Science Machine (by Chad Pugh)
The German drug company Bayer named its new over the counter drug ”Heroin” in 1895. The name was derived from the German word “heroisch” (heroic) due to its perceived “heroic” effects upon a user. It was chiefly developed as a morphine substitute for cough suppressants that did not have morphine’s addictive side-effects. Morphine at the time was a popular recreational drug, and Bayer wished to find a similar but non-addictive substitute to market. However, contrary to Bayer’s advertising as a “non-addictive morphine substitute,” heroin would soon have one of the highest rates of dependence amongst its users. Heroin - Wikipedia
Ars graphics guru @aurich put together an illustration on how to properly exit an aircraft: http://bit.ly/abu2hn #savestevenslater
via @arstechnica
