I debated chucking in my two cents, but said fuck it. Here goes. First, I don't see why Baal would lie or what benfit that might give him. I'm sure he doesn't give a fuck what other bees (ie - people he will NEVER meet EVER more than likely) think of him. He probably wasn't suggesting that someone try to copy this. Think about it, if you did something on a big scale like that that was your own idea (especially inspired by biker stories), you'd probably be pretty damn proud of your work. Its natural to human nature to want to share this feeling somehow, not for admiration, but just because it feels so damn cool to accomplish something like this, you feel compelled to tell someone. And talking about that kind of thing outside of this board is 9 times out of 10 just stupid, so everyone should stop playa-hating, your just jealous. Honestly, if in the unfortunate circumstance that something bad happened to Baal and the Feds took him down, they would nab his hard drive, link his screenname to him and this post could be used to prosecute technically for kingpin type shit. So lying would have been really fucking retarded, I'll bet he just felt overwhelmed with the rush of doing this and couldn't resist posting it (as would I). That "SWIM" shit would probably NEVER protect anyone (or refering to yourself in the third person), especially considering that the FAQ openly reveals that SWIM is used in place of first-person pronouns. Yet,
swinl still does it, too, just in case, you never know, Johnny Cochran could probably make it work.
Secondly, Rhodium is soooooooooooooooo goddamn right about distilling the freebase its not even funny. And most bees still ignore this notion. The purer the product, the better it becomes. Unbelievably so, in fact. From swinl's first batch, to his last shit (distilled) before the FDA pulled the carpet out from under him temporarily, swinl could not believe the difference it made.
Pure MDMA is so worth the additional effort I can only strongly encourage bees to at least try this once. Its stronger too, and considering that X is sold in pill form far more often than in weighed-out-baggy form, more money could technically be made if one wanted to be stingy like that (hook it up though, good karma is a good thing to have on one's side).
In the
Drug ID Bible 2002 (
http://www.drugidbible.com
) I saw a picture of MDMA that was clear see-through and prismic, like bomb ass glass. It said it was quite rare - and this book is no bullshit, incredibly accurate drug info IMHO on just about every major illicit and pharm. drug out there (US-wise I suppose). I suggest checking out to everyone. Does anyone know how these clear crystals would be produced? Swinl couldn't quite get there...yet. Next chance he gets though, this will be the goal. I was thinking virtually absolute purity combined with
slow re-drying from dh2o in the fridge would be the ticket. Do the d and l isomers play a roll in this (ie - would the d isomer have to be isolated). Any info is appreciated on this.
Ok few more points, then I'll shut up. VL_ was talking tounge in cheek so chill with doggin' him. Picturing that scenario in my head was fucking funny for some reason.
I guess people have a point with the MeAm thing. For swinl though, having multiple setups running simultaneously was incredibly easy and gratifying in the end. Don't bitch about the added cost of the glass ware and hotplates, if you make that much X, you certainly have the money to pay for these items. Sure, danger and difficulty in acquistion of these items could seem daunting to some, but no less than 55gal pressurized drums full of nitro-juiced wickedly toxic and incriminating materials to me. I'd still be scared of mercury content personally without at least an A/B or preferably a distillation.
It's not like Al foil and Hcl is so OTC and easy and NaCl and Sulfuric is so hard to get. Different strokes for different folks. The reason that came to my head is that I've read about OTC Sulphuric Acid (drain cleaner in the upper 90%'s used straight from bottle) sending some impurity through the gas and into the crystals.
Last thing, Baalchemists "redundant" post and hellman's reply was some
funny shit. I haven't laughed out loud while by myself in a while. Actually, its been since UnObtanium once sarcastically refered to a newbee called something like "CraZyGluSnifr" the next Shulgin after someone tried to defend the surge in newbees after the Datelin/Strike thing. Then he said, "obviously a valuable asset to the team. Welcome aboard!" Laughed my ass off. Thanks, guys. Late. Sorry for being long winded, i guess that's the meth speaking ...