What's that chemical bad guys use that they put in a napkin and put over your face to make you go to sleep, and does it work in real life? Couldn't too much in a napkin kill you or something?
2007-02-28 15:11:14 · 7 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
You're probably referring to Chloroform. A popular plot device in movies and TV. It does indeed work as an anastethic but, as is the case with many movie devices, not really like it does in the movies. You would, for example, typically need more fluid and more time to knock the person out. Yes, too much can do damage and is potentially lethal.
2007-02-28 15:23:05 · answer #1 · answered by Steadiman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chloraform or maybe Ether. They were both heavily used during the 19 and 20th centuries to put patients to sleep for surgery.
2007-02-28 15:17:51 · answer #2 · answered by lremmell64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably chloroform - CHCl3. It was found to be a useful anestetic in the Civil War. It could kill you.
2007-02-28 15:16:10 · answer #3 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chloraform. it does work in real life and yes, too much can kill you pretty easily.
2007-02-28 15:14:59 · answer #4 · answered by m. e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hehe, we used that in my plant bio lab. Only we didn't knock anyone out, but still.....
2007-02-28 15:16:34 · answer #5 · answered by Me2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chloroform
2007-02-28 15:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
CHLOROFORM
2007-02-28 15:17:22 · answer #7 · answered by MITHU A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋