Friday, February 29, 2008

Disturbing Google Trend -- How to make ricin

In response to the news of ricin being found in a Las Vegas hotel room, the popularity of ricin related web searches is officially Volcanic according to Google Trends. Disturbingly however, it appears the story of a man in critical condition after ricin exposure has whet the public appetite for knowledge about how to make the poisonous substance, with "how to make ricin" occupying the #10 trend for today.Ricin is spicy. You have been warned.
http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=how+to+make+ricin&date=2008-2-29&sa=X