A Q for the Meth Creators

OZONE

If the chemist in breaking bad is so amazing, why do they have to buy psuedophed (or steal the main ingredient), couldn't a stud chemist just make it?

PurpleJ

Psuedophed


I LOLed

OZONE

I blame typos on my android note 3 browser auto correct

PurpleJ

OZONE said:

I blame typos on my android note 3 browser auto correct

COOK MY METH DUCK!!!!!1!!

AZDuck

What's the deal with airline food?

doogsinparadise

Isnt that like a major plot line in season two?

PurpleJ

As long as we are on the subject of TV shows, I will add that I highly recommend Drunk History.

OZONE

doogsinparadise said:

Isnt that like a major plot line in season two?

If I recall, that is when they switch from buying the boxes of psudafed (or having helpers do that), to stealing a barrel of the main ingredient. But the question remains... if that guy is such a bad ass chemist, why can't he synthesize it... why do they have to risk stealing a barrel of it at night from a guarded warehouse?

AZDuck

It's actually an entirely different precursor. The basic (easy) way to make meth is using pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) and red phosphorus, which has lousy yields and low purity.

In season 2 (SPOILERS Y'ALL) they steal a barrel of methylamine and use a different synth to yield the desired drug - which is the notorious "blue" meth.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/15/heres-what-breaking-bad-gets-right-and-wrong-about-the-meth-business/

OZONE

AZDuck said:

It's actually an entirely different precursor. The basic (easy) way to make meth is using pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) and red phosphorus, which has lousy yields and low purity.

In season 2 (SPOILERS Y'ALL) they steal a barrel of methylamine and use a different synth to yield the desired drug - which is the notorious "blue" meth.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/15/heres-what-breaking-bad-gets-right-and-wrong-about-the-meth-business/

Okay cool, but why can't the bad ass chemist make methylamine? Why do they have to risk stealing it?

AZDuck

The WaPo article covers that. It's better TV the way they do it.

OZONE

AZDuck said:

The WaPo article covers that. It's better TV the way they do it.

Ahh... okay I read it. Good find.

TierbsHsotBoobs

PurpleJ said:

As long as we are on the subject of TV shows, I will add that I highly recommend Drunk History.

I still want to stab a halfbrain for not finding that show until two days ago.

allpurpleallgold

It's a tv show.

Swaye

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

PurpleJ said:

As long as we are on the subject of TV shows, I will add that I highly recommend Drunk History.

I still want to stab a halfbrain for not finding that show until two days ago.

Is it a documentary on Damone?

CuntWaffle

TV in general is pretty awful these days. Only show I have thoroughly enjoyed as of late is House of Cards. Nothing but fucking and everyone stabbing everybody else in the back... what's not to like?

Dardanus

CuntWaffle said:

TV in general is pretty awful these days. Only show I have thoroughly enjoyed as of late is House of Cards. Nothing but fucking and everyone stabbing everybody else in the back... what's not to like?

Maybe network TV is shitty, but there are some pretty great shows right now. True Detective, Fargo, and Game of Thrones are all awesome (house of cards is good too). There are quite a few shows that are worth watching, and Breaking Bad was excellent.

Dick_B

anyone that didn't enjoy True Detectives is a homo (Hi Harv) (75k)

TierbsHsotBoobs

Dick_B said:

anyone that didn't enjoy True Detectives is a homo (Hi Harv) (75k)

He's so fucking right, you know:

http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/01/21/alexandra-daddario-true-detective-naked-scene-video/

Fire_Marshall_Bill

Dardanus said:

CuntWaffle said:

TV in general is pretty awful these days. Only show I have thoroughly enjoyed as of late is House of Cards. Nothing but fucking and everyone stabbing everybody else in the back... what's not to like?

Maybe network TV is shitty, but there are some pretty great shows right now. True Detective, Fargo, and Game of Thrones are all awesome (house of cards is good too). There are quite a few shows that are worth watching, and Breaking Bad was excellent.

Family Guy, The Office, and Big Bang Theory were the only network shows I've watched in the last ten years. Probably 90% of that was re-runs and DVDs anyway.

oregonblitzkrieg

Vikings is rad. Better than Game of Thrones. Homicide Hunter Joel F. Kenda. Cosmos. All good. Most of the comedy shows that try to be funny suck and aren't funny at all.