Whipped Cream Difficulties

This is:

a) Odd.

2) Makes you go “Hmmmmmmm.” when you start thinking about certain racehorses that may or may not have had a chance to win the Triple Crown.

…more than 30 horses from four states have tentatively tested positive for the substance, dermorphin, which is suspected of helping horses run faster.

Dermorphin apparently originated “from the backs of a type of South American frog” though the version of the substance currently in use is believed to be synthetic. (“There’s a lot out there, and that would be an awful lot of frogs that would have to be squeezed,” he said, adding, “There are a lot of unemployed chemists out there.”)

(“A lot of unemployed chemists out there.” I suddenly have this image of Walter White synthesizing frog juice.)

11 horse in Louisiana, 15 in Oklahoma, and six in New Mexico have allegedly tested positive. Note that there’s no evidence yet that any Triple Crown competitors may have used the substance; but also note that there’s no discussion about whether any of those horses have been tested for dermorphin.

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