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You think that sunny side up is bad?

Go to europe and watch people suck down soft boiled eggs. I can't stand those things, but as mentioned above almost all eggs are ozonated (which is different from pastuerization) which elimnates the risk of samonella. Some eggs are irradiated, but ozonation is the norm.

This thread is bringing back good memories.

I like Spree, Sweet Tarts, Sour Patch Kids, Necco Wafers, and Haribo Gummi Bears in particular--for some reason other gummi bears just don't taste right.

Anyone remember/familiar with Raven's Revenger? It was this sour powder that came in clear test tube looking containers. Pretty freaking addicting.

Old school sweet shops and candy like this (Fruit Rounders) was something that I really liked about the U.K. It almost made up for the fact that I could never find gummi bears over there.

24 and above or 25 and above... forgot which

It's 24 and above. You are also considered independent for FASFA if you were independent of your parents before you were 18.

Anybody start to get interested in chemistry after watching this shit? I wish I knew more about it now, just to verify if the shit that happens on the show would really happen in the real world. Maybe put it on Mythbusters?

Already interested in chemistry. It is fairly chemically accurate compared to most of TV, but there are still flaws and most of them are in the last episode.

There are from memory:

1) Mercury fulminate does not form large crystals like they were shown. It'd be fairly difficult to pass off as the same meth that they had been making.

2) I highly doubt a PhD would decide to synthesize meth from pseudoephedrine... The phenyl-2-propanone route that he chooses in the finale is a much better choice. That's actually how most meth used to be produced back when Hell's Angels was in control of most of the production and distribution. It is also the favored route of superlabs in Mexico and elsewhere.

3) I'm also surprised that he decided to steal methylamine instead of just phenyl-2-propanone which is fairly widely used in industry and should have been at the chemical supply plant. Also, wouldn't have chosen that route to P2P as there are easier ones that don't involve additional equipment, but maybe one of the consultants for the show knows more than I do.

There was actually an article in Chemical & Engeering News last week about the show. Apparently they use molded silicone for the meth crystals. Also says they are leaving out a lot of details on purpose so that they don't teach anyone how to really cook meth.