+irid3sc3nt Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I have a bag full of buckeyes that I collected quite a while ago. I would like to put each individual into a small plastic baggie and leave them in caches (not for trade). However, I read up on buckeyes and it turns out they are deathly toxic if put in the mouth. I'm thinking either I could put a warning label inside the baggies or I could not use them as swag at all. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I wouldn't put 'em in caches at all. Though the tannic acid is bad for people, critters will go after them, just like any other (acorn, hickory...). - This means chewed containers/lids on plastic hides. Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) I have a bag full of buckeyes that I collected quite a while ago. I would like to put each individual into a small plastic baggie and leave them in caches (not for trade). However, I read up on buckeyes and it turns out they are deathly toxic if put in the mouth. I'm thinking either I could put a warning label inside the baggies or I could not use them as swag at all. Thoughts? Not. From Are there rules? http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=539 If you take a trinket from the geocache, leave something family-friendly of equal or greater value. Avoid placing food or scented items as these attract animals. I'd say Deathly Toxic is NOT family friendly. Edited April 11, 2015 by Bear and Ragged Quote Link to comment
+BCandMsKitty Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) whoa! Around here we called then Horse Chestnuts, and we played with them all the time growing up! Every year! We would even hollow them out and put a hollow stick in one side and make pipes out of them. If they're so deathly toxic, I'm surprised any of us survived! Be that as it may ... not a good idea for a cache. Some critters eat them, and that doesn't play well with a geocache! Edited April 11, 2015 by BC & MsKitty Quote Link to comment
+larryc43230 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 As an Ohio State University graduate (they call us Buckeyes around here), I can confirm that the nut of the buckeye tree is not "deathly toxic". I've collected thousands of them in my day. I have a couple of dozen sitting around here at home. They're perfectly safe to carry around and to have in your hands. I wouldn't want to try eating or even biting into one of them (you could break a tooth). I suppose if someone were determined enough, they could manage to bite into one, but the worst that would likely do is make them sick enough that they'll wish they hadn't. They're also reported to taste pretty awful. I would also agree that they're not appropriate as cache swag. It's not any toxic effect that would concern me, it's the fact that critters like them too much. There's no accounting for taste. --Larry Quote Link to comment
+edscott Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 There are loads of toxic plants out there. Took a course on them long ago. The list for Pennsylvania published in 1986 has 44 that start with "A" so you can get a feel for how many there are. I agree with larryc even though he went to OSU. Quote Link to comment
+larryc43230 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I agree with larryc even though he went to OSU. You sound like a Michigan fan. --Larry Quote Link to comment
+irid3sc3nt Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Thanks for the input everyone! No buckeyes. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I agree with larryc even though he went to OSU. You sound like a Michigan fan. --Larry Well there's your solution. Next time you go geocaching in Michigan, bring along those buckeyes and drop one in every cache you find. If they turn out to be deathly toxic, they'd mostly likely be found by a Michigan fan. Quote Link to comment
+larryc43230 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I agree with larryc even though he went to OSU. You sound like a Michigan fan. --Larry Well there's your solution. Next time you go geocaching in Michigan, bring along those buckeyes and drop one in every cache you find. If they turn out to be deathly toxic, they'd mostly likely be found by a Michigan fan. I'm tempted, but there's already enough faux animosity between us and "That school up north". Heaven knows what they'd throw back at us if I lobbed buckeyes at them. Besides, Ohio and Michigan have already fought a war (sort of ) over Toledo, of all places. Don't want to stir up those hard feelings again. --Larry Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I agree with larryc even though he went to OSU. You sound like a Michigan fan. --Larry Well there's your solution. Next time you go geocaching in Michigan, bring along those buckeyes and drop one in every cache you find. If they turn out to be deathly toxic, they'd mostly likely be found by a Michigan fan. I'm tempted, but there's already enough faux animosity between us and "That school up north". Heaven knows what they'd throw back at us if I lobbed buckeyes at them. Besides, Ohio and Michigan have already fought a war (sort of ) over Toledo, of all places. Don't want to stir up those hard feelings again. --Larry Michigan won, huh, since Toledo is in Ohio. ;-) Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I agree with larryc even though he went to OSU. You sound like a Michigan fan. --Larry Well there's your solution. Next time you go geocaching in Michigan, bring along those buckeyes and drop one in every cache you find. If they turn out to be deathly toxic, they'd mostly likely be found by a Michigan fan. I'm tempted, but there's already enough faux animosity between us and "That school up north". Heaven knows what they'd throw back at us if I lobbed buckeyes at them. Besides, Ohio and Michigan have already fought a war (sort of ) over Toledo, of all places. Don't want to stir up those hard feelings again. --Larry The Cornell vs. Harvard hockey rivalry dates back to 1910. In 1973 students from Harvard tried to disparage the academic level of Cornell, and targeted the fact that many players were in the Agriculture school by throwing a dead chicken at the Cornell goalie at a game in Harvard. In retaliation, when Harvard came to Lynah rink students threw fish on the ice when the Harvard team came out. There were questions regarding why fish were throw and that it as in reference to the New England seafood industry, but it turned out that the students just wanted something disgusting and smelly. Quote Link to comment
+larryc43230 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 The Cornell vs. Harvard hockey rivalry dates back to 1910. In 1973 students from Harvard tried to disparage the academic level of Cornell, and targeted the fact that many players were in the Agriculture school by throwing a dead chicken at the Cornell goalie at a game in Harvard. In retaliation, when Harvard came to Lynah rink students threw fish on the ice when the Harvard team came out. There were questions regarding why fish were throw and that it as in reference to the New England seafood industry, but it turned out that the students just wanted something disgusting and smelly. Ah, the fine and honorable traditions of college athletics. --larry Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Haha! Buckeyes = Horse Chestnut conkers over here in UK. Used to be a popular childhood game until schools started banning them for "Health & Safety" reasons. Quote Link to comment
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