I had a look at that colour chart on ecstasy.org and it certainly is helpful.
However, is does say:
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"It is now believed that the test is not subtle enough to distinguish between substances in the MD* family (MDMA, MDEA, MDA and MBDB) under the circumstances in which most people will use the kit."
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So a purple reaction does not necessarily mean MDEA.
I read a little of Alexander Shulgin's PiKHAL book from the excerpts on the erowid site (http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/pihkal/pihkal106.shtml) and he has this to say about MDE:
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"The effects of MDE are similar in many ways to those of MDMA, but there are believable differences. The particular magic, and affective transference, does not appear to be there. There is a stoning intoxication, as there is with MDA, and there is a seemingly unrewarding aspect to the upping of the dosages, again similar to MDA, and the properties of unusually easy communication and positive self-viewing of MDMA seem to be absent."
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Based on this, I would say the cK's might be MDEA.
The fishes were definitely MDMA. They didn't last very long and weren't dancy. MDMA on it's own is not a dancy drug! As for the CU's, probably a combination of MDMA and MDEA. I really doubt the K (visuals are an effect of a high dose of MDMA or MDEA). As none of us have tried K before we can't really comment on that anyway.
There was no coke in the fishes!!!! Coke costs twice as much as E so why the hell would they put it in a pill? People in Sydney just aren't used to MDMA pills.
But when it really comes down to it, we have no idea. Pills are almost never one substance entirely. So for us to try and decide whether it's MDEA or MDMA is very very difficult.
Personally, I don't really mind which one I get. If I had the same substance everytime I'd get bored anyway. If the cK's are MDEA and the fishes are MDMA, I probably like MDEA better!! Then again, friends who hated the fishes had the caps going around at the moment and said they were the best they'd ever had. And based on their length of time, their loved up effect and the effect on conversations, they were definitely pure MDMA. I've yet to try them....maybe I'll love them as well.
miss apple
[This message has been edited by miss apple (edited 14 February 2000).]