Anonymous at Tue, 9 Jul 2024 23:08:11 UTC No. 16275219

>>16275209
No.
Drugs are a low hanging fruit, maybe too low as even meth at 10% of purity would be enough.
By comparison, explosive junkies (not the terrorists) ends in some engineering field or even chemistry (in the past at least) because the they either die or learn how to make stable things to not die.

Anonymous at Tue, 9 Jul 2024 23:12:10 UTC No. 16275225

>>16275209
you might qualify as a lab tech if your record is clean
meth cooks are called cooks for a reason - they can follow a recipe without understanding the chemistry behind it

Anonymous at Tue, 9 Jul 2024 23:26:21 UTC No. 16275246

>>16275209
>could a guy who has cooked meth his whole life be able to cross over into a real chemistry field?
No. Over a decade ago, I downloaded one of the many "recipes" for meth floating around the internet. It was described purely in terms of actions and effect with no chemistry per se. "Scrape off coating from X number of strike-on-box match boxes," "Spray half a can of starter fluid into a jar," and other stuff like that. No stoichiometry, no real measurement, no titration. It was pretty primitive.

Stop guessing start learning at Tue, 9 Jul 2024 23:28:14 UTC No. 16275253

>>16275246
I mean if you work at scale in a cartel super lab I’m sure you have to have some professional expertise.

Anonymous at Tue, 9 Jul 2024 23:34:37 UTC No. 16275262

>>16275253
OK, I would grant that. They would need high efficiency. But your average dude making "bath-tub crank" in a trailer is not going to be able to do real chemistry just because he can make low-grade methamphetamine.

Anonymous at Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:18:31 UTC No. 16275335

>>16275209
>>16275262
I'd have to agree with anon, OP. Making shit quality crystal =/= chemistry skills. Anyone can follow a recipe, but making crappy moonshine that blinds you vs. high purity ethanol are two completely different ballgames.

Anonymous at Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:42:03 UTC No. 16276588

>>16275209
If he's been cooking meth "his whole life" he's probably been relying on some hood recipe instead of actual scientific knowledge. I'm saying this because this is the reality of most meth labs

Anonymous at Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:52:21 UTC No. 16276611

>>16275246
>No stoichiometry, no real measurement, no titration.
I've never seen a guide that actually had things like reaction times, temperatures, or stoich / amounts.
Someone who just does it over and over because it pays the bills probably wouldn't be great for much other than a factory line worker. Someone who is constantly trying different things, researching, and helping people in forums could probably be a great legit chemist.

Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:59:11 UTC No. 16277005

>>16275209
>can a guy who cooks spaghetti for himself everyday using a recipe he found online be a 5 star restaurant chef
Following steps in a recipe takes little to no proficency nor understanding of the underlying concepts. Meth cooks are like script kiddies, they just follow simplified steps of a process someone smarter than them (an actual chemist) came up with before. You can teach it to any mouthbreather given enough time. Think S1 breaking bad jesse.

Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:40:31 UTC No. 16277828

>>16276611
amazing to think the internet used to be this way. Guess it's like the radio television and printing press. Regulated away by government. AI's next.

Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:43:07 UTC No. 16278283

>>16277828
It feels so nostalgic. Looking at old website design reminds me of a better time; an era long gone. The early 2000s feel...

Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:26:50 UTC No. 16278710

>>16277005
Wasn't "Uncle Fester" an actual chemist? Pretty sure he's the OG of guides to cook meth on the internet

Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:27:50 UTC No. 16278712

>>16278710
Update, indeed he was
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Fester_(author)

Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:27:59 UTC No. 16278800

>>16275209
Unlike all the naysayers in this thread I say YES, it is absolutely viable.
The meth cooker just needs to tell me what he's actually doing at each step. If he can do that, if he understands that (don't worry about the lingo), then you are cut out to be a chemist.

Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:05:26 UTC No. 16279152

>>16278712
The poor guy is facing some serious charges right now. Out on bond 2-3 months ago he failed a drug test for meth, which is only detectable for 3 days, at age 66, and goes to say "I didn't use drugs." I think they let him back out on bond too if I'm reading correctly. What a baller.