publication date: Saturday, May 5, 2018 (part of Spring 2018)

category: Science

clue: Studying entomology can be a real pain.

explanation: Schmidt is an entomologist who personally subjected himself to many insect stings in order to develop the Schmidt Sting Pain Index that quantifies and describes their intensity. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Matthew Preston


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