@moira

Is this like that "Russian homunculus guy" who "made life" is that what you are doing?

Or have you not considered that is where this could lead?

At this point my "what the fuck" is high, because the top layer is distinctly clearer after being pipetted. I do not understand this but it is stable.

Technique note: I was pipetting with an eyedropper off the top level of the yellow layer, because I don't have a proper pipette tool.

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here's a shot for all you hardcore goo fans coming over from OnlyGoo

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Now here's the part I REALLY don't understand: the yellow layer, once separated out, became clear. You can see objects clearly through it. What the actual fuck.

But on the plus side, it's like... this is CB-4 Degreasing Fluid again. This is what it looks like. We got like 70% of it back by letting it sit around like eight weeks. What the _other_ actual fuck. O.O

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I remind everyone of where this nonsense started roughly eight weeks ago (November 29th):

Solarbird :flag_cascadia: (@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net)

Attached: 1 image I would certainly enjoy getting this intro a centrifuge (this used to be Park Tools CB-4 cleaning/degreasing fluid) #BikeTooter #BikeRepair #BikeGoo

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That's when @pws told me that he leaves stuff like this to sit for several weeks and then just reuses it, being careful not to disturb the bottom layer. So I thought "let's see what happens!"

I absolutely did _not_ think this would happen. I was kinda serious about the centrifuge but I didn't think I'd get 70% of the degreaser back. This is nuts.

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@futurebird oh

no i just kinda thought i might accidentally recreate the surface of venus

at least once it started turning yellow (again)

i thought i'd be pretty safe from life because well

you know

surface of venus

BUT ANYWAY

The recovered CB-4 is, while amazing, just CB-4 and is going back in the bottle for re-use.

The remaining goo layers are kind of interesting though. There's like _four_ layers now, which means all that physical disturbance did some shit.

Lit from the side, you see a thin top layer (which is not just meniscus it has shit going on), a yellow translucent layer, the thick core goo layer, and another yellow translucent layer.

Lit from the top, you can see the weird irregular top layer with various formations.

I have no idea what is going on with that part.

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I'm thinking the topmost layer might just be dirt. It's thin and while some spots are pretty dark, others aren't, like it's barely there.

The yellow layers... one might be contaminated water? This was also used to quick-lean chains before being used to degrease, and that involves water. The bottom layer, tho', I got nothin'. CB-4 still bound to something?

The thick pale layer is probably factory chain oil, since that was two chains' worth of factory oil removal. Maybe with some other oils, but what?

And that's all I got, so that's it for this episode of Bike Goo Update.

Next time I do this I might set up a webcam for real-time goo monitoring. Those Pitch Drop Experiment bigwigs won't even see it coming.

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@moira

Well when is starts asking you "who am i" and "why do i suffer mother?" don't look to me to help you out.