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Today I am wearing a tee shirt. Not one of my beloved Threadless tee shirts. This would be the first day in years that I haven’t worn one of my many many many Threadless tee shirts. It feels quite weird.
Today I am wearing a tee shirt which I will then put in a clear bag and send to a forensic scientist so she can gather information about the chemicals I have been in contact with. She came to the chicken forum asking for help:
The mission of the project is to get quite a substantial amount of samples taken from worn t-shirts (tops, shirts,..) which I will then analyze. What I would be looking for are chemicals deposited on you during the day of wearing. The problem I have is to get as varied group of people (by job, leisure activities, place of living,..) as possible . . .
I am hoping that her results don’t show that the vast majority of the normal public come in contact with chicken poo every day! It is very tempting to go around and smear weird things on the tee shirt just to give her something fantastic to analyse. I could do (glancing round the office) lollipops, dust (no one ever tells me to dust round here), candle wax, darkroom chemicals, printer ink, dog hair and kisses, and splashes of paint. I could spend the whole day thinking of things! But no – it is safely under my Threadless hoodie (had to wear Threadless somewhere!!) waiting to be sent off to the girl. When she is finished she will wash it and send it to charity.
What have YOU done today to help fight crime?