Weird Stuff You're Researching

Mungolian — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:36:53 -0700

Also known as Why You Wouldn't Want The Government Looking Into Your Search History and a plethora of other names. Me? I'm researching Brief Reactive Psychosis. Though he passed his pre-flight psyche evaluation, I have a astronaut under the delusion that space is a sea in which he can swim.

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dancingfool — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:09:19 -0700

individually, I don't think my research topics are weird. Together? maybe so. I'm researching magnets, blood types, and lightning.

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faithlessone — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:33:35 -0700

Uh, methods of human sacrifice is a pretty weird one. Also lots to do with pregnancy in Ancient Greece - both for my 37-year-old queen of Mycenae, and my 19-year-old priestess of Artemis. I expect I'll have to do some pretty bizarre searches later on. :)

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:41:41 -0700

Medieval poisons that are used on arrows, and also in food.

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puppynme2 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:55:05 -0700

Alchemy, Paganism, and the Magical properties of various things including witch histories and traditions. I figure I'll get away with it because we're close to Halloween but I live in the South right now so I have reason to worry about these kinds of things.

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Tabby Phobos — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:05:42 -0700

Abortion, art schools, teacher hiring processes, and adoption. Maybe not so weird, except for that first one.

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Janks1516 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:54:38 -0700

The history of toilet paper, tramcars, sleep paralysis, and Russian folklore. Not suspicious, just...odd.

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Squaggle — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:32:12 -0700

I just searched "homosexuality in spiders". It makes sense in context, I swear...

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Beautiful Illusion — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:43:37 -0700

Mostly anything to do with falling/jumping out of buildings. And what happens when the body hits the ground. Lots of science is involved, and it never has been my strong suit ... even more worrying is that I'm researching math. The subject I swore that, as a writer, was of no use at GCSE level to me. Guess who has egg on their face now? A lot of it's the grisly side of this, though. Height of the jump affecting splatter radius and all that. Some of the weirder searches are likely to involve research into the porn industry, mostly, although that was pretty much already done earlier this year (another story required it ... wow, that's actually quite worrying), but most of it was just Wikipedia entries, and funnily enough, reading Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk went a long way toward helping me with this one. Incognito browsing is kind of a blessing, as is having a 14-year-old brother to blame it on should anyone bother to look through my search history. Wow. I need a laptop.

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NykkiC — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:51:29 -0700

Major Australian public buildings, anti-personnel mines, the toxicity of an adult female funnel web spider, how to set up a newspaper and the network of stormwater drains around Canberra. To top it off, my browser still has search results from my past two uni assignments: one on the terrorist tactics of the IRA (history) and the other on 21st century dictators (politics).

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Fantasyfreakazoid — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:14:07 -0700

Warp drives, force fields, artificial intelligence, and artificial/mechanical appendages.

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boomchick — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:16:39 -0700

Urm, right now, I'm working on Capggras delusion (or syndrome) which is a psychological disorder where you believe that the people close to you have been replaced by imposters. Right before that, I was searching google body for the femoral artery. And before that was first aid for a large-ish item, like a stick, stuck in someone's eye. ...I think that qualifies as pretty weird!

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vintageflapper — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:34:26 -0700

A specific group of graffiti in Moscow, Russia related to Mikhail Bulgakov's book "The Master and Margarita" Subway train riding stray dogs in Moscow Abandoned/no longer in use subway train stations in Moscow A lot of strange pop culture things in Russia/Moscow (for example, I was just looking at pictures of a 24 hour baked potato stand in Moscow) Yarn bombing/knit graffiti

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dianne_the_geek — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:36:30 -0700

I'm on the etiquette rules of various societies around the world. Somehow Jane Austen and Korean Gisaeng just don't seem like they should go together.

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daviddreher — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:54:51 -0700

Astral Projections and various techniques. Also gemstones and anything else that might amp up your psychic "power"

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Geesafaire — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:00:54 -0700

Cloning. TV schedule for 1990. Time travel, paradoxes, fringe science, and multiverses. Would Skittles be anachronistic at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair? The differences between Smilodon and Homotherium. Tunguska event and other big explosions. Swords, specifically from the Hundred Years' War. Joan of Arc. Exttinct animals, specifically dodos. Destroyed landmarks. Marie Curie and radium. The opposite of a time traveler. The Donner Party. Amelia Earhart. Schrodinger and his cat. Quantum mechanics. Destroying quantum entanglements. How to say "I love you, kitty" in Polish. Now my Internet history includes the Wikipedia page for "Polish Phonology." Did I mention this was all for ONE story?

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JayFireShine — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:03:44 -0700

I'm doing a lot of research on amputations and amputees. It's pretty harmless stuff, but if my family found out they'd probably think it was nuts for a fully functioning and healthy teenager to be looking a things like that. I've also been looking at types of swords, their functions, where've they come from in origin. Next it'll be about training with a sword and where the "kill points" are in the body. >_< I should just put "how to kill someone with a sword" and see what pops up.

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Kristina Michelle — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:04:24 -0700

Relative value of common metals The taste of rat meat The taste of goat meat Alcoholic beverages Ale How to set fire to a stone building Amputation without anesthesia Cauterization Fighting with flint knives Non metallic knives The last one gets worse when you realize that half of the sites with any information are talking about sneaking them past metal detectors...

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JayFireShine — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:05:10 -0700

You just got on my awesome list for researching Amelia Earhart, no matter what the reason is. She's pure awesomeness in a plane. (I've done a fair amount of research on her, also.)

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Breakingchains — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:16:34 -0700

Nothing too horrible this year, but a LOT of mental health stuff. Many of the results have been of the "What you should know if you or someone you love has been diagnosed with (insert potentially-dangerous disorder here)..." variety. Which means if someone checked my search history, they'd think that I or someone I love had been diagnosed as bipolar, narcissistic, BPD, APD, schizophrenic, and a number of others. All at once, I guess. Um. Also a bunch of suicide-prevention stuff.

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fantasychallange7 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:36:26 -0700

The best place to strike somebody with a blunt object if you want to kill them, how to dispose of a body in the wilderness, as well as the rate of decomposition in various climates, and what sort of diseases somebody could get from extensive amounts of cannibalism. YAY RESEARCH

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Beautiful Illusion — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:53:09 -0700

Well, if I hadn't gone to dark enough places already, I think I have now. Researching suicide methods. Ah, the wonders of incognito browsing so my mum doesn't flip out like she did last time. (although at least she had a reason then)

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Geesafaire — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:26:39 -0700

Agreed. And in my story, she's an eccentric hoarder living in an alternate universe.

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Mushmallow — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:05:17 -0700

I'm just researching gargoyles, nothing really exciting.

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DoktorNein — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:16:00 -0700

this is all stuff i either am now, or at some point did for the sake of my future on the bestseller rack. maybe it will inspire some of you, or at least inspire you not to do it. i was once working on a story involving a serial killer (yuck, the cliche) but i was really into researching other murderers and serial killer types for that. their motivations, sociopathologies, patterns, and most importantly... the ways they got themselves caught. this was all really interesting stuff, until i realized it was just sort of objectifying human cruelty. i spent the night as a homeless person when i was eighteen, for the good of my story based on the concept of "write what you know" and because i (even then) found that to be stupid advice given me by a very smart man, i decided he must mean i should experience what im writing about. the way people learn how to write like chuck palahniuk (this one was probably the most educational) but now everyone writes like chuck palahniuk, that sort of not-quite-too-hip quasi-conversational writing that just leads to shock value and a disappointing conclusion.... the origin of "the angel's share" in distilling and aging of liquor mormonism

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LHSflute — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:40:45 -0700

Well, I was looking up mirror folklore and Bloody Mary yesterday (I guess neither of those are THAT weird, though), and today I think I need to start looking up ways of separating a person's soul from their body....

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dancingfool — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:56:22 -0700

uhm.. what IS the opposite of time travel? Time not moving, perhaps? but then nothing happens. you've certainly piqued my curiosity

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Katsa — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:24:44 -0700

The most recent thing I've been researching (to add depth/background to my story) has been: -Middle East conflict -Extremist groups -Ways to torture someone yet not cause them massive scarring .... I'll be in trouble if they come knocking at my door...

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sansRomeo — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:46:47 -0700

*schizophrenia *dissassociate identity disorder *obsessive-compulsive disorder *obsessive-compulsive personality disorder *pyromania *kleptomania *arson *murder (*jaywalking) *differences between a murderer, a killer, a spree killer, and a serial killer *emotional abuse *neglect Aaand probably a few things that don't belong on an all-ages forum.

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ororo — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:45:20 -0700

I'm going into Manhattan next weekend to look at the shoe treads on some Gucci shoes.

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ariellalphabet — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:14:50 -0700

I've been (trying) to researchsome fairly odd stuff... like computer hacking, homemade bombs, biometric ID cards, economy, how to fake your own death, how to go undetected by the government, cctv cameras.... prettyt odd, potentially dangerous stuff really xD.

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Geesafaire — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:36:40 -0700

I call it "chronologically consistant."

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Arlequin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:39:39 -0700

Last year I googled many things having to do with hiding the evidence of a murder, bootleg alcohol, paying off the police, the mob, and manipulating the law enforcement system. This year isn't quite so bad, but I've still managed to look up:

Blackmail
Consequences for treason
Legal grounds to disinherit someone
How to know if someone is having an affair
Healing time for gunshot wounds
Avoiding conscription
Psychological manipulation

Bit dodgy, I think.

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Sunerun — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:07:38 -0700

"Torture methods that don't kill"

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Dannii — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:03:38 -0700

I think my problem would be that the government would be wayy to interested in my search history... I've spent all day today researching carrying a gun in London; which types of weapon the police carry; looking up those weapons individually; then I moved onto a selection of government agencies - mainly MI5... along with looking into terrorism... Yeah, a bit weird :L

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Merenwen — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:20:56 -0700

Not researching anything right now, but I should probably do a bit of reading on gardening and agriculture for a scene I have in mind. Also, doing research on mechanical stuff wouldn't hurt, since that's what my MC does for a living...

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christinaehw — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:52:45 -0700

A whole bunch of different ways to kill people, Russian mythology, the 1930s Dust Bowl, types of fabric and how to make it, and the peerage system. Except for the ways to kill people, it's mostly not concerning, just extremely random. I work at home as a freelance researcher too, so mix in lots of searches on the food and beverage industry, nanotechnology, and types of cancer. I'm sure that if anyone is monitoring my searches they have no idea what to make of me.

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cactusmoon — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:54:06 -0700

Military fort blueprints where they would be stored and what type of security would you have to pass to get them and what other sensitive information would be stored with them in the same file. And the best way to kill everyone in an entire fort......along with torture devices wow I'm a little nervous even posting this lmao

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Grace_McConachie — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:50:25 -0700

I'm researching meth - how it's made, how it affects long term addicts, and what would happen to someone physically if they were caught in a burning meth lab. I'm also researching what happens to the books in a library if the library is closed due to government cutbacks, and how police in a small American town would manage to deflect public attention from the fact that they aren't doing anything about a meth crisis in their town. Oh, and also researching current drug organizations and how they're moving meth around right now (compared to how they were doing it a few years ago when Methland came out.)

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KayFabian — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:56:54 -0700

Buboes, shrunken heads, opiates, cloning, and genetic mutations.

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darkdawn_xo — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:05:21 -0700

I haven't thought of a plot that I'm satisfied with, but I'm leaning towards serial killing, popular teen girls. So, I think I'll be researching: public shootings, 80's teen movies, what dead bodies smell like, clever serial killer names, police investigation, abuse/neglect, statutory, quiet ways to kill people. Not that weird but it's new to me.

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writethewrong — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:16:19 -0700

Illegal fireworks. :)

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Rogue_Flower — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:29:23 -0700

Heroin overdose and how one might reverse it so that one needn't call 911 and involve the cops

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talkstoomuch — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:14:53 -0700

The cuisine of Iceland and Mongolia, the after-effects of a volcanic winter, beheadings, stockholm syndrome, scarring and third-degree burns, and how long does it take to strangle someone

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Zookeeper — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:15:03 -0700

I've been doing a lot of reading on genetically modified organisms, plus I'll be researching medical and biological labs, viruses and necrotizing bacteria, and ghost communication. Yes, it makes sense in context.

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nonsensica — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:03:29 -0700

Thanks to BBC Knowledge, a four part series on "The Victorians", and The Supersizers go Victorian I've come across a number of weird things in my research. Besides the food - because really, people, was there such a need to eat all of the animal? - one of the strangest things I've researched would have to be post-mortem photography.

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coccodrillo — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:58:48 -0700

...Are you by any chance writing about Iphigenia and Clytaemnestra? :D

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slrphebos — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:55:00 -0700

I research how gene-therapy can be used as a weapon, what UV light does to the human body, and the toxic dose of vitamin D that any one human can withstand and what happens when the body hits that overload. I've also done in the past; strongest pain killers available in IV and how much can be taken, how long it takes a certain depth wound to cause a bleed out, how many stitches would be needed to close said wound, warning signs of a stroke that normally go unnoticed, how expensive a brand new luxury car can be and what other market upgrades there are. Lots of medical things that would make people question what goes on in my brain. It only gotten worse since I've started working in the medical field. Really need to use a different name as an author to avoid people looking for me and questioning me ^^;

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rosey4exclaim — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:40:28 -0700

Hematophagy. My vampires will be realistic, darn it!

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MysteriousFlower — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:41:36 -0700

A whole lot of location stuff for a city I barely know. Through Google I have learnt more about Manchester than I ever intended lol. What degrees are needed to become a criminologist/profiler and where you can follow said studies. Also, how to kill someone by severing their coratid artery and how to do it. The impact of physical beatings and in what order and in what way autopsies are performed.

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Myxini — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:28:41 -0700

I'm listening to audio files of bird calls of birds native to Northern Europe. I'm not sure if this is weird or not, but it beats listening to the mating calls of elk, which I'm all done with for now, thanks.

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Alex JF — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:43:18 -0700

Love. What is it? Where does one find it? How long does it last? For this assignment, I shall have to go through all my apocryphal journals and scour WikiHow extensively.

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Catwoman1138 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:32:51 -0700

My novel is about girls who compete in a reality show and if they get eliminated, they die. I was trying to think of how they would die: I wanted it to be quick, painless, and bloodless. Shooting was my best bet and I wondered if there were any guns that fit those specifications. I distinctly remember thinking at one point "Damn...I'm going to have to research what kind of gun would cause a bloodless death, aren't I?" I haven't yet though. I'm convinced cops will climb down ropes and burst into my apartment like the cops in Minority Report. I'm also probably going to have to research how to make a bomb.

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SandyGunfox — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:41:43 -0700

Everything from improvised/homemade explosives to how to illegally modify a gun to be fully automatic, to entire archives of survival information and the like. Pretty sure my campus would think I'm some kind of crazy survivalist!

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streamergurl — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:09:49 -0700

Okay, I haven't started researching yet. But my list will include medieval time period, castle architecture, torture that doesn't kill, medieval prison conditions, and what preachers were called in that time period. Not that weird...buta little odd.

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starblack — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:13:54 -0700

It might look strange to some if they saw my search history of a high school in a place I have never been. I looked up their hours of operation and attempted to find a blueprint for the school. I also looked up a google maps satellite image of the place. That might be frowned upon but other than that I haven't really looked up anything strange yet.

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starblack — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:15:25 -0700

Silly no edit button. I wanted to include that I will be looking up all kinds of weapons from medieval to modern.

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boysloveboys — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:29:13 -0700

Nothing too weird this year, unfortunately. Last year it was fun stuff like weapons, action scenes, and killing people swiftly and efficiently. This year it's the usual alchemy, demonology, hierarchy of angels, homunculi, Victorian architecture and society.

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Rhyddid — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:49:04 -0700

Wow… and there weren't any special forces knocking on your door until now? ;-)

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Rhyddid — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:08:26 -0700

When I was researching how to kill someone with a knife I just relied on basic anatomy… that is, where the bones are and how to cut to the important organs. I doubt there's much difference if you kill somebody with a sword?

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Webgoji — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:28:36 -0700

Various methods for punishing heresy and apostasy. How to determine if someone is a witch and proper methods of disposing of them. You know, the average stuff.

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Rhyddid — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:57:03 -0700

Quick, painless and bloodless? Choose any two of them… No, seriously, I don't think shooting would be bloodless. Maybe you should go for something used for the death penalty? Even though there were human rights activists questioning the painlessness of these methods, I think they are a better aim at quick, painless and bloodless than shooting… maybe you'd want to narcotize them beforehand. And you'll maybe get away easier with researching the death penalty than guns ;-) If you want to use the gun nevertheless, maybe this site helps: http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Main_Page (I hope nobody thinks now I'm a kind of weirdo, I swear I'm not!)

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Rhyddid — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:06:28 -0700

I'm researching business ethics, corruption in business, human rights and worker rights, corporate crime and the like. That became somehow mainstream over the last couple of years, though…

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WileJ — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:07:31 -0700

here are my actual questions I have written down to answer in the next week relating to my novel: How long did it take a steamer from London to reach Edinburgh in the late 1800s? Who was Charles Babbage? What is a Difference Engine? When were Burke and Hare active and what are they famous for? Who were key figures in women's rights in the United Kingdom, specifically in the late 1800s? Who were some of the key Scottish socialites in the late 1800s? Map of Scotland in the 1880s I guess the line of thinking is actually not so troublesome, removing Burke and Hare that is.

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asunicorn — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:00:44 -0700

Ooh. I'm a Mormon. If you have any questions I might be able to answer, you can nanomail me.

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asunicorn — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:04:25 -0700

I just looked up buying a purple striped jellyfish, (because my brother told me he wants one), what human meat tastes like (the general consensus seems to be pork) and why the nfl is playing in London. And that's without a plot right now. We'll see when I actually have one I can research.

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Rohahnya — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:08:21 -0700

Ground Penetrating Radar and its use in Archeology K-2 meters and other stuff my techie guy needs to know I have also opened up my genealogy database to determine how many Generations back my bad guy's ancestor line should go to be on the same generation as my much older Grandpa's great-grandfather. And also to come up with names from that time period that would be realistic - also to figure out some last names for my peeps!

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LizStaley — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:08:23 -0700

Yesterday I spent about an hour researching amputation. Which is not the strangest thing I've ever researched, but it is the strangest thing I've researched for this particular novel.

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Unit7 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:21:28 -0700

Well before I realized the story I was writing is the one I wanted to do NaNo with. I had to look up how Marbles were made and such. I also wondered if it was possible to have made glass marbles in a medieval like setting. But then I realized it's fantasy. So what if I want a clear stone with a colored stuff in it? :P Luckily I only got like a hundred so words in so I'll just start over with the basic idea when Nov1 comes around. Oh I also have another thing that I needed to research. Mostly because I was curious if I could add it to my characters clothing... but I never actually found the name of it. Well I sorta got a name for it. Its that glove/arm cover thing that attaches to the finger by a thread or whatever. So I spent quite a bit of time googling such things. Hmm... also I will most likely be watching videos of people weilding two swords or daggers. Maybe rewatch some Legend of the Seeker. FMC uses two daggers to fight with. But yeah. Other then this... not much.

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Nemo Star — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:24:32 -0700

Stuff I’ve already researched: Vampires, werewolves, merfolk, elementals, legendary/mythological creatures, the methods of creating a zombie Magic and various spells Various cultures throughout history Genetic engineering and eugenics Mental disorders and rare physical diseases Truth serum, mind control and other various chemicals Serial killers through history The healing properties of various plants How to survive in the wilderness Stuff I still need to research: Types of weapons, especially swords and guns, and their history How many people you’d have to kill to have enough blood to paint everything in a house red Demons How government agencies and research facilities keep their actions secret from the general public How you’d go about breaking into government agencies and research facilities Types of rock formation and diamonds in caves (and whether it’s possible for a cave to have a wall covered in diamonds... don’t ask) And that’s just what I know of so far... and now my story seems really crazy even to me... oh well. Although I suppose some of it will be a lot more relevant in the sequel than it is now.

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Rosethorn225 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:11:58 -0700

I'm researching Hell (and the various depictions thereof). I'm also researching torture methods and criminal punishments from history.

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Slussen — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:34:39 -0700

Russian swear words, and the average price of Alpaca wool per kilogram.

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arrowsforpens — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:08:17 -0700

For the pre-novel short story, I had Scandinavian folk monsters and undergraduate Geology programs in Albany. Plus a map of the city. But looking at some of these, I'll have to pick up the weirdness! :)

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predawn — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:43:01 -0700

Witness protection. My mother is a little bit terrified now. Just wait until I start talking about different ways to kill people! XD

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Stazz — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:46:02 -0700

Currently how much door hinges cost and various medications and disorders. Then there's synesthesia, various things involving musical instruments and the playing thereof, glass-blowing and metal-working, how to fight dirty, PTSD, and...and clog-dancing. There will no doubt be more later in the game. XD

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Auld Soul — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:10:33 -0700

Marrakech, Vikings, witch burning, holistic animal treatments, ViaRail, the IRA, etc.

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rainstorm. — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:31:18 -0700

I had to do all this research about heroin today, withdrawls, overdose, etc. for my NaNo. And now, every time I go on a website with ads, the ads are all for rehab. ...

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alec — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:55:18 -0700

Well, there's... alchemy (history, practical uses, turning it into more of a magic system based in science) chemical reactions, especially violent ones how to make a flash bomb with impact ignition folk/traditional/alternative medicines supernatural creatures and beings aaand animism (and the possibilities of removing a soul from its vessel and putting it in another vessel or using it for another purpose) The second and third would have me very worried if somebody started snooping. >_> Aaah, research. Why are you so much fun?

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bookworm1396 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:59:58 -0700

Oh, you know... Bullying, cyberbullying, abuse, anorexia... I have a feeling this story shall be very, very intense.... p.s. when looking up anorexia, unless you have a very strong stomach, make sure your search is on web, not IMAGES!!!!!!!

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Peeled_Banana — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:00:54 -0700

Butting in... since I first heard them, coccodrillo, I've loved those names. Especially Iphigenia.

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Kaister_Azira — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:06:33 -0700

"lots to do with pregnancy in Ancient Greece." --*puppy eyes* Would you be willing to share this research? NanoMail me please! /*begs

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Kaister_Azira — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:13:21 -0700

researching what happens to the books in a library if the library is closed due to government cutbacks"" Nanomail me please if you find the answer to this? Please? /*begs

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Kaister_Azira — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:17:14 -0700

My History Today: Youtube Mediafire tumblr dictionary.com mangareader Nanowrimo yahoo infidelities emotional affairs open relationships google maps fanfiction.net Livejournal Amazon ebay youngest age allowed to marry. Marriage at 11? Emotional abuse mental abuse neglect myth stories ........................kinda random actually...

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books1017 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:40:19 -0700

Floor plans of Buckingham palace, Versailles, and I'm considering looking up Winsor. Pretty much any english castle floor plan (with the exception of Versailles) I can get my hands on. It's legit I swear.

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DaraHavok — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:13:40 -0700

Wormholes Mythology Time Travel How to steal someone's soul (please don't ask) Flower's and their meanings Star signs Baby names Folk poisons Quantum physics I can't think of anything else right now but I am sure there will be more.

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alec — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:28:24 -0700

Have you noticed all the trolls there are hanging around topics pertaining to stealing souls? =D Hi-larious but, at the same time, just a tad frustrating. Seems like that's all I'm finding. Trolls and photography.

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Rhymer — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:17:04 -0700

Death rituals, asylums in the 1960/70's, London, the Ramayana, alternative names for trickster gods... I'm having a blast!

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Ravenwing — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:36:09 -0700

This year's research-list is a bit odd, but pretty benign: Longhaul trucking, the use of CB-slang by modern truckers, amenities available at highway rest stops, insomnia and Exploding Head Syndrome and Polaroid cameras. Previous years, I've researched everything from wooden armour and canal systems to the history of torture, steam-engines and the availability of lethal poisons to the common man.

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Snowedoff — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:35:18 -0700

The locations of MI5 and MI6 headquarters, how to unlock handcuffs with a bobby pin, phone and internet tapping (Perhaps I should just call News of the World and ask them how they did it?) and I also need to look up a good way to poison someone. I also have researched a few less nefarious things such as the timetable for the ferry from Dover to Calais, waltzing songs, what the inside of the Paris Ritz looks like and how to leave the Ritz without using the front entrance. Obviously, I'm writing a spy novel!

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Rhyddid — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:42:10 -0700

…but you know that blood when dry will become brown?

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xdivinerose — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:50:27 -0700

How to properly dissect a cadaver, what it would like look inside if the body had only been dead for a few hours, what surgical tools were used in such experiments in Victorian England and what other kinds of experiments people could perform on bodies in Victorian England. I've also looked up what kind of infections would spread by surgical tools in the same time period, and what the results of those infections are, how you actually die from those infections. lol if the FBI looked at my computer right now they would probably think I'm really weird serial killer plotting to kill people slowly with disease-infested scalpels. YEAH MAN.

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arrowsforpens — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:17:04 -0700

Okay, mine just got worse. I went from global population distribution to gun licensing laws in New York state.

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ajc — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:29:21 -0700

So far for this one, it's elemental properties of rocks, torture techniques and I'm also curious about Native American death rituals.... like funerals. That's next up on my list of things to research.

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Jennie Mars — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:28:22 -0700

Pregorexia How long it takes someone to bleed out Unassisted birth (sketchiest. website. ever.) There's more, but none that I can think of right now : /

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Jennie Mars — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:31:41 -0700

I don't think they'll mind as long as you don' t look up explosives immediately afterward : P

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Catriona-Thyme — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:53:31 -0700

Probably the two most worrying ones (when taken together) are "Nuclear reactors" and "Breast implants." Other searches I wouldn't normally run include: "Heat map of the human body," "How effective is lead radiation shielding," "Battery efficiency percentages," "Chinese ship naming conventions," "Artificial gravity by rotation," and "Baby names in the 22nd century." I doubt I warrant more than the FBI's "Mildly Concerning" list, but I'm considering switching to Ixquick just in case.

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SeanMcG — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:31:07 -0700

I have: Telephone numbers for the Bronx, circa 1932 How long it takes for curare to paralyze a person The history of Yankee Stadium

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smithk654 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:11:54 -0700

Something else to check out is a documentary that I think was called "1900 House". We watched in a history class I took. Not sure exactly what you want to know about the Victorian era, but the documentary followed a modern (or 1990s) family as they attempted to live like the Victorians. I remember it being fascinating and it might help answer some of the more mundane questions about homelife during that period.

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MoonPuppy1316 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:30:22 -0700

Let's see... I have... Several google searches on masquerade masks Various ways you can kill someone Russian last names What fear looks like What people have to hide Oh, and a few trips to baby naming sites They'll all make sense in the end.. I swear xD

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MoonPuppy1316 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:35:02 -0700

Aconitine is my favorite poison, I think. Partly because it's ridiculously lethal and can be absorbed through the skin. The other part because it comes from such a pretty flower.

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Keaalu — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:06:22 -0700

Haha, your list looks a little like mine, with the PTSD and synaesthesia XD I was researching that a year or so back for one of my aliens. :D (I also have a friend who is a synaesthete, and I am so jealous of her. >:P)

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Keaalu — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:20:26 -0700

My list is pretty tame, this year - rabies, ebola and other filoviruses (I'm trying to design a usually-fatal disease, with elements of werewolfism thrown in); and bee/similar insect society (I have sentient alien bee-people!). In the past I've had some pretty eclectic mixtures of things: The dodgiest was probably "trip experiences" for a shaman character who liked his mushrooms. ¬_¬ The temperature and pressure at the bottom of an oceanic trench. Undersea vents and the life that grows around them Waterborne poisons used by fishermen to kill fish A cross section of a geyser and how they work How hot IS the average Yellowstone hotspring Aztec society and the role of sacrifice Elements of Victorian society - and what DID waving a fan quickly mean Chimerae - not the mythical beastie, but the condition where you get one person from two fertilised eggs. Butterflies (and man, when you look at them in close detail? they are WEIRD)

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QuiSaitRien — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:36:34 -0700

This year, it's end of the world prophecies, rivers on the East Coast, how to prevent someone from bleeding out if an artery has been cut, how to make a Molotov cocktail, rituals for blessing holy water, and common archetypes in your typical pantheon. It makes sense in context.

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Absalom — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:06:15 -0700

Interesting. There is actually something in your list that I hadn't thought of that would probably be pretty useful in mine.

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Arya Svit-Kona — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:12:16 -0700

I just looked up how many bullets are in the average handgun last night.... not for my novel though. Tis for a piece of fanfiction. And I'm at the moment figuring out what name differences there are for Tae Kwon Do and Karate moves because the character in the fanfic does Karate, but I take Tae Kwon Do.

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Graceford — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:01:47 -0700

The inner workings of mafia families, how long it takes someone to bleed to death from a stab-wound to the stomach, homosexuality, and drug trafficking. Thank goodness I don't work on a shared computer.

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Dunmaglas — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:00:22 -0700

The really strange searches don't usually start until after nano has begun. So far: War Plane 1920's Battle Ship Eye of a hurricane Irish girl names Neta Snook Pretty basic stuff. Last year got pretty bad around the middle of the month.

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Meowzbark — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:13:20 -0700

I've been alternating between Satanic Rituals and Latino Teens/Child Stars for the past couple hours.

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Geesafaire — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:36:17 -0700

"Did Mrs. O'Leary's cow survive the great Chicago fire?" Seems like no one knows, which is actually a good answer. Now Kat can save her! :D

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DaraHavok — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:32:11 -0700

Yeah, I have. So I kinda made it up. What do you need soul stealing for? Maybe I could help?

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stephanime — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:08:45 -0700

today I'm going to be searching... types of mental illness that would cause one to believe inanimate objects were talking the rarity of the child prodigy how old a child must be to live unattended the plot lines of varying Korean-based drama shows Extreme OCD waterproofing a tophat what mental illness causes you to see things that aren't there hat shoppe floor plans the stereotypical wearer of: the bowler hat, the tophat, the fedora and the fez. the average number of steps in a two-story house with vaulted ceilings. ... XD apparently a lot of things.

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HunteroTheGreat — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:44:54 -0700

I had to look up the Latin for "Magic horse of Transport" yesterday.

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Mysterious Shoe — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:51:59 -0700

Autoerotic asphyxiation is probably the weirdest. Also purity rings, abstinence-only sex ed, free will as discussed in Christianity, stages of human corpse decomposition, relics, aaaand necrophilia.

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Silhouette. — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:56:50 -0700

I believe you just made my day--- or, at least, my seven o'clock

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Silhouette. — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:09:08 -0700

sadly, nothing exiting yet. Just photophobia, which is not actually a phobia at all.

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Bewitched.Rhapsody — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:56:34 -0700

I had to look up a bunch of stuff about colors and color psychology. I also have to look up lots of things having to do with Mexico, the culture of Mexican peoples, and illegal immigration. Funnily enough, I also must look up something about clubs in libraries run by kids under the age of 18. o.0

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Zippedidoodah — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:01:24 -0700

Read up lots on heroin addiction, overdose, and detox; also looking into medication for a variety of mental disorders.

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grumbaut — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:01:38 -0700

I'm going to have to look up a bunch of stuff on dead bodies and water. I need to know if bodies decompose in water, what effects water has on a corpse (e.g., bloating, discoloration), if rigor mortis sets in, etc. So long as no one I know goes missing, I think I'm good. ^___^

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Black_roses — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:29:07 -0700

"How to remove bones from a human body" is certainly my weirdest thus far. Combined with my other searches, such as "Adopting children from Germany", I really look like I'm up to something suspicious...thank goodness I have a password on my computer.

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Arbeaux — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:25:34 -0700

...Now I want to know. Badly. Even though I can't stand spiders. xD

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ariadne_ — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:49:40 -0700

Why does only Facebook have a "like" button? Some of these searches make me laugh. Nothing really interesting, yet, since most of my writing has been in the absence of a computer or research device. But what I have researched has been mostly been about 19th century wet plate photographic processes and Victorian spirit photography, which are eccentric, though not unheard of.

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fireditto — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:20:10 -0800

I don't think they'd visit me... Most of my google searches are researching castration of men and young boys, and the death rates and differences between castrating an adult compared to a child. Its all quite fascinating! Lol. Then there was the search for MLP: FiM episodes I was watching between chapters...

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Morogo — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:24:39 -0800

The origins of swearwords, tis quite interesting actually, :)

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Prudence Fang — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:44:20 -0800

Um. Let's see here: If it's actually possible for an arrow to go all the way through someone's body How long it would take to die if you had your lungs pierced with an arrow Various kinds of poisons and how they kill Various venomous snakes What kinds of mushrooms are good to eat How deep a wolf would be able to bite into your leg Different ways to kill with a spear Where Adam Young came from How to use a crossbow What different kinds of swords there are

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whitedove — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:09:59 -0800

I don't think you have anything to worry about. I was living in the South when I went through my paganism phase and no one gave me any trouble about it at all. And I went to a Christian private school too.

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edonil2 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:17:12 -0800

Can you hear with a ruptured eardrum?

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sauron — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:17:35 -0800

Trying to find the name of the effect that makes bullets circle when shot long distances... still can't find it.

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ferriswheeljunkie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:27:11 -0800

Just finished a lengthy conversation with my brother in the military about how to rig c-4 to blow with everyday household objects, the effects of c-4 on a plastic Atari cartridge, and various stages of human decomposition.

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folgates — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:28:34 -0800

Bloody movies from the 80's that include hands being ate and/or torn off. That one wasn't for my NaNoWriMo novel, but for another novel I'm writing. And that novel isn't even horror or gore!

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ferriswheeljunkie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:31:24 -0800

Also, erotic cake baking and Sao Goncalo phallic pastries

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ferriswheeljunkie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:36:02 -0800

Suddenly thinking maybe my research isn't All-Ages Coffee House friendly enough... Where's the Perverted Pyro Corner? ;)

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caocao — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:02:36 -0800

I constantly dig up weird stuff to look at that may only have a vague need on the Nanowrimo story. Today for example, I've done searches on spontaneous human combustion, NYPD firearms, Americans of Indian descent and the rappers David Banner and Bone Crusher. Yesterday, I had Gentle Ben, Grizzly Adams and pro wrestler Jake Roberts in my search engine.

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candle.city — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:49:19 -0800

Most of my research is on parabolic motion and suvat stuff. I have a page or two in my notebook filled with calculations that I need to ask my physics teacher to double check. Also, macroeconmic theory and Descartes, along with some empiricism and a little bit about deals with the devil, a la Faustus. In Chinese, there's apparently a four character phrase that means to sell your soul in exchange for personal gain. Huh, go figure.

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lapiduslives — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:59:03 -0800

How much hit men go for, the crime rate of Brooklyn, corporate espionage, long cons, different models of sniper rifles, how deep a bullet would be if the shot was made at point blank range...stuff like that. You know. No big deal. I'm actually very scared that secret service agents will show up at my door and take me away for terrorist evaluation. xD

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Declaro — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:43:37 -0800

For this novel, I haven't had anything that might merit government arrest, but just before I started it I was researching Semtex for a Sherlock fanfic. I wondered if I'd been put on a list. In terms of randomness, though, I may have that. I've researched common cricket injuries, the difference between a strained and sprained ankle, spondylolysis, English inheritance law, and I'm about to look up typical weather in various parts of England during the winter. You might be able to guess where my novel's set....

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Sprakit — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:03:54 -0800

Pronunciation and phonetic spelling of swear words in Russian. Also, previous Dukes of northern Europe, and parts of swords/types of swords.

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Sprakit — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:04:16 -0800

I should mention that my story does not take place in Russia!

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Rubyfruit — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:58:12 -0800

Lingonberries, interior decorating, candymaking, underground tunnel networks, and the approximate strength of butterfly wings if on a human scale. By themselves, these things aren't weird. Like all of my research projects when it comes to my writing, the weirdness comes from the fact that all of these things have jack and squat to do with each other.

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Seabird — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:26:38 -0800

Protective clothing for taxidermists, recipes that use blood, and the price of blacksmith-forged cooking utensils.

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anotherauthor — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:08:10 -0800

Things how far you can travel on a horse in a day, taking that information to a map I found and using my mathematical skills to calculate the exact location of everything. Then realising the information is in the wrong units and struggling with conversions.

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Arya Svit-Kona — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:01:04 -0800

Er... last night I was looking up whether it was really possible to smash a window with your fist. If people found that out, they'd probably think I was planning a robbery or something.

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M Taqobah Clarke — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:14:41 -0800

The locations of council offices in Salisbury. How to get from Salisbury to Rotterdam as quickly as possible. The locations of abandoned WWII airbases in Northumbria (there are a few, but enough of them have been re-used for other things that I'm going to have to invent one anyway). Common place-name elements in the north-east of England (so I can give my invented airbase an appropriate name). The effects of removing most of a living person's digestive system. As carried out by not-particularly-skilled surgeons in a hurry. How to steal a boat, and how to get across the North Sea from (again) the Northumbrian coast to somewhere just off Sweden, in November. The effects of gangrene. The writings of William Blake (fun - I always liked his poems). The writings of parts of the Hitler Youth movement with particular reference to health (not so fun), and the activities of the Nazi T4 program for eliminating the 'unfit' (ghastly). Can I just say how much I LOVE the internet? Think how much longer it'd have taken to find out any of this twenty years ago...

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Chillytv — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:31:07 -0800

How long it takes to kill an old woman with a pillow?

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Hoshi Niccon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:34:24 -0800

all I can say is Heavy metals, carbon cages, tattoo guns and pressure points ^^

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Empiric — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:46:40 -0800

I think my internet history over the past hour has gone as followed: >Reasons air would ionize >Cause a concussion >Treat a concussion >Plane trip time from Santa Cruz to Vermont >Quantum Suicide >Tom Selleck's moustache I think I'm already on a few government watch lists for that last one.

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blackcatphobia — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:01:29 -0800

Seconding the demand to share with the class what you've learned :D

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Lynx_Tiger — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:16:08 -0800

[quote=Breakingchains] Nothing too horrible this year, but a LOT of mental health stuff. Many of the results have been of the "What you should know if you or someone you love has been diagnosed with (insert potentially-dangerous disorder here)..." variety. Which means if someone checked my search history, they'd think that I or someone I love had been diagnosed as bipolar, narcissistic, BPD, APD, schizophrenic, and a number of others. All at once, I guess. Um. Also a bunch of suicide-prevention stuff. [/quote] I have APD, so if you ever need someone that actually has it as a research rat, you're more than welcome to NANOmail me.

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Lynx_Tiger — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:16:50 -0800

If it's the APD I'm thinking of. Auditory Processing Disorder, but there's a lot of APD's floating around XD

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Drew M. Harper — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:03:41 -0800

schizophrenia different knife types (all purpose ones used in France even though it was Finnish and a popular cooking knife used in Germany) time zone differences four distinct scriptures from the bible I did a lot of translating too when it came to french, german, and latin words, names, and phrases. even a tad bit of japanese. The characteristics of my MMC War A popular sweet french dessert Stores like Hot Topic in France Antisocial Personality disorder A french song by Zazie Meanings of certain names Used CHACHA a lot XD

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Drew M. Harper — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:05:47 -0800

Oh, and how long it'd take to get from Marseilles, France to Tokyo,Japan and from Tokyo to Germany.

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Annaissocoollike — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:41:36 -0800

The components of a caramel macchiato and/or coffee shop names. Believe it or not, my story has almost nothing to do with coffee.

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Annaissocoollike — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:43:44 -0800

I agree on the internet part. Plus, some of the stuff people are searching (namely to do with murders) wouldn't even be published. <3 the internet.

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PastExploits — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:16:36 -0800

Hmm Physical, psychological, and external signs/symptoms of demonic possession Possession by Satan himself Apparently possession by Stan himself because I can't type Lucifer and Satan are not the same entity the demons associated with each deadly sin the magical properties AND colors associated with each of the five elements where each element lands on a pentagram the materials buildings are made of in southern Italy incest in pop culture incest in literature consensual incest between brother and sister Oh and the books I've checked out from the library: The Power of Birthdays Stars and Numbers Art and Symbols of the Occult The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology 666: The Number of the Beast Thank god for laptops and self check-out at the library :D

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denisey94 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:27:35 -0800

Mini golf course layouts Mello Yellow like 5 maps of Vancouver and Canada Fleurentines Labatt bleue dry Labatt Brewing Company history (I'm not old enough to drink btw) Moosehead Canadian Alcohol I am weakness, I am greatness Saskatoon Estimated driving times 1990's fashion fashion trends of 1991 Ford Pinto NEC Mercury 70's cars no one likes tacky 80's cars Canada expletive

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moonmomma — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:31:24 -0800

you can, but be prepared for lots of stitches (my brother can tell you this)

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moonmomma — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:32:13 -0800

Procedures for determining mental incompetency in Japan. Pretty boring compared to most of the things in this thread.

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Words Against the Silence — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:39:42 -0800

The Mafia Charges relating to illegally creating an entire new identity Instant inhalable knock-out drugs Improvised explosives The FBI Effects of drinking an entire bottle of wine Peach symbolism How to burn down a brick building Facilitation of a crime vs aiding and abetting vs willful ignorance Hotwiring a car Monet paintings I swear that it all makes sense in context.

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Elisabell_angel — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:27:00 -0800

A lot of things that look suspicious. Specific weapons (videos, pictures, information) building specific bombs gas prices in a specific area catholic rituals (specifically the host and confessional) That's the shortlist.

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asherrs — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:53:32 -0800

I researched how long a head remains technically alive after being sliced off via guillotine. That sounds kind of tame, though, compared to others on here!

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bjorke — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:55:39 -0800

I just got home from the bookstore with Soldier of Fortune and Guns and Ammo magazines. Too awesome.

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alannathelioness — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:00:22 -0800

I was able to convince my mother I wanted to be a famous fencer. Bingo! Signed up in fencing classes. I use that knowledge all the time! ( i trained with the saber, which is the most realistic...) Haha, mother was trying to get me AWAY from writing all the time... But now I could kill someone with a sword if I wanted to?!

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CaledoniaRecuerdame — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:45:30 -0800

Drugs White powder illegal drugs Date rape drugs GHB Roofies How much does heroin typically cost? Ways to take heroin Common tools used to inject heroin Effects of heroin on the body and brain How much heroin would it take to kill a 6'4", 200 lb man? Online tool to tell you how much heroin it would take to kill you

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2012Jarrett — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:25:05 -0800

I'm writing a novel about a serial killer who was bullied in the past, so my searches include... School bullying laws Bullying normal part of life Bullying suicide That's not that abnormal, but it gets a bit scary when you throw this one into the mix... Columbine shooting Virginia Tech shooting If they saw that and read some of the ways my main character was killing his victims, I would be so screwed...

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kayatrapooing — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:28:42 -0800

Guns, Child soldiers, Bombs, and the possibility of making Horses into some kind of boat. It seems unlikely at the moment.

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kayatrapooing — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:30:26 -0800

oooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh Me too. I swear, I won't be allowed to cross the border next time I try and leave the country. Also, bombs. I'm learning about bombs. and child soldiers. and attempting to turn horses into some sort of living tanks. Good luck to you!

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MiaarXxX — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:32:25 -0800

I've looked up the quickest place to kill a man by shooting him, how to slit somepne's throat and how much blood there would be, how long it takes someone to die after having their throat slit, how to hack a scientests computer, how to break into a university science lab, how to kidnap a powerful buisness man, and different ways of toture...

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hknamida — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:54:49 -0800

I've been researching poisons, knives and, eh, what lipstick tastes like.

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doghead marie — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:04:18 -0800

Maybe it's not so weird: biometrics, being able to recognize people by their eyes, the irises to be specific. When combined with a writing contest, Lockheed Martin, Patagonia and a Mexican drug cartel, it starts becoming weird.

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thegothicpixie — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:14:10 -0800

Bone fracture Dislocations and sprains Dislocated Shoulder Injuries by region of the body Chest trauma Back injury Traumatic aortic rupture Ruptured spleen Internal bleeding Stab wound Mortal wound Collapsed lungs Hanging Burn at the stake

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Margaret57 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:29:09 -0800

Court proceedures in Australia - earliest being 1850's and how it changed over the next two decades. very boring stuff. nobblers, and all kinds of weird names for alcholic drinks back then.

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S22K — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:07:34 -0800

Have you read "Forbidden" by Tabitha Suzuma? It's about incest between a brother and sister.

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AltoidStorm — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:19:15 -0800

Totally not weird, but I'm researching pregnancy. It's weird for me, haha. I even bought that "what to expect when you're expecting" book and freaked out the whole time. My Fiance was laughing at me.

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writeandknow — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:22:41 -0800

Torture, human trafficking, boys who have been kidnapped (books) (the last one is for reading)... Let's see, what else? I know there's more... ~

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Emilia Lives Life — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:08:01 -0800

Swedish kids names have completely taken over my search history along with everything and anything about the pacific northwest, hip coffee places in new york, expedia searches for trips from JFK to Arlanda in Stockholm, Alaska Airlines, wooden table and a whole variety of french food. resembles my normal browsing history, except for swedish baby names...

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wordlover1613 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:11:13 -0800

Military Ranks Medieval Weapons Different kinds of guns Time it takes to get to Mars There's more I just can't think of it right now

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fromblazerstobowties — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:25:04 -0800

A couple of days ago I researched different ways to injure people and pictures of blood against different textures/colors. Not really anything bad, but one of my characters got really drunk so I googled what a hangover felt like. I'm only 13 so when the windows popped up when I let my sister have my laptop, she was a little surprised...

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Strawberrymilk — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:34:09 -0800

Poisons and Deadly sins, some ridiculous random stuff about Space but I already know a lot about astronomy so not much is required for that. there are 'a lot' of deadly sins to the point where its ridiculous I'm so glad I'm not religious, and I also figured out that deadly nightshade is growing everywhere in my town D: seriously there's some like 2 blocks from my house ! I also know how hot Mercury is now, woo pointless facts

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Margaret57 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:49:10 -0800

Love it! Well when you look at the mating habits of the Black Widow, guess it is easy to understand why a male spider might wish to be homosexual.

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Kavyle — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:04:26 -0800

But what if you used their bones as the floating part? You could always empty out the marrow, right? And if you skin them, you could use the fur as padding on the seats. This is assuming you mean a small boat. A large boat would take too many horses... Of course, I don't know how buoyant bones are. Now I'm curious.

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Kavyle — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:04:45 -0800

Wait, they have some kind of glue-like material, right?

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Kavyle — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:33:17 -0800

How hot is Mercury?

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IzzyRoxUrSox14 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:38:02 -0800

i've looked up weapons for a war novel i'm writing. it doesn't help that i don't have a license to use one XD i'm also big on looking up disorders, disabilities, mental/physical health problems. i'm into that kind of stuff in stories. then symptoms and types of cancer, as i'm writing a new story about cancer. lol

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thepigs — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:04:11 -0800

I'm researching poisons, quickest way to kill someone using a poison, which deadly poison gives you the slowest death, ways to kill someone using your bare hands (pressure points), and the meaning of different flowers XD. What's even scarier is that I'm making my friend help me research all of this and she's not fazed e.O

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Hobbit Missa — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:01:28 -0800

I've looked up how long it takes untended human bodies to decay into nothing but bones in various environments and temperatures. Right now I'm researching how to make shillelaghs (Irish clubs that double as walking sticks), revolutions, the construction of a gallows, pictures of bruises and infections, and how to speak Gaelic.

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Hobbit Missa — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:03:19 -0800

yeah, a couple of my friends are unsurprised by my research as well. If they're friends with someone participating in nano, especially a nano that requires that kind of research, I guess they have be pretty special and very understanding people in the first place.

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moondream6 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:19:41 -0800

How to knock someone out with a blow to the top of the head, whether or not someone who was a virgin was completely unconscious was raped would know 25 hours later, how bad it hurts when someone removes a bullet from your arm with no anesthesia, and whether or not salt water is an antiseptic. ... I feel like my search engine inquiries get creepier and creepier. I started with the last one and worked my way up the list.

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Strawberrymilk — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:59:08 -0800

812 degrees ºF which is colder than it should be in reality cause its 58mil kilometers from the sun and the closest planet but its atmosphere doesn't absorb any of the heat which also means that it most likely doesn't have life on it cause the dark side of the planet is -261 degrees ºF Yay pointless facts :'D

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morgo7kc — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:16:36 -0800

WOW. After reading what all of you are Googling, I am feeling a little inferior. I am working mostly on kidnapping statistics and criminal investigative protocol

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Obscurite_Asile — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:31:49 -0800

The only thing I felt weird googling... 'How much does a prostitute cost?'

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Drew M. Harper — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:06:59 -0800

This list makes me happy and your icon makes me even happier. XD

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alicerabbits — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:46:02 -0800

guerrilla tactics and ancient warfare.

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AkiKaza — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:23:28 -0800

I've kept a list specifically for this thread: what are roofies how long does a girl stay unconscious on roofies does rohypnol dissolve in water how long can rohypnol stay dissolved in a liquid and still be effective how to knock out a rape victim chemical used to knock people unconscious chloroform ...yeah, my story's not too happy :(

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AkiKaza — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:24:10 -0800

your novel sounds so interesting o.o

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Marisa.Ann.H. — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:52:22 -0800

Ten most recent NaNo related searches: 1. Life-threatening diseases 2. quotes about art 3. chloroform 4. stab wounds 5. how to fake your identity (This one might come back to haunt me...oops.) 6. types of art 7. what to say at a funeral 8. missing person over eighteen regulations 9. how to conduct a search and rescue mission 10. kitchen knives

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Purrabella — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:02:39 -0800

Not weird by themselves but.... Steve Irwin quotes and gray squirrels

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Marisa.Ann.H. — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:03:02 -0800

A few more: -Do people ski in Delaware -worst celebrity haircuts -how much force to break a coconut

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Koneko Mizuki — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:14:20 -0800

Best places to kill people, failures in the police system, creative weapons, how to get away with murder...

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Dizappearingirl — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:41:40 -0800

Injuries caused by lightning strikes. How tall does wheat grow and for how long. What do scars by fire burns look like. And I'm sure there will be plenty more as I go along. :) -Dizgirl

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ShadowSeikou — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:46:26 -0800

Uh. So far, I only have things like - How long do someone live after having their windpipe crushed - Cicadas - Mythical Creatures - Nøkk(Or Neck, Nix, it has many names) - Interesting ways to die - Surviving gun shot wounds - Police departments - Post mortem lividity And I'm just about halfway so I'm guessing it'll get worse as I go on.

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Airen Rin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:14:22 -0800

- guns - security systems - gunshot sounds - wounds - hacking into systems - whether security systems at malls and such could be hacked... - bunch of programming and wi-fi related material

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Geesafaire — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:32:50 -0800

Satellite maps of Lakehurst Naval Air Station and surrounding area. The Hindenburg. Aviation accidents and incidents in 1937. aaand... whether or not you can hollow out an acorn.

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YourDestiny — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:56:37 -0800

-Bow and Arrows -Different kinds of swords -Axes -Poison -Bow and arrow wounds -magic -Sword wounds -scars -Ravens -Wolves -Rabies -And how to cause a cave in Wow.

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Anke — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:03:01 -0800

You can cook glue from hooves and bones and stuff. My fist thought was using the hide for some kind of coracle, not sure how feasible it would be using ONLY horse parts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coracle

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Walt3rd — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:05:08 -0800

I actually just finished emailing the police in the town my setting takes place to ask what their average response time to a 911 call about a robbery in progress would be, adding that the life of a fictional character may be at stake.....I think I need to visit the real world for awhile......

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sarahmfighter — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:34:03 -0800

...I thought that last one said gay squirrels.

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MontyPythonBunnies — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:34:30 -0800

Um yeah... I am officially in this club now. - "How to drug someone with cold medicine." - Side effects of GHB and Rohypnol That is as bad as it has gotten... for now....

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coffeestain — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:09:39 -0800

For the sake of my novel I've searched "Weird Mental Diseases". Did you know that people's heads can explode?! Just Joking. Kinda...

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DancesWithWritersBlock — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:20:01 -0800

I'm really wouldn't be suprised if the CIA would be at my front door by the end of my story, they'll think I'm trying to build a nuclear reactor in my backyard! Haha

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emberwing — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:32:04 -0800

I've researched various ways to horribley kill people, but I knew I'd be researching that Perhaps more alarming is my new research to find just the right torture method.

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Alice Rocker — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:08:21 -0800

I just did a little research on the effects of electrocution and now I need read up about amnesia...hmm... Probably not the best combination, but necessary, as I am (thank God) *not* a doctor.

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CherryCoke — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:35:17 -0800

The other day I looked up the rape laws for my state. I felt so weird doing it, but I needed the info for a story :P Not just 'typical' rape laws but also statutory rape. Then I get this news story about a preacher who molested one of his youth members and naturally I google that. The entire time I was thinking "PLEASE don't look at this somebody...I can explain!!!" Haha

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CherryCoke — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:38:56 -0800

What an idea! I believe you just made my day 10X better :D

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IzzyRoxUrSox14 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:41:43 -0800

branding people's skin... yeah...

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lionhuntermo — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:52:53 -0800

"medieval braies" "electric washer ring" "dragon wings" "where there sandwiches in the middle ages?" "medieval medicine/doctors/diseases" and etc. yeah...

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kayatrapooing — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:44:19 -0800

huh. Yeah, I guess so.

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kayatrapooing — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:44:36 -0800

yeah, their hooves, I think.

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kayatrapooing — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:50:09 -0800

[quote=lionhuntermo] "where there sandwiches in the middle ages?" [/quote] wait, what?

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RebeccaMolloy — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:18:18 -0800

I'm working on my plans for this year's Script Frenzy and June Camp NaNo and so far I've been looking into the following topics: Head injuries and comas Foreign-accent syndrome Christian beliefs about Heaven, Hell, spirits, possession and reincarnation Maps of various small towns in California and looking at them on Google Earth What would a priest do if an abandoned baby was found outside his church? Children's homes, foster care and adoption in California in the 1960s - 70s Not as incriminating as some of the other stuff posted here, but still rather random if someone were to look into what I've been doing. Last year, research for one of my novels involved looking up Irish prisons, visiting regulations in a maximum security prison and what sort of sentence would be given to someone found guilty of multiple murders.