## The science of Monkey Island: can grog actually dissolve a metal mug that fast? Patrizio Raffa ENTEG Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. Email: p.raffa (at) rug (dot) nl Download PDF Since its release in 1990 by Lucasfilm Games, The Secret of Monkey Island has become a classic of point-and-click adventure games. Many players who grew up in the 1990s will be familiar with the adventures of the aspiring mighty pirate (or was it a flooring inspector?) Guybrush Threepwood. Among the many perils he encounters and the dangerous…