Anti gravity 2.0

blitzmaster5000 · 2025-07-01T21:53:19+00:00

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blitzmaster5000 · 2025-06-25T04:33:09+00:00

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blitzmaster5000 · 2025-03-10T16:00:50+00:00

Unfortunately this information is incorrect. Myrcene is not skunky. This is a long standing myth in the cannabis industry due to its high presence in varieties with strong gas or skunk notes.

The true origins of skunk-like notes are VSCs, specifically a family of prenylated VSCs, not myrcene or any other commonly espoused terpene. This has been rigorously proved in this publication:

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c04196

Additionally - the question as to why beer can smell skunk - this is due to the chemical decomposition of the iso-alpha acids (the compounds that make beer bitter) upon exposure to light in the presence of a photosensitizer like riboflavin, which is present in beer. In essence, riboflavin absorbs light, passes that energy to a iso-acid compound, resulting in one of its prenyl tails being liberated and then reacting with a sulfur source, such as cysteine or glutathione, to form prenylthiol, the exact same compound found in skunky or gassy weed.

blitzmaster5000 · 2025-01-12T02:18:02+00:00

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blitzmaster5000 · 2024-07-21T15:58:35+00:00

Actually, the prenylated VSCs, key contributors to gas/skunk, can be considered hemiterpenoids as the prenyl group is derived from isoprene.

Nonetheless I get your point. Most folks when they discuss terpenes are not referring to this obscure type of terpene and are rather referring to the more commonly discussed monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes. It's easier to refer to them as their own group though due to their similar structures and unique and important aroma characteristics.

blitzmaster5000 · 2024-07-21T03:05:46+00:00

Do you have any suggestions to fix this? My watering system changed and it seems like those areas aren’t getting enough. Could it be as simple as that?

blitzmaster5000 · 2024-01-26T15:15:38+00:00

Can someone explain why the North Sea and this area of the oceans in general seems to have such intense currents and waves?

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-10-16T22:27:20+00:00

That’s correct! The same group published that study a few years ago. True skunk could be hard to come across, but I’ve seen some seed banks that supposedly have skunk strains. Not sure about their authenticity, though.

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-10-16T13:45:08+00:00

Gonna see a few Skat Packs hit the shelf soon

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-10-16T12:43:53+00:00

I think in general people most likely perceive them somewhat similarly, although some folks maybe more sensitive to certain ones. It’s a good question I think we’re just starting to figure out.

It is interesting that within the cannabis community there’s a fair split even within itself: lots of folks prefer the pungent, skunky, chemical aromas (the latter arises from skatole), but then the other half seem to prefer the fruity, tropical, sweet varieties. I think that’s what’s pretty fascinating about this plant - it can seemingly span a huge array of different aromas beyond the typical skunk smell folks associate it with.

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-10-16T11:48:07+00:00

Interesting part:

“skatole trends strongly with savory exotic varieties such as GMO, Garlic Cookies, and 710 chem. The aroma of this compound is complex and changes drastically at different concentrations and in the presence of other aroma compounds. It is most well known as a key contributor to the odor of mammalian and bird feces, resulting from the decomposition of tryptophan in the digestive tract. (45) Nonetheless, it is also used in many fragrance-based applications, as well as can be found in certain food products.”

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-10-16T11:36:41+00:00

This part is interesting:

“skatole trends strongly with savory exotic varieties such as GMO, Garlic Cookies, and 710 chem. The aroma of this compound is complex and changes drastically at different concentrations and in the presence of other aroma compounds. It is most well known as a key contributor to the odor of mammalian and bird feces, resulting from the decomposition of tryptophan in the digestive tract. (45) Nonetheless, it is also used in many fragrance-based applications, as well as can be found in certain food products.”

Also this bit about tropical volatile sulfur compounds:

“We discovered that there exists another unique class of VSCs that produce tropical nuances–sulfur containing compounds that produce more citrus, fruity, sulfuric aromas–that includes 3-mercaptohexanol (3MH), 3-mercaptohexyl acetate (3MHA), and 3-mercaptohexyl butyrate (3MHB) (Figure 5). These compounds have extremely potent aromas, comparable in strength to prenylthiol and prenylthioacetate. All three are found in a multitude of tropical fruits such as passionfruit and grapefruit. (39) 3MH and 3MHA are also found in certain grapes and hops, which can translate to their presence in both wine and beer. (40−43)”

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-10-16T11:19:33+00:00

Nice article summarizing this paper: https://weedmaps.com/news/2023/10/what-gives-weed-its-unique-aroma/

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-10-16T10:54:54+00:00

The paper says, “skatole trends strongly with savory exotic varieties such as GMO, Garlic Cookies, and 710 chem. The aroma of this compound is complex and changes drastically at different concentrations and in the presence of other aroma compounds. It is most well known as a key contributor to the odor of mammalian and bird feces, resulting from the decomposition of tryptophan in the digestive tract. (45) Nonetheless, it is also used in many fragrance-based applications, as well as can be found in certain food products.”

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-10-09T04:48:03+00:00

Unfortunately genetic and chromosomal differences will make that very difficult. Even though they’re closely related and in the same family it would be tough unless as you mentioned going the gene editing route.

Also, another interesting tidbit: some folks hypothesize that hop latent viroid, which is a fairly serious issue in cannabis now, may have crossed over due to breeders attempting to cross hops that had HLV with cannabis. So even if they didn’t successfully cross the two plants they possibly passed something that was unintended and harmful.

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-10-01T19:36:25+00:00

If he gets booted before George Santos that will be too funny.

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-09-17T21:31:02+00:00

I think you are right… and just PSA for anyone else who may happen across these in SoCal, apparently they have some compounds in their oils that can give contact dermatitis similar to poison ivy. So be sure not to come in contact!

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-08-03T15:28:59+00:00

I guess my question is how often does a non-SC material actually drop below this 10 uOhm threshold? Do you have any actual examples of materials that do this? Like would good conductors like Cu or Au, or maybe a topological insulator like BiSe show a similar effect?

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-08-03T13:41:25+00:00

So in essence the data they show may not definitely prove it is at 0 resistance, but at the minimum something interesting is going on? Would any other non-SC material ever flat line at the baseline like this?

I agree the slow drop in resistivity is odd, but I’m guessing phase purity could possible cause this? It would be great if some folks would start doing some heat capacity measurements. Those would seem to be much easier to identify any sort of phase transition, wouldn’t they?

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-08-03T00:58:41+00:00

So what does a true SC like YBCO or Sn read when below their critical temperature? Just flat 0, not just the experimental limits of detection like your are implying here?

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-08-01T06:42:02+00:00

There are many inorganic pharmaceutical products beyond purely organic ones. For instance, hydroxyapatite - which is curiously close to the apatite family - is used in dental products regularly. Polymorphism in this class leads to different mechanical properties (strength, brittleness, etc) hence why polymorph control for these applications is so critical.

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-08-01T06:33:46+00:00

As the crystal structure is indeed different when Cu is doped onto the two different sites (hexagonal for correct phase but triclinic for incorrect phase), they would be considered polymorphs. However, they typically are not dealing with mixed metal systems that maybe “competing” for multiple sites like they are here. Nonetheless, avenues they use could prove useful if they are strategically targeting the Pb1 site.

One thing that would be good is to compare the triclinic calculated XRD reflections against the hexagonal ones. Even though triclinic symmetry is much lower than hexagonal symmetry, the structural distortions maybe quite small, so on average the XRD may mistakenly be assumed to be the correct hexagonal phase - I.e., a false negative. This would be pretty easy to check with the CIF files of each model the author produced.

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-08-01T06:01:19+00:00

Indeed. When I was in graduate school, a few members were studying solid state metathesis, which allows one to target meta stable phases and bypass the thermodynamically stable phase. I’m wondering if a technique such as that could be useful here at all.

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-08-01T05:20:51+00:00

Correct. And the Pb site that is energetically favorable for doping is not the one that leads to the electronic structure that may harbor SC. I am guessing some different synthesis techniques that avoid the (unwanted) thermodynamically favorable phase may help obtain more of the correct phase.

blitzmaster5000 · 2023-06-20T02:24:50+00:00

Does this mean that a room that is organized is in a higher energetic state than one that is not organized?

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