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  2. Posted · Edited by Scarecrow

    Don't worry guys, we're moving into the internet age and televised media and propaganda are becoming more and more obsolete. When everyone accepts their own research on the internet as a better source of unbaised (or at least less biased) information, people will start realizing how much bullshit they've been spoon-fed.

    That is, as long as we keep the internet open and unregulated. Freedom of information leads to awareness, and awareness leads to change... which is why I think it's so important to keep doing our best to stop people like Stephen Conroy from filtering our internet usage. That's the killer issue for me.

    This facebook page is good to stay posted on this issue, if anybody is interested:

    http://www.facebook.com/openinternet?ref=ts&fref=ts

  5. Posted · Edited by Scarecrow

    Just checked, and currently 1 BTC is worth ~$190 AU

    holy crapola, so much for prices going back down again after a while.

    chart.png?width=940&m=mtgoxAUD&SubmitBut

    source: http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxAUD#rg360ztgSzm1g10zm2g25zv

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    Here's an interesting article regarding the recent skyrocketing price of bitcoins, if anybody is interested.

    http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/why-bitcoins-price-is-skyrocketing

  6. Posted

    Was it ultra soft and fluffy?

    edit: if you think it's an amanita and want to to the leg work to identify it this site seems really helpful, way over my head though!

    CHECKLIST OF AMANITA FOR AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

    http://pluto.njcc.com/~ret/amanita/key.dir/austr_nz.pdf

    It felt pretty soft and maybe fluffy? Not really the word I'd use. Delicate, rather.

    As for that link: I'm sure that's a wealth of information to some, but this looks like some kind of cypher to me. I have no idea what I'm reading here -__-

  7. Posted · Edited by Torsten

    And no offence scarecrow, but .....

    I have access to all the equipment and technical knowledge I need (got a chemist in the family), and I'm actually learning about organic chemistry at the moment as part of my university course. My main interest is to simply learn as much as I can, and I feel like my idea for experimentation would be a great way for me to kickstart that learning process.

    Of course, I have no delusions about the fact that there are more qualified people around (probably with more interesting research to do) than myself.

    But like I said; "it surely can't help to try". Which was a typo... I meant "can't hurt to try" haha. Posting my idea just adds the possibility that people might consider helping an eager student become capable of more serious research, rather than relying entirely on existing researchers. I don't know, it makes sense to me.

    I'll be doing much more research before I actually attempt anything. I am personally interested in learning as much about extractions as possible, and distillation just seems like a good place to start. But you have mentioned that distillation is of limited use... do you have a suggestion of other equipment I should look into? Most extraction techniques I've seen seem to simply use solvents and (occasionally) distillation and/or precipitation.

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  8. Posted

    Move it to chemistry and pharmacology, scarecrow, or check somewhere like dmt nexus that encourages such talk. :) Discussion of not-exactly-legal actives is discouraged here.

    Harmala alkaloids are alcohol soluble is the short answer.

    Right, I shouldn't be hijacking threads anyway. But thanks for the answer!

     

    Syrian Rue can be made into a freebase, but adding it to changa is a little superfluous, MAOI's like harmaline are used to bypass the initial metabolism deamer undergoes upon ingestion, when changa is inhaled however it takes around 10 seconds i believe to penetrate the barriers in between your lungs and your circulatory system, making harmaline a bit pointless in this instence, keep thinking tough mate, inovation is the key to success

    Hmm, interesting. But I've read that the addition of MAOIs to the blend can extend the duration of the experience..?

    But I'll leave it at that, and make another for more detailed discussion later on (closer to the time in which SWIM starts experimenting).

  9. Posted

    Only semi-relevant, but:

    Does anybody know if a smokeable extract can be made from syrian rue using isopropyl alcohol? I am aware that a water extraction can be done... but suppose someone wanted to use isopropyl for extraction such that it could be used in that form for changa?

    Or would a water extraction be useable to apply the active ingredients to a smoking herb? If so, how?

  10. Posted

    Just would like to verify if I'm identifying this correctly (I need practice)!

    I found this sucker growing solitarily in my grassy back yard.

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    My guess so far is a destroying angel - amanita bisporigera, but I'd like to check with others more experienced that myself.

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  14. Posted

    I don't know if I'm up to the standards here, but it surely can't help to try:

    I would like to experiment with distilling tinctures made from various plants, to get an idea of whether or not various active ingredients will be included in the precipitate. Then, I want to experiment with making combinations/potions (for a variety of uses) that are as non-toxic as possible, and not horrendous to drink.

    I am also hoping to be able to grow as many of the plants I'm interested in as possible, to a) keep my supply as unlimited as possible, and B) learn as much as I can about growing in the process.

    I already have free access to a distillation setup... but I could really use help affording a small but proper greenhouse setup for certain plants (and also some plants/seeds).

    :)

  20. Posted · Edited by Scarecrow

    just received mine, thanks bullit :D

    can i ask what the exact name of these are? i couldn't find any information on a "fiesta" chilli.

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    just de-seeded them and cut them open to dry...

    ...and i chewing one of the seeds to see what i'm dealing with.

    and daaaamn, these pack a wallop! looking forward to growing these!

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  21. Posted · Edited by Scarecrow

    Hi all, i just thought id start a topic that has been a common thread in my life , sleep and the lack of it!. For many years now i have had a great deal of trouble sleeping , in my youth i used to go to alotof rave parties and then on to clubs. all the while working as a chef (which does not lend itself to normal sleep patterns at the best of time) and i believe that through my consumption during these times i have done some sort of irreverseable damage to my sleep thingy. Any way for years cannabis worked for me but as i got older , had more responsibility i.e a family, higher roles in the restaurant industry it had become detremental. After quitting for a month my sleep was still broken and myself verging on insanity from sleep dep. I tried many things melatonin( just didnt seem to work), alcohol ( great but i would wake when it wore off, and is not a good long term solution), benzos ( worked but that shits just a trap), meditation and finally tryptophan as i have recently given up ciggies as well and let me tell you it worked an effin treat( good dreams not tiring nightmares as with all of the above and a great restful sleep, I took 200mg of l- tryptophan and i weigh about 75kg, I will try again tonight and let everyone know. I just thought this might help someone else out there. And would love to hear anyone elses thoughts

    You can only put up with no sleep for so long and this helped

    did you try 1 hour of physical exercise a day, outdoors, during sunshine hours? does a great job of regulating your energy usage, and sleep/wake cycle. not a quick solution though, this is a long-term-slow-improvement kind of deal. you might still want to try other short term solutions in the meantime.

    for example, you could make a "sleeping potion" tincture out of some combination of the below (these are from my notes, if anybody wants to add or correct anything to the effects i'd be glad to hear it)

    - Piper methysticum (Kava) - sedative, anaesthetic

    - Melissa Officinalis (Lemon Balm) - anti-bacterial, anti-viral, calming/sedative, mosquito repellant

    - Valeriana officinalis (Valerian root) - sedative, anti-anxiety, treats nervous tension and stress

    - Scutellaria galericulata/Scutellaria lateriflora (Skullcap) - anti-anxiety, sedative

    - Leonurus cardiaca (Motherwort) - vasodilator, muscle relaxant, anti-stress, cardiac tonic

    - Nymphaea nucifera (Blue Lotus flower) - sedating, relaxing

    - Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) - calming, moodlifting, antidepressant, MAOI (?)

    - Passiflora incarnata (Passionflower) - calming and sedating, MAOI

    the sedative ones would probably be most useful, followed by the calming ones... but you may want to add other stuff to suit your needs/

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  22. Posted

    A Red Bull spokesman denied the drink was addictive and said there was "scientific evidence that caffeine is not addictive".

    that's a sack of red-bull-shit, fuck that. i've gone through caffeine addiction and withdrawal myself, and it is not pleasant

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  23. Posted

    I work at a hydroponics warehouse and have stickers all over my car, Kroplite, Hydroponics Xpress etc.

    I keep getting told by friends to take them down as the cops will harrass me.. pff they have harrassed me 3 times so far, twice with drug tests and the 3rd tearing my car apart. All 3 times they have come out empty handed.. idiots! I grow cacti under a 250w purple fluoro in my spare room, inside a grow tent with 4 tubs and a nutrient tank.

    Only a matter of time before they come busting the door down.. only to be met by me laughing in hysterics and pointing at them for being so fucking stupid! Only illegal item in this house is my bong.. Every other seed, herb and object is all legal! :lol:

    nice man, trolling the cops. if they didn't want to be wasting their time they should be spending it trying to catch real criminals instead of people who are growing plants...

  24. Posted

    Filtered water with a squeeze of lemon. Serve on ice with a slice of lemon . (You could add one of those toothpick umbrellas, just to look fancy, and while your at it, a swizel stick,and a strawberry on the rim of the glass,,,,ah , foget it!, just lemon in water,lol. :wink:) Cold teas are pretty good too, like green tea .

    throw some mint in there too!

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