chemicals theme
Artificially synthesized compounds (a.k.a. chemicals) are used for some novel purpose.
Examples
In the novel "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" (1886), Dr. Henry Jekyll concocted a special serum out of chemicals that he used to transform himself into the evil Mr. Edward Hyde.
9 total · 1 major · 8 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| novel: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) | major | Jekyll used a serum synthesized from chemicals to transform into the evil Mr. Hyde. |
| columbo1971e1x06 | minor | Columbo queried his suspect about chemistry and bomb-making. |
| columbo1971e3x01 | minor | The corporate chemist Karl Lessing invented a miracle cream that made wrinkles literally vanish. Karl kept the chemical formula secret, by never writing it down. |
| movie: Dr Jekyll and Ms Hyde (1995) | minor | Richard transformed into a woman after injecting himself with an estrogen enhanced chemical serum. |
| movie: Freaked (1993) | minor | The redneck mad scientist Elijah transformed Ricky into a hideous circus freak by rubbing the toxic fertilizer Zygrot 24 all over Ricky's body. |
| movie: Hollow Man (2000) | minor | Sebastian's engineering of the novel "Serial Protein Caine 127" protein was integral to the invisibility serum. |
| movie: Lucy (2014) | minor | Exposure to the CPH4 synthesized chemical endowed Lucy with heightened physical and mental abilities. |
| novel: The Invisible Man (1897) | minor | Griffin went to work in his hotel room with "powders" and "coloured and white fluids" in an effort to derive a formula that would reverse his invisibility. |
| owgm1x15 | minor | At the center of the story was a hair dying specialist using various chemicals in order to turn hair green. In the end, even a pet dog was dyed green. |