Weird News of the Blue Pig

[WestCoastGal]

OK now this is weird. People kill a wild pig here in California and it's insides are blue. Like really blue...check out the 5 photos of it.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Photo-of-Bright-Blue-Pig-Shot-at-Morgan-Hill-Ranch-Goes-Viral-326851051.html

[Jeff Searle]

Whatever and where ever he's been feeding, I would pack my bags and leave the state of California. Lol

[Pando]

[WestCoastGal]

The pig was shot in our general area (Morgan Hill/San Martin), guessing in the hills or mountain slope valleys as it was said to be a wild pig, so being close it peaked my interest. Somehow Smurf blue fat like that makes me feel nauseous for some reason. Unnatural for sure. Now one reader commenting in a local paper wondered if it could somehow be associated with the perchlorates found several years back in a plume of underground water and the pig drinking from that. She said the chemical was added to give signal flares a blue color. There was a lawsuit a number of years back against Olin Corporation (later Standard Fusee) that manufactured signal flares in that area. They used potassium perchlorate in their manufacturing. The last few years this contamination has been in the process of cleanup. Anyone with chemical/medical knowledge to say if that could be a possible cause of the blue fat? As you read from the news story, the leading theory was it came from some blue dye source. Will be interesting to see what if anything the lab tests can determine.

Edited September 14, 2015 by WestCoastGal

[WestCoastGal]

I found this (see below) when I searched for potassium perchlorate and color flares. This came from an article on pyrotechnic colorant on Wikipedia. Could the Commentor be on to something? If so next thought would be what would show up in autopsies of people's fat who drank heavily of water from that area.... The Paris Green was the only compound name I saw linked to the known type of perchlorate associated with the plume, although I did notice the Paris Green was non-hygroscopic. Never took chemistry!

Blue

Paris Green

Cu(CH3COO)2.3Cu(AsO2)2

Copper acetoarsenite, Emerald Green. Toxic. With potassium perchlorate produces the best blue colors. Non-hygroscopic. Fine powder readily becomes airborne; toxic inhalation hazard. Used in majority of Japanese blue compositions as it gives a very pretty color.

Edited September 14, 2015 by WestCoastGal

[Funkthulhu]

I think the perchlorate is only blue when it combusts?

[LJG]

Maybe he was just sad inside?

[Jerry@TreeZoo]

 

http://unrealfacts.com/blue-mms-can-can-give-you-bright-blue-skin-and-may-heal-spinal-injuries/

 

 

[Danilopez89]

Maybe he was just sad inside?

lol!

[DoomsDave]

Hmm.

If my memory serves, much of northern California hosted manufacturers of transistors, etc., before they all moved offshore (40 years ago). If the experience in Cleveland is any guide (a guy walled up radium in his brick backyard BBQ grill) I'll bet there's a lot of toxic trash that will make things Superfund fun.

Perhaps piggie found himself some food that was contaminated with some serious stuff from that era?

 

[JEFF IN MODESTO]

Donno if its related, but I've noticed that poisoned grain to kill gophers and ground squirrels is dyed dark blue.

The hog could have eating a lot of this grain?