The only thing I haven't done yet is die, and it's me and my plus one at the afterlife.
The only thing I haven't done yet is die, and it's me and my plus one at the afterlife.
The only thing I haven't done yet is die, and it's me and my plus one at the afterlife.

BONES

big fan of bones. emo/goth/punk whatever, from a rural area, plus a med student/someone interested in anatomy? bound to happen. anyway, here's my bone chronicles, including my cleaning/restoration processes, and perhaps some future craft projects/uses for the bones!

CLEANING!

things you will need/want

  • bones (duh)
  • hydrogen peroxide
  • dish soap
  • water
  • a bucket or container of sorts
  • toothbrush or other scrubbing implement
  • gloves

step one: you're gonna wanna get your bones. if you live somewhere rural like me, try walking along the side of the road/highway (CAREFULLY. DO NOT GET HIT BY A CAR). you can usually find some roadkill this way. make sure to be aware of what your local wildlife laws are regardless of if you plan on following them, and take necessary precautions based on what local zoonautic diseases may be present. pictured are some deer bones my partner and i have found on nature walks.

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step two: the soup. the soup I have chosen is a mix of water, hydrogen peroxide, and dawn dish soap. this is a 'lazy' soup, meaning i just threw all this shit in the bucket with little regard to ratios and shit and let it soak overnight. in the future, i might try using hot water instead of room temperature, or boiling them first before soaking them in the soup. either way, this worked fine. do not use bleach in your soup as it can hurt/deteriorate/weaken the bones. I used half a bottle of dawn dish soap, three bottles of hydrogen peroxide, and two small water bottles worth of water. I also shook the mixture pretty vigorously (without spilling/splashing) to mix everything together. I created the soup around 9pm, put a towel over it (for scent reasons mainly, as i did it in our bedroom), and took them back out around 9am the following day.

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step three: scrubbing. the soup does a pretty good job at removing most dirt and debris, but you still may want to get some harder-to-remove gunk off, such as any leftover meat bits.

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