Thought the same thing with the laptop batteries...So the disection commenced. A very wide and long strip was obtained. (Actually, two strips of unknown identity).
A small piece of both strips was removed from the strips in the NP. Patted lightly with a paper towel, and then thrown into a bowl of water. One of the strips instantly started skipping on the surface of the water and displayed the exact same chariteristics as Li from a known source.
Now on to step two: Actually trying the obtained strips in a actual rxn.
Why is there never any positive news stories about drugs?