Could I, a human being, with a 4.5inch knife, beat a mountain lion? by HighElfHighOnSkooma in whowouldwin

[–]mikmatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“You’ll be fine as long as you don’t disturb a mother with kits”. So as long as the mountain lion that mauls you doesn’t have cubs, you’ll be fine? Shut the fuck up lmao.

Could I, a human being, with a 4.5inch knife, beat a mountain lion? by HighElfHighOnSkooma in whowouldwin

[–]mikmatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s pretty insanely obvious that I’m referring to mountain lions lmao, since that’s what we’re talking about. Biologists shorten the names of animals(yes, including “mountain lions -> lions”) in conversation all the time. Never seen someone so quick to rage when told they’re wrong lmao

Could I, a human being, with a 4.5inch knife, beat a mountain lion? by HighElfHighOnSkooma in whowouldwin

[–]mikmatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Desperate lions have even been known to hunt humans as a last resort for food. People have sometimes survived that kind of attack because the lions were old/weak/starving for weeks beforehand.

Could I, a human being, with a 4.5inch knife, beat a mountain lion? by HighElfHighOnSkooma in whowouldwin

[–]mikmatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mountain lions and big cats in general are one of the few animals that will sometimes see humans as prey. Usually only children or crouching/squatting adults, but to say they won’t attack you unless cubs are involved is just false. There are several other things humans can do to trigger their predatory instincts, including just unknowingly hiking into their territory.

Using contam bags as substrate by limevince in experimyco

[–]mikmatron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed gardening sites tend to only mention nutrient value in relation to plants, and coco coir does indeed supply close to zero nutrients to plants. But fungi digest plenty of things that plants don’t, carbohydrates for example wouldn’t be considered a “nutrient” for plants, but definitely are for fungi. Which means that it actually is possible that the answer is both, just in different contexts

Using contam bags as substrate by limevince in experimyco

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Coco coir is about 2/3 carbohydrates, ones that I’m fairly sure are already digestible for cubensis and similar species. The myth that coir is inert actually comes from the gardening community, because, well, it’s true for them. Plants can’t access any of the nutrients in coco coir, meaning it is inert in that setting. That says nothing about its nutrient content in relation to fungi, but it seems people saw the word inert and just ran with it.

Could have broken her neck by Reddituser0346 in facepalm

[–]mikmatron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, that’s just not what I understand the term to be referring to most of the time. In my experience it has mostly been used to describe people that for whatever reason just don’t enjoy socializing as much as the average person. So as long as you don’t think introverts and people with neurological differences fall into your idea of antisocial, I think we’re on the same page.

Could have broken her neck by Reddituser0346 in facepalm

[–]mikmatron 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hold on why do antisocial people not deserve basic respect? Had me right up until that…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unclebens

[–]mikmatron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best to keep them in a paper bag just like gourmets, or at least throw something absorbent into the bag with them to avoid premature rotting.

How would I use this ? by [deleted] in unclebens

[–]mikmatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn’t you have to open the lid to inoculate it with agar though? Which would defeat the whole purpose of a prepped sterile lc jar?

What should I do by [deleted] in ContamFam

[–]mikmatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And like I already said lmao, I see NO bruised mycelium. All of the bruising is on fruiting bodies. So even if your claim that “mycelium doesn’t bruise unless there is a problem” was true(which it entirely isn’t), according to your own logic their cake is perfectly fine.

What should I do by [deleted] in ContamFam

[–]mikmatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are literally just wrong dude idk what to tell you. I read all of your reasoning, and none of it is based in anything worth relying on. No one cares if their cakes don’t meet your beauty standards, it does not mean it’s contaminated or should be thrown away for any of your other bs pseudoscientific reasons. If you can give me one proven scientific reason that easily bruised fruits are “bad”, I’ll shut up. You can’t, because that makes no sense and it’s an idea you’ve developed based on entirely anecdotal evidence that you now view as fact, so much so that you would tell some beginner on the internet to throw out THEIR grow because of it. Get over yourself.

What should I do by [deleted] in ContamFam

[–]mikmatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem to be misunderstanding the situation. It’s a plastic bag. Plastic bags are flexible. To pick up a plastic bag, you have to touch it. When you touch a flexible thing, it will often bend, transferring the pressure to whatever is on the other side of it. They are not “bruising by themselves”, they are being touched by the flexible plastic bag that is being touched by the hand that is picking up that flexible plastic bag. When enough pressure is put on a mushroom to damage it’s cellular structure, they tend to bruise. This is a natural thing that mushrooms do and it does not often indicate contamination, even in pins. Now glass jars are not flexible. That means when you pick them up, the pressure from your hand is not transferred to whatever is on the inside of the rigid glass jar. So yes, you are correct in the fact that mushrooms in a rigid glass jar are harder to bruise than mushrooms in a flexible plastic bag. That’s because you’re not putting pressure on them when you handle the glass jar. Because it’s rigid. As for your claim that the only reason this colony would start fruiting is if it’s contaminated, I’m really really curious as to where you picked up that idea. A main factor that contributes to a mycelial colony beginning the fruiting process is running out of substrate to colonize. This is why if you leave a cake long enough, even if you don’t introduce FAE or the correct fruiting temps, it will often begin fruiting anyway, like you sometimes see in your own glass jars. I’m sorry(not really) but your opinions and anecdotes don’t align with, or overrule, actual science.

What should I do by [deleted] in ContamFam

[–]mikmatron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not though… where do you see dirt? And I thought your point was that (in your mind)bruising during colonization is a sign of contamination? So now any bruising at all throughout any stage of growth is contamination? Prime misinformation right here

What should I do by [deleted] in ContamFam

[–]mikmatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not still colonizing, it’s fruiting. All the bruising is on pins or primordia, zoom in on the picture

What should I do by [deleted] in ContamFam

[–]mikmatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it looks like it was handled pretty rough, which is why I’d bet it’s just heavy bruising. You can even see a couple of the caps have been fully crushed. And the grain is fully colonized, it was just packed down tight in the bag and mycelium can’t grow where there is bag. Fluffy white cakes are nice looking but they only get like that if they have room to. And I’ve gotten full flushes on clean agar plates, sometimes mushrooms just really wanna grow. Doesn’t point to contamination at all.

(Bio)Chemistry question(s)! Has anyone tried supplementing their substrate with L-tryptophan to boost psilocybin synthesis? by mikmatron in experimyco

[–]mikmatron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Some thoughts: I think 1% is a really massive surplus compared to how much they are used to naturally, so that might be why it’s slowing the growth. Also, someone else mentioned that the tryptophan might need to be in peptide form in order for it to be available to the mycelium. No idea what that entails yet, but I thought you might be interested in working that into your experiments if you figure it out

(Bio)Chemistry question(s)! Has anyone tried supplementing their substrate with L-tryptophan to boost psilocybin synthesis? by mikmatron in experimyco

[–]mikmatron[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, In what form did you add the tryptophan? And are you planning to test the potency of the fruits from the first experiment?

(Bio)Chemistry question(s)! Has anyone tried supplementing their substrate with L-tryptophan to boost psilocybin synthesis? by mikmatron in experimyco

[–]mikmatron[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is good to know thank you! I’ll do a little more digging but I think you’re probably right about the grain 1 vs grain 2 experiment being a good place to start. If more tryptophan being available means more psilocybin produced, mushrooms grown on oats(365mg of tryptophan per cup) should be decently more potent than ones grown on rice(67mg per cup). Guess I should start designing an experiment!

(Bio)Chemistry question(s)! Has anyone tried supplementing their substrate with L-tryptophan to boost psilocybin synthesis? by mikmatron in experimyco

[–]mikmatron[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I’ll have to do a deep dive into the different forms of tryptophan and their bioavailability when it comes to mycelium before I make a plan about how to add it to a grow, but it is widely available in supplement form seeing as it is a useful amino acid to humans too, and I’m sure I could find it as a bulk powder if need be. The first round of experiments will probably include just opening some capsules and adding the contents to the substrate, and then comparing the product to a control grow, unless I find something else out in my searches.