![Sydney, Australia](https://leelofland.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/opera-house.jpg)
Weekend Road Trip – Sydney, Australia
This week our Weekend Road Trip takes us to Sydney, Australia. Catch up on your sleep because the journey is a fifteen hour plane ride from San Francisco. First stop, the Sydney Opera House.
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![Ninhydrin, and Iodine-Fuming](https://leelofland.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/nin-164x400.jpg)
Ninhydrin, and Iodine-Fuming
Ninhydin is a chemical that reacts with the aminio acids found in fingerprints. When the chemical contacts the amino acids, the combination of the two turns a bright purple color. The coloring is known as Ruhemann's purple, named…
![Police Department Fingerprint Lab](https://leelofland.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/det-collins-exhaust-hood.jpg)
Police Department Fingerprint Lab
When working in a laboratory setting, detectives dust for prints under an exhaust hood. Fingerprint powder is extremely messy, like charcoal.
Detectives use light, brushing and swirling motions to apply print powders.
Fingerprinting…