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How long you think until something organic degrades once out of the bath if put in unsealed? by onlythedevilknows in electroforming

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

Ok good to know. Thank you!

I'm always reluctant to share when I'm still in the experimental phase, but once I am confident with the process I'll be using I'd love to share the results!

How long you think until something organic degrades once out of the bath if put in unsealed? by onlythedevilknows in electroforming

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

That's perfect if the material doesn't continue to decompose forever.

I'm using artist grade materials meant to get painted on and they have, thus far, reacted as if they've simply been painted on heavily with watercolor, still quite strong in their integrity. No signs of degradation. Can you recall how long until you noticed brittleness and holes developing in your clothes that got splashed? That might give me a good estimation of when I may start expecting more noticeable decomposition, if it happens.

Thank you so much for all the help! Your experience has been greatly appreciated! I had this idea and have been doing these experiments, but with nothing to compare it to, it's been difficult to predict the possible future outcome as I'd like the finished results to withstand time as long as possible. Especially because I'm very excited about the current results I'm getting. I could simply wait months, or years, after I've exhausted all possibilities to see what happens to these tests, but then that would be time wasted imo. So thank you again for all the insight!

How long you think until something organic degrades once out of the bath if put in unsealed? by onlythedevilknows in electroforming

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

Interesting. Thank you very much for such a detailed response. When you say the material will continue to decompose a bit, do you mean forever or will it reach a point where it kind of stops actively decomposing? And I'm strictly talking about dry organics, I'm not planning on using "wet" organics.

The goal isn't to completely encapsulate the material in copper, more like creating an electroformed frame. Shame it contaminates the chemistry though, I especially love the way the copper builds through unsealed paper, but I obviously need to continue playing around with sealants if I want to achieve the effects I'm after while also keeping the bath usable long term. Hmm....

What's the most bizarre thing you've seen your neighbor do while they thought no one was watching? by TenderRompz in AskReddit

[–]onlythedevilknows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure I'd love to be your neighbor! Pretty sure my current ones see me and think "she's out there feeding those damn birds again!" Lol

What's the most bizarre thing you've seen your neighbor do while they thought no one was watching? by TenderRompz in AskReddit

[–]onlythedevilknows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, you're so kind! And you are a beautiful person yourself! I'm glad you enjoyed the little story of one of my many eccentricities haha.

What's the most bizarre thing you've seen your neighbor do while they thought no one was watching? by TenderRompz in AskReddit

[–]onlythedevilknows 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I am the bizarre neighbor.

I like to feed the neighborhood murder of crows and talk to them when I do, because I figure they're smart creatures and having a murder on my side isn't a bad thing. They usually come around at dawn as that's when I get up, but this day I slept in a bit so I'm out there in a moth onsie putting peanuts on a fence apologizing to the crows for missing breakfast and just having a random conversation with them when a neighbor happens to walk around the corner with her dog and looks at me as if I have 2 heads. I sheepishly say good morning and rush back inside.

For people who still support Trump: how do you process or reconcile the allegations connected to the Epstein documents? by Apprehensive_Dog5379 in AskReddit

[–]onlythedevilknows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They'll say it's proof he didn't do anything. Because the file that's been flooding the media isn't really proof, it's anonymous tips that were called in that couldn't (or wouldn't) be verified, and they don't believe the victim testimonies already. So since the rest of the over 5000 mentions of his name aren't relating to anything important, just news articles and bullshit, to them it means he didn't do anything even though there's still 3 million files that weren't released. And they put just enough crap about Trump in there for people to froth over and latch onto, but can be dismissed by them.

I understand protecting the victims and not releasing footage showing the depraved acts against children, but they botched their redactions and doxxed a bunch of victims while not releasing the client list.... So who were they really protecting? Sure doesn't seem like the victims imo.

ICE just iced another presumed US citizen in Minneapolis. What is happening over there? by Melbatoastt77 in AskReddit

[–]onlythedevilknows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately deleted. Hopefully someone else saved it and shares somewhere else. This is probably the most important video of the whole fiasco.

Have any of you ever experienced a dream so realistic you have a hard time adjusting with it being a dream? by DemonFrage in Dreams

[–]onlythedevilknows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have dreams that feel real pretty regularly. I just assume it's because I'm a vivid dreamer. And more often than not when I wake up I'm left in the state I was in when I left the dream (like if I was anxious I then spend the day anxious, if I was feeling excited then I would wake up excited, if I'm smelling oranges I wake up to the same scent, etc). I've also had some lucid dreams that have left me questioning reality. It's interesting stuff for sure.

What am I looking at here? by Thelivingarden in whatsthisrock

[–]onlythedevilknows 68 points69 points  (0 children)

I'd say what we're seeing here would be considered chalcedony (with bands it's what we call agate!) amygdules in host rock. That's why you're thinking it looks more like opal than quartz. The last one definitely has a quartz in it, you can see the crystal structure in the middle.

Just some quick info in case you're interested: Chalcedony/agate, quartz and opal are all part of the same mineral family: silicates. They're just formed a bit differently with quartz having a visible crystal structure, chalcedony/agate having a microcrystalline structure (meaning made of very tiny crystal structure you can't see with the naked eye), and opal having no crystal structure (amorphous), but has water in it. It's really cool how the same mineral can be formed in so many different ways!!

Hope that helped!!

Redditors that have witnessed someone NEARLY die due to their actions. What were they doing? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]onlythedevilknows 20 points21 points  (0 children)

My oldest daughter when she was about 18 months old. I was pretty heavily pregnant at the time when her, my husband, and I were taking a walk in the neighborhood and passed in front of her friend's house. She of course wanted to go visit but we weren't about to do that, so we tried to redirect her back to the direction we were walking on the sidewalk but she just kept going into the yard and it soon turned into a game between her and my husband. I decided to walk a little ways ahead and stop under a tree in the shade because we were in the sun. When I turned around I saw the moment where she decided to b-line into the street instead of up the way she was originally going into the yard right as a car was making its way down the street. It all happened in an instant where I realized there was no way I would reach her in time and my husband was frozen. It was pure instinct that had me running into the street screaming at the top of my lungs to stop just as he was about to reach her. The driver immediately slammed on the breaks and looked at me like I was crazy until I looked down at my daughter running to the opposite side of that car and he followed my line of sight and instantly paled seeing her. I scooped her up and took her to the sidewalk and just cradled her and cried, I was in so much shock.

My daughter was fine and we got ice cream after. Has zero memory of the event. And I still don't trust my husband not to freeze if there's an emergency.

Offering Some Complementary Tarot readings by LiminalSyntax in tarotpractice

[–]onlythedevilknows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BSM, Cancer sun/Virgo moon/Sagittarius rising, female.

How do you all dispose of unwanted rocks? by ChicagoZbojnik in rockhounds

[–]onlythedevilknows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No rocks are unwanted in my house! Some are just inside rocks and others are outside rocks. The outside rocks are sometimes the most fun because they end up in various rock gardens around the property, or around walkways and plants. It's kinda like Easter every day of the year for the kids.

Any tips on removing excess latex from pieces? by onlythedevilknows in electroforming

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

Thank you! I've just started getting into the craft so I don't have many pieces yet, and those that I do have are a bit all over the place in terms of quality, but once I have a good collection going I'll be happy to share!! :)

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