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theodore jensen

@theodorej1.bsky.social

artist, illustrator. i like planes poster prints are available here: https://ko-fi.com/theodorejensen/shop 🏳️‍🌈

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Nanoraptor@nanoraptor.danamania.com · last mo.

"It is, of course, an extraordinarily effective estrogenic agent, but that is the least of the problem. It is hypergolic with every known patient*, and so rapidly hypergolic that no induction period has ever been measured..."

A photo of a small vial of Estradiol TrifluorideA section of text from the book Transition! An Informal History of Liquid Gender Affirmants. The text reads... All this sounds fairly academic and innocuous, but when translated into the problem of administering the stuff, the results are horrendous. It is, of course, an extraordinarily effective estrogenic agent, but that is the least of the problem. It is hypergolic with every known patient*, and so rapidly hypergolic that no induction period has ever been measured. It is also hypergolic with such things as syringes, examination tables, cotton wool, and nursing staff, not to mention saline, alcohol, and air. It can be kept in certain fluorinated polymers, provided they are not scratched, flexed, looked at sternly, or otherwise given an excuse to participate. * The only confirmed patient not only survived but lived to a comfortable old age. Throughout life she retained the ability to ignite combustible materials by touch. The medical significance of this observation remains uncertain, but the insurance implications were immediately obvious. She is on record as having ignited cigarettes, upholstery, and, on one occasion, an accountant. Apart from these inconveniences she remained in excellent health, and was generally agreed to have led a happy, if unusually vigorous, life. The cover to Transition! An Informal History of Liquid Gender Affirmants.
theodore jensen@theodorej1.bsky.social · 12mo ago

80 years ago today the uranium bomb “little boy” destroyed the japanese city of hiroshima. three days later the “fat man” plutonium bomb would destroy the city of nagasaki. the common casualty figure is between 150,000 and 246,000 people collectively.

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