on?

Oh goody! A new hobby is born!

M O'Connell · commented on 20 posts
9 days ago

A "Violet Wand" these days more likely to be used in a dungeon than a clinic.

I would NOT open that bottle. Chloroform decomposes to form phosgene and chlorine gas. This liniment has been stabilized with ethanol, but i wouldnt trust that to work for however many decades old this is.

M O'Connell · upvoted 17 items
10 days ago

i can literally see it happening to me

It's the senna that does the trick. It comes from a plant in the Pea Family (Fabaceae), Senna alexandrina. (reclassified from Cassia angustifolia and Cassia acutifolia). It's been around a long, long time, and it came from Africa where it is still cultivated. It is not a terribly gentle laxative, and in some people causes a lot of what is called "griping" -- painful intestinal spasms. (I'd prefer to eat a couple of ripe apples every day and drink enough water.)