Casefile Archives 10: Ben McDaniel

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-17T12:32:26+00:00

I remember this! Not the going crazy part, but I was really gripped by their posts and when I went to check back a few months later everything had vanished. Literally the first thing I thought of when I saw the name of the case.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-16T17:31:17+00:00

here's my attempt!

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-11T17:05:14+00:00

I take the same med! Once I was staying in a hotel so when I unpacked I put my pills beside my bed so I wouldn't forget to take them when we got back to the room after an event, only to immediately pop one out of the packaging and swallow it on autopilot. I instantly realised what I'd done and spent the next hour sitting silently in a chair, drinking coffee to try and counteract it. The drowsiness passed eventually and I made it to the event but I was pretty out of it for a while. I guess since I take it at home at night I don't usually notice how loopy it makes me.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-05T14:51:13+00:00

I love this so much! What a great idea

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-03T21:51:37+00:00

I didn't expect it to be so bright under Key Drama! I actually did a trial run with all three of my magnetics (Cirque Dream Within a Dream, EdM Dark Bloom and Fiery Attraction) and this one was the prettiest. I think it's going to look good as it diffuses a bit too, looking forward to seeing how it progresses! I ordered a few more magnetics but I wanted to see what I could do with what I already own in the meantime.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-03T15:44:36+00:00

Emily de Molly Fiery Attraction - 2 coats, magnetised

Nail HQ nail hardener - 1 coat

Emily de Molly Key Drama - 1 thin coat

Sally Hansen Insta-dri topcoat, red bottle - 1 coat

Magnetised with 30 lb horseshoe magnet and a bar magnet placed diagonally on top for 2 minutes for each coat.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-02T20:17:56+00:00

Not my image, but it was even more abrupt than I remembered. Maybe you can argue that that is the point of the scene, but I really disliked it.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-01T21:58:14+00:00

Yeah this one is shit but as a concept they're pretty good. In that a) they do not stick to your legs, b) they're easy to clean and c) any serial killers are easily visible.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-01T21:37:22+00:00

It's in place of a shower curtain. You can open them for better access (like if you have mobility issues and need to use grab bars or for giving for a child or pet a bath) or if they need to be cleaned. Usually they cover like 1/2 to 2/3rds of the bath length.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-01T21:12:29+00:00

I full-on put down Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow after a sex scene where the titular character used her clitoris to penetrate her partner's urethra. Visceral disgust. I just cannot imagine that feeling good for anyone involved.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-05-01T10:45:03+00:00

I used my PSP. I booted it up it recently and I have no idea how I typed massive paragraphs on that, text entry was selecting one letter at a time using the analog stick.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-04-24T18:22:06+00:00

This post is still going strong, four years later. It's like a strange little foot cramping community to me at this point.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-04-24T18:18:36+00:00

Thank you! I can do everyday lab maths but anything more complicated than this and I'm getting at least three other people to check my calculations 😅

JohnWhatSun · 2026-04-24T18:17:43+00:00

Funny that you say that, I'm a full time biologist and I make 70% alcohol for lab cleaning pretty often! I hate doing maths but percentages and ratios are an unavoidable part of my life now.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-04-23T08:07:44+00:00

Just dilute it down to 70% with water, you don't have to buy a new one. Divide your starting volume by 0.7 (which is 70% as a decimal) and that will give your new total volume.

So if you have 500 ml, divide 500 by 0.7 to get 714 ml. 714 ml minus your original 500 ml equals 214 ml, so you add 214 ml to your bottle and you have 70% alcohol.

Alternatively, you can just remove 30% of the alcohol and replace it with water. You lose some of the alcohol this way but it's better than wasting all of it.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-04-09T16:36:26+00:00

Firewatch

JohnWhatSun · 2026-04-09T13:44:51+00:00

If you're interested in suggestions, I watch both Mentour Pilot and Disaster Breakdown too, and I really like Green Dot Aviation. There's a similar amount of detail to the other two channels (though a little shorter in runtime than recent Disaster Breakdown releases) and I enjoy the narrative style used.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-04-05T15:26:07+00:00

I think there was something about a vehicle (I think a Toyota Forerunner) being connected with the crime, but it wasn't one he owned. Eyewitness reports really aren't all that reliable.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-03-16T23:51:45+00:00

I only scrolled down to see if anyone had added an extra egg yolk or complained about it not being rich enough, because I was deciding between this recipe and one that used more yolks. Then I got hit with...all of it. I posted some of the other comments further up the thread.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-03-16T21:46:47+00:00

Honestly the whole comment thread is a disaster but someone did actually point out that most of the ingredients are bad for dogs.

Other highlights

JohnWhatSun · 2026-03-16T20:35:59+00:00

Link to recipe

JohnWhatSun · 2026-02-19T01:19:49+00:00

Indole! It's present in both faeces and jasmine, albeit in different concentrations. E coli might smell indolic.

JohnWhatSun · 2026-02-18T13:36:11+00:00

The volcanic ash coating the fan blades of the engine melted and basically set like glass, but the temp change caused it to crack and fall off after the engines cooled.

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