The winner in this month’s “I need a chemistry lesson, and fast” award goes to Anthony Dunton of Acworth, Georgia. Hands down. Dunton was arrested last week for trying to poison a co-worker by putting the weed killer Roundup (glyphosate) into his water. Let’s just give him mixed grades on this one. Dunton denied trying to kill the man, but, rather, just “mess with him.” In this regard, Dunton actually did a splendid, albeit clearly unintentionally job. “Mess with” is probably not going to be a marvelous defense once this gets to court, and scientifically it makes even less sense. Read more.
