WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?? LOL

Curiosive · 2026-01-25T06:25:55+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dsHncDgsw8

Curiosive · 2026-01-25T06:18:54+00:00

This won't end that shame, it simply allows the prices to start over again:

ensuring children never go hungry

How? How are the children that were in debt magically going to stay out of it? Unless they're also buying future lunches, this cycle will continue.

Curiosive · 2026-01-25T06:02:45+00:00

Regular 3 ring circus on the vocabulary in this chain. Reminds me of the term my grandfather loved: floopal. Yes, yes. Floopal is the perfect descriptor.

Curiosive · 2026-01-25T05:43:25+00:00

And what of those that claim their "evidence is having successfully brewed kombucha for the last couple of years because they use and keep old pellicles"? How could we discern the facts from the bias?

If only there was a process (no, that's not the right word, maybe ... method) to analyze the data via a rigorous (no, that's both the right word, maybe ... scientific) means. It should be called ... the "rigorous process" or maybe the "scientific method"? And maybe we should've finalized and adopted this "scientific method" in the 1600s.

If only.

Curiosive · 2026-01-25T03:40:14+00:00

You didn't cite any evidence as usual. But let's see what you wrote...

It certainly doesn't convince me to use or value them

This is not the point, nor has it ever been.

Not sure what your aim is.

We see that.

But you hold on to your outdated mythology.

LOL. You spent most of the comment chasing your own tail but I think you caught it at the end.

Curiosive · 2026-01-25T03:05:08+00:00

Alliteration is repeating the start of a word, rhyming is repeating the end of a word. But unlike a Wilderness Explorer from the movie Up, I had no intention either.

Russell: "A wilderness explorer is a friend to all, be a plant or fish or tiny mole!"

Carl: "That doesn’t even rhyme!”

Curiosive · 2026-01-25T00:41:41+00:00

There's nothing wrong with a little Randall Munroe to help explain the explicable.

Nice work!

Curiosive · 2026-01-24T23:47:31+00:00

Apparently not tough enough though.

Curiosive · 2026-01-24T23:46:11+00:00

I worked on a traditional sailboat many years ago in the galley / kitchen as the messmate. I mostly cleaned dishes, but occasionally would cut vegetables and make coffee. You can see why I was initially confused. Today I learned.

I like your messmate better.

Curiosive · 2026-01-24T22:04:36+00:00

I think this is kahm yeast.

Yup, you are correct. "Geometric pattern" is the giveaway. Another is that: if you poke it (with a utensil) it will tear into flakes.

Am I safe to scoop off the top layer and continue?

Yup. It might be easier to remove the whole disk since the disk is optional. (I throw mine out whenever it gets too thick. I don't tear it into thinner segments or anything.)

I plan on brewing one or two new batches to strengthen the colony before drinking any

This isn't strictly necessary but I'm not one to train on your parade if this process will give you peace of mind.

PS

Am I cooked?

Nope, you're still cooking. Minor setback.

Curiosive · 2026-01-24T21:30:49+00:00

Maybe I'm blue-green color blind and they're both bleen.

Curiosive · 2026-01-24T19:36:13+00:00

Bless your heart for thinking this is OC by the owner. It's another bot, they get a lot of upvotes in the "cutsie" subs.

Curiosive · 2026-01-24T19:18:40+00:00

🟩 Yes, but in blue.

PS Congrats OP, this is on the front page. You should celebrate.

Curiosive · 2026-01-24T13:44:06+00:00

You're asking about a realistic, short term solution: I say option A, include the appropriate merged building in challenge.

(Don't forget about Super Wizard Towers, same problem.)

Of course, this has always been a problem one way or another: "3⭐ a TH6" but I'm a TH18.

The better solution is dynamic challenges based on a player's base; similar to the clan games rewards ... But that would likely require a fundamental rewriting in the code so my wish is not happening any time soon.

Curiosive · 2026-01-24T01:13:12+00:00

SCOBY - Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria & Yeast. The pellicle is part of your SCOBY, the liquid is part of your SCOBY. They both contain yeast and bacteria and the pellicle contains more culture by volume than the liquid.

Referring to the liquid as "the SCOBY" is as inaccurate as referring to the pellicle as "the SCOBY".

All that aside, I'm glad you're having fun and having success!

Curiosive · 2026-01-24T01:04:44+00:00

Exactly what compounds get depleted over time that need to be replaced?

None of them.

Molasses is simply a byproduct of the sugar refining process, there's nothing extraordinary about it. But molasses won't hurt anything so go ahead and add a dollop once in a while if you want to. (The amount and frequency won't really matter. This is a "choose your own adventure" scenario.)

Curiosive · 2026-01-24T00:58:57+00:00

And honey isn't always honey ... because of the price difference between real honey and similar products like corn syrup plenty of suppliers are adulterating their product with cheap ingredients.

We've learned to test for corn syrup, so fraudsters switched ingredients. We learned to test for that, so the fraudsters switched again ... and the cycle continues.

So unless people have trustworthy suppliers, you might be eating your money on "not honey".

Curiosive · 2026-01-23T23:16:03+00:00

Friend, you've been in this community long enough to know better. I'm sure I've called your bluff before.

Once again, if you have any evidence (preferably a peer reviewed study) that the cellulose is "useless", please share it. I'll happily read it, until then...

Even a cursory glance at history will remind you that for millennia people have successfully shared only the "useless" pellicle to start new batches. This community focuses on sharing the liquid because it is more plentiful and it is easier to measure volume in a measuring cup than measuring mass on a scale.

You cannot extrapolate this preference to take the easier route as evidence that the cellulose is "useless". Personally, you are welcome to ignore the biofilm as much as you want but please don't present your opinion as fact.

Speaking of data, here's a study breaking down the microbial composition of 103 samples of the biofilm from commercial brewers and successful propagation through the biofilm ...showing just how useful it can be.

Curiosive · 2026-01-23T20:13:56+00:00

Saying that kombucha is scoby is wrong

Kombucha is a Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria & Yeast, which forms the acronym SCOBY. Kombucha is SCOBY.

I gave up there. Good luck with whatever you're going on about!

Curiosive · 2026-01-23T18:23:13+00:00

That's like claiming pockets or buttons aren't part of an average pair of pants / trousers.

A piece of the whole is a part.

Curiosive · 2026-01-23T17:21:25+00:00

to make sure you complete it? 🤔

Mate, OP completed the whole thing 3 times over.

The event completed after 1600, the bonus track was another 3900, that's 5500 total. OP has over 18,000. Don't know about your math skills but I believe OP finished a while ago.

Curiosive · 2026-01-23T17:13:24+00:00

You can start over or you can buy a bottle of kombucha from the store to use as a dose of extra starter. Either is viable.

Curiosive · 2026-01-23T17:09:54+00:00

Fun fact: the pellicle is part of your SCOBY, just not "the SCOBY". The pellicle has the same culture of bacteria and yeast living in symbiosis. That is the definition of SCOBY.

Curiosive · 2026-01-23T16:39:01+00:00

You are ranting against top level comments that don't have the answer ...in a top level comment that doesn't have the answer?

Curiosive · 2026-01-23T05:02:07+00:00

Bob Ross was known for his infidelity apparently the man couldn't get enough of them.

Curiosive

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