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Episode 5: Rocks That Kill – a Halloween Spooktackular

Episode 5: Rocks That Kill – a Halloween Spooktackular

FromIt's Sedimentary, My Dear: A Geology Podcast


Episode 5: Rocks That Kill – a Halloween Spooktackular

FromIt's Sedimentary, My Dear: A Geology Podcast

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Oct 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, we learn that some rocks have more than a killer attitude — they’re actually deadly. Lock all the doors and turn down the lights as hosts Jane and Ellen tell spooktacular tales about the many horrible ways rocks can kill you. Whatever you do, don’t listen to this episode…alone! Bwahaha! ☠️Our sources for this episode are:Killer Clothing Was All the Rage in the 19th Century, by Becky Little for National GeographicArsenic Pills and Lead Foundation: The history of toxic Makeup, by Becky Little for National GeographicSmithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals, by Chris PellantMusic for It’s Sedimentary, My Dear is provided by Solar Sleighs.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. You can also contact us through our website sedimentarymydear.com.WARNING: In this episode, we talk about minerals that are dangerous to human health. If you choose to handle or experiment with them, you do so at your own risk. If you do, we recommend handling them in a lab setting under the supervision of a trained professional.
Released:
Oct 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode