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That's how I see it as well but at the same time, I'd feel more reassured if I had actual evidence that people have successfuly done it this way.
My question is what difference do you think there would be in taking sn a few days after getting it compared to a few months or even a year after getting it. I think users sometimes forget that these are manufactured chemicals not primarily intended for ctb, that have a sustained shelf-life plus you could always test with Aquarium test right before you ctb even up to a year later.
I don't know, man, I'm just anxious and scared that no matter how well I store my SN, just the fact that it's in my room might somehow make it bad after a while, it's not exactly rational but I have OCD and I can't help obsessing over stuff like that. Also I'm mostly concerned about it because if it loses its properties in a few months I'll be too disabled at that point to be able to make another purchase. But yeah, in the end of the day I know you're right and just the fact that someone has replied to me makes me feel better.
Thank you for the reply, it's deeply appreciated! That's one of the few goodbye threads I followed but I didn't know that she had had the SN for months.
I think your general concern and anxiety is all for nothing but I understand it, a lot of users here are generally anxious and paranoid about the slightest thing
On my bag of sodium nitrite it says that the guaranteed time is 1 year, if the packaging is not torn. Unfortunately, I cannot publish photos with the date that is written on the packaging - in another topic, moderators deleted my photos because the SN manufacturer's name is on the packaging
That makes no sense because the shelf life of sn is 3 years, my sn expires in December 2025. If I buy more sn now then chances are, it'll expire in mid 2026.
Also, where did you gather the data and information to suggest that most successful sn ctb cases were people who bought their sn a few days prior, the fact you say "most" means that you've done a comparison and concluded that most people who ctb successfully with sn got their sn a few days prior and can identify a clear difference between those who only took their sn a few months up to a year and a half later. If this is the case then does this mean that the longer you wait to take your sn, the less likely it is to work?
Don't know mg, I thought since you've been here for a while that you already know the answer to that.
I thought nitrate also turns blood brown so the only accurate test is aquarium no?
nitrate does not directly turn blood brown. Instead, it is the reaction between nitrite and hemoglobin that leads to the formation of nitrosylhemochromogen, giving blood a brownish color. Because Sn is a very strong oxidizer, The brown color that may be associated with chemical reactions involving blood is often due to the oxidation of iron present in hemoglobin, the protein responsible for carrying oxygen in red blood cells. When hemoglobin is oxidized, it forms methemoglobin, which has a brown color as we all know.
