"Castor beans", more probably - see...
...the last line in the story, "Ricin is made from the castor bean plant, and can be injected, inhaled or ingested."
Haven't the fucking faintest what "castor beans" are... But, the name "ricin" is familiar: Fifty years ago or so, kids in Scandinavia were apparently forced to drink "ricin oil" as soon as they looked the least bit out of shape; from old kid's books, you get the impression it was more or less an alternative to cod liver oil, and just as popular with the little victims. Wonder if it's the same stuff -- back then, it was supposed to be *good* for you!?!
[link|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode|Christian R. Conrad]
(I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.)
You know you're doing good work when you get flamed by an idiot. -- [link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/34218.html|Andrew Wittbrodt]