Poison dart frogs have been used to poison the tips of blowpipe darts. The archaic term "blowpipe" is sometimes still used in relation to oxy-acetylene welding torches. Edward Daniel Clarke invented the hydrogen gas blowpipe in 1819. When heated before the blowpipe it decrepitates violently, breaking up into white pearly scales. The main MANPADS used by both sides during the Falklands War was the Blowpipe missile. Both sides also used the Blowpipe missile. The blowpipe used during the procedure was made of silver. Also a man is sad if he doesn't have a blowpipe. A small blowpipe is found by the police in the side of Poirot's seat.