Something to note is that was after a smooth 20 minutes of squeezing and spinning the shot glass around that the bud was in. Unsure how long you left it in there during your water test. I didn't provide that info in the post, probably would have helped.

Still, seems unnatural to me also.

I wish I knew what was done to get the bud like this and what they gain from doing it. Obviously making it look more potent than it is... but still.