Justin Schmidt
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…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Matthew Preston, and Richard Slominsky
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