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Lathe-Turned Drugs

For reasons not relevant here, I had to wake up a New Old Stock bottle of an eye drug dispensed as a suspension in a small bottle:

Lathe turned drugs
Lathe turned drugs

A few hours at 50 RPM and it’s all shook up.

Comments

7 responses to “Lathe-Turned Drugs”

  1. Daniel B. Martin Avatar
    Daniel B. Martin

    Next time, tape the bottle to a bicycle spoke. Save electricity!

    1. Ed Avatar
      Ed

      Absolutely, at least when riding season opens up again. Right now, it’s cold enough to keep the bottom layer of the most recent snowfall nice & crispy on the driveway, so I’m sheltering in place with my toys.

      The weather hasn’t deterred a few other bicyclists we’ve seen; I was young once … and crazy. [sigh]

  2. RL Avatar
    RL

    Hours? Really?

    1. Ed Avatar
      Ed

      It’s the only way to be sure … [grin]

  3. Olli Avatar
    Olli

    Didn’t know that a thick book is needed when making homeopathic mixture…
    “Remedy preparation – Helios Homoeopathy”

    1. Ed Avatar
      Ed

      It only works with blank pages, though.

      Gotta love those calibrated thumps …

      1. Olli Avatar
        Olli

        Diluting and shaking seems to be very profitable business…
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillococcinum#Origin_and_history

        “You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.”
        –Scott Adams