|
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
wiggles
Miffed a Milf


Registered: 11/09/05
Posts: 2,615
Last seen: 10 years, 5 months
|
Rubbermaid, petrol, and mutations - a question
#5780432 - 06/22/06 01:04 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
So, I was considering something - Most rubbermaid containers are in fact made of plastic. Now, plastic is a petrol product. Petrol products cause mutations. In theory, wouldn't rubbermaid containers NOT be the best choice to use? I've used them all along and have never had much trouble, but I think the possibility is there.
Or is the level of petrol too low?
--------------------
  You can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug, especially when its waving a razor sharp hunting knife in your eye. Hunter S. Thompson
|
SickShroomer
Retired Shroom Master


Registered: 05/25/06
Posts: 361
Loc: Midwest
Last seen: 3 years, 13 days
|
Re: Rubbermaid, petrol, and mutations - a question [Re: wiggles]
#5780465 - 06/22/06 01:18 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Petroleum in plastic is insoluble. So it wouldn't be able to get into the mycelium as say vegetable oil would. Least this is my take on it.
-------------------- Going to miss the PNW gatherings. I'm not here trying to make anyone feel stupid or to make myself feel good by putting ppl down. I am just here to help fellow shroomerites in there grows. I do this to keep my own knowledge fresh, and to help everyone succeed!
|
kranked
it'smushtastic!!

Registered: 08/31/04
Posts: 106
Last seen: 16 years, 5 months
|
Re: Rubbermaid, petrol, and mutations - a question [Re: SickShroomer]
#5780652 - 06/22/06 02:27 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
I do believe the plastic in a rubbermaid bin is a petroleum derivative. True, gasoline is also a petroleum derivative, but they both have very different chemical structures at the end of the day. If this was the case we wouldn't be using plastic containers to store food/medicines/etc.
-------------------- "When it went off in New Mexico, that first atomic bomb, we thought of Alfred Nobel and his hope, his vain hope, that dynamite would put an end to all war" -Robert Oppenheimer 1945
|
creamcorn
mad scientist


Registered: 03/13/06
Posts: 2,962
|
Re: Rubbermaid, petrol, and mutations - a question [Re: SickShroomer]
#5780699 - 06/22/06 02:42 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
SickShroomer said: Petroleum in plastic is insoluble. So it wouldn't be able to get into the mycelium as say vegetable oil would. Least this is my take on it.
people put vegetable oil straight into substrates. its not commonly done but if you look for the "alien substrate recipe" its out there, and even that doesn't cause mutations. then again vegetable oil comes from... vegetables... not petroleum.
|
wiggles
Miffed a Milf


Registered: 11/09/05
Posts: 2,615
Last seen: 10 years, 5 months
|
Re: Rubbermaid, petrol, and mutations - a question [Re: creamcorn]
#5780711 - 06/22/06 02:46 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
True.. people also use petrolium jelly, etc. I wasn't sure if it was just being near anything petrol-related that affected the mush or if it was solely direct contact.
We've all heard horror stories about people spraying lysol into a FC and then having monster mushies that try to take over their homes, lol.
--------------------
  You can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug, especially when its waving a razor sharp hunting knife in your eye. Hunter S. Thompson
|
|
|
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: Shroomism, george castanza, RogerRabbit, veggie, mushboy, fahtster, LogicaL Chaos, 13shrooms, Stipe-n Cap, Pastywhyte, bodhisatta, Tormato, Land Trout, A.k.a 721 topic views. 28 members, 196 guests and 36 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ] |
|