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Crime Busters B

Posted: December 16th, 2017, 9:37 am
by Tailsfan101
Welcome to the 2018 Crime Busters B Question Marathon!

Question 1: A scientist is conducting an experiment and burns a mystery fiber. Suddenly, a noxious scent fills the room. Which type of fiber did the scientist burn?

Re: Crime Busters B

Posted: December 22nd, 2017, 5:41 pm
by shrewdPanther46
generally synthetic..

i dont think i can get more specific then that in terms of ID... but idk

Re: Crime Busters B

Posted: December 23rd, 2017, 7:16 am
by Tailsfan101
shrewdPanther46 wrote:generally synthetic..

i dont think i can get more specific then that in terms of ID... but idk
I was thinking more animal. Your turn!

Re: Crime Busters B

Posted: December 23rd, 2017, 8:23 am
by shrewdPanther46
Tailsfan101 wrote:
shrewdPanther46 wrote:generally synthetic..

i dont think i can get more specific then that in terms of ID... but idk
I was thinking more animal. Your turn!
Going back to the original question, how could it be animal?? The only fibers that produce noxious gas/odors are synthetic (ex: Nylon)...

Could you please clarify?

Re: Crime Busters B

Posted: December 23rd, 2017, 10:38 am
by Tailsfan101
Well, I personally have burned synthetic, animal, and vegetable fibers, and from what I've observed, the vegetable turns black right away, the synthetic melts quickly, and the animal lets off a noxious scent. This is only what I've observed, but yeah, that's what I've got.

Re: Crime Busters B

Posted: December 23rd, 2017, 11:09 am
by shrewdPanther46
I am not sure, but I feel that you are getting confused by the term noxious. A noxious gas or odor is generally harmful to ppl (like us :D ).

Anyways....
What is this graph an example of?
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Re: Crime Busters B

Posted: December 23rd, 2017, 11:14 am
by Tailsfan101
shrewdPanther46 wrote:I am not sure, but I feel that you are getting confused by the term noxious. A noxious gas or odor is generally harmful to ppl (like us :D ).

Anyways....
What is this graph an example of?
Image
Okay, maybe I could have worded that differently.

The graph is an example of chemiluminescence.

Re: Crime Busters B

Posted: December 23rd, 2017, 11:36 am
by shrewdPanther46
yep exactly what i was looking for. Just as an add on, what substance do you think this is pertaining to (like forensics oriented)?

Re: Crime Busters B

Posted: December 23rd, 2017, 11:46 am
by Tailsfan101
shrewdPanther46 wrote:yep exactly what i was looking for. Just as an add on, what substance do you think this is pertaining to (like forensics oriented)?
Luminol?

Re: Crime Busters B

Posted: December 23rd, 2017, 12:03 pm
by shrewdPanther46
ye lol. ur turn