Talk:Acid Fog/@comment-76.110.64.149-20161205065307

Is anyone going to comment on the fact that C5H6N2O4, found in Raven's notes, is Muscazone? It could very well be Ibotenic Acid or a number of other chemical compounds if looked at the chemical formula alone, but I found the exact chemical structure on ChemSpider after a little digging. Here's the link if anyone's interested.

According to Wikipedia, muscazone is a toxic psychoactive compound found in European fly agaric mushrooms that can cause visual damage, mental confusion, and memory loss. It's melting point is at 190 Celsius, at which point the compound decomposes. If this is in fact the actual poison used in the acid fog, I'm curious how it is turned into a gas without having it decompose, cause all of the effects that the Grounders and the Sky People experience (unless it's simply not the only poison in the acid fog), and finally why the people in charge of picking out the chemical structure and chemical formula went with this one when it, very plainly put, doesn't have the properties that they were trying to display. Why go so in-depth with the rest of the story (such as creating an entire Grounder Creole language) but skimp out on parts like this?

I am by no means a chemist of any sort, so if any part of my post is wrong feel free to correct me please.