Loading... Please wait...Chloroform has the weird reputation of being the “movie villain’s favorite nap-time cologne.” In old films, someone just waves a rag for two seconds and—boom—instant unconsciousness like it’s the world’s most aggressive aromatherapy. In reality, it’s a chemical that scientists used to study and doctors once used as an anesthetic back in the 1800s, which sounds impressive until you realize the dosage instructions were basically “uh… hope this works.” Thankfully medicine has moved on to safer options, because the only place chloroform still works that magically fast is in cheesy crime movies where logic takes a quick nap too.