Sara and Thor’s Cabinet of Curiosities, episode 4c: Thor’s final skull solution

In which Thor concludes his skull-collecting and cleaning misadventures.

Like typical philosopher/scientists of the 19th century, Thor and I have a curio cabinet full of specimens, travel mementos, and stories.

Continuing from last week, take it away, Thor:

PLAN C:

I needed a way to clean skeletons that would be discreet and relatively odorless. I knew that if you left a body in water long enough, it would decay. I got a big rubber trash can, lined it with a large heavy-duty garbage bag, then added water and one dead otter that I had recently acquired.  I carefully sealed the whole thing so that no odor would escape. The Rot Bucket.  Very clever! Easy, carefree corpse reduction. I let the thing sit for a few weeks and then checked it.

Standing proudly beside my completely odorless and discreet neighborhood Rot Bucket.

Opening the plastic odor barriers.

Surprise! It was not odorless.

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