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Very sick. i would question, though, the -- the comment that you made about just contact would be a danger. because it is not going to penetrate skin. conceivab conceivably, could get through an open sore or abrasion. compared to anthrax, as you suggest. a little bit of anthrax in the air inhaled would pose a larger danger. >> how easy is it, as fran was saying, these people are probably getting the information from the internet, manuals and so on. how easy is it for somebody, a regular joe in the street, to sit down, get on the computer, go to his local store, and create deadly ricin? >> unfo...

What form makes a big difference and whether it's going to be terribly dangerous or not. ricin is a product within a caster bean which comes from the caster plant which is found in nature. if i put a bunch of caster beans on the table there would be ricin on the table. the question is how pure, how refined and in what constituency the powder was? was it light and fluffy so that it would easily float into the air and possibly be inhaled? or was it a more crude mix which, yes, is not a great thing to send to people, not great to swallow or be exposed to but nevertheless, not as dangerous or toxi...