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Bluelighter
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Say I had some opium poppy pods and wanted to know the opium content.
So I know opium is water soluble, I crush the dried pods and wash them with an expresso machine, then more boiled water in a flask shaken and separated, each time going through a fine 800 mesh filter so I'm not losing anything that doesn't dissolve.
Then put the solids to dry and weigh them before and after.
What I've discovered is from 100g, the solids are 73.5g
and 26.5g washed away down my throat.
Does that mean I've got 26.5% opium in my pods?
So I know opium is water soluble, I crush the dried pods and wash them with an expresso machine, then more boiled water in a flask shaken and separated, each time going through a fine 800 mesh filter so I'm not losing anything that doesn't dissolve.
Then put the solids to dry and weigh them before and after.
What I've discovered is from 100g, the solids are 73.5g
and 26.5g washed away down my throat.
Does that mean I've got 26.5% opium in my pods?