nora
@nora

just fyi be careful of spooky drinks and treats that are colored with activated charcoal to turn them black. activated charcoal can negate many medications, including antidepressants and birth control.


lizrpg
@lizrpg

^^^^^^^^^^^^

Wow, it negates anti-epileptics (that are also commonly used as mood stabilizers). I would never have thought about it tbh



nora
@nora

Just FYI, next Wednesday there will be a test of all cell phones in America that will make them beep at 2pm Eastern.

Just thought I'd pass that along in case anyone's got a hidden cell phone for any reason.

edit: some additional info available in the comments; it's not just phones that will go off. you might want to tell people you know who are not extremely online if they would be startled by something like this