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Vietnamese here. Funny thing, there’s a popular joke we tell when hiking in a group in jungles, it’s to check whether everyone is still there, and the head count is no more than the number we started with. “Hey people let’s stop to rest. Btw we started with 6, why am I seeing 7?” everyone laughs
The name mustard gas is technically incorrect; the substances, when dispersed, are often not gases but a fine mist of liquid droplets that can be readily absorbed through the skin and by inhalation. The skin can be affected by contact with either the liquid or vapor. The rate of penetration into skin is proportional to dose, temperature and humidity.
If Voldemort made the same assumption you did, muggle techniques would be super effective.
“How’s the writing going?”
“Haven’t written anything yet.”
“What? But you’ve been sitting there for HOURS.”
“I was setting up my writing space.”