Dec 7, 2008: Beer Crystals

xoxoxoBruce · 12-07-2008, 01:48 AM

The guys at The Florida State University, have some very neat toys. Big expensive toys for taking pictures of itty bitty things, like Beest does.

They have a website where they post lots of great pictures, up close and personal, of animal, vegetable, and mineral structures.

On this page they explain how they tried Polarized light microscopy then differential interference contrast microscopy with limited results. Next they tried freezing a thin sample which led to tons of problems in the florida humidity.
After considerable effort, they end up with, "seed crystallization technique with semi-hydrophobic seed crystals", which I can hardly get my head around but it sure makes pretty pictures.

They not only have beers from 30 different countries, but birthstones, drugs, brains, buckyballs, and a host of other cool stuff.

wolf · 12-07-2008, 09:21 AM

No wonder I don't like Bud. That looks as awful as it tastes!

footfootfoot · 12-07-2008, 10:52 AM

Dude, that is so four years ago.
http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=6911

xoxoxoBruce · 12-07-2008, 11:21 AM

It's taken me four years to find out what the hell you were talking about. :p

footfootfoot · 12-07-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

It's taken me four years to find out what the hell you were talking about. :p

In retrospect, I'm not sure I knew what I was talking about.

sweetwater · 12-07-2008, 01:38 PM

Drink enough of those purty beers and you won't care if you know what you're talking about.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-07-2008, 01:42 PM

Or care.

sweetwater · 12-07-2008, 01:54 PM

[insert image of Homer Simpson drooling here]

monster · 12-07-2008, 02:22 PM

beest hasn't seen the images yet, but says he's "not impressed because they're artificially seeded"

It's looks like Corona is made from peacocks, Bass from tar and Lucozade, and Beck's from acid.

richlevy · 12-07-2008, 03:18 PM

Y'know, when I read the thread title I thought someone had invented 'instant beer' crystals that could be added to water like instant coffee.

There's a Nobel Prize waiting for the first guy to do it.

Gravdigr · 12-07-2008, 03:50 PM

Bud is okay. The pic of Bud is that also, just okay. Corona...I love Corona. I love the pic of Corona. I've never tried Carlsberg, but based solely on it's pic, I'm gonna.

That there Carl's Berg beer shore nuff do be purty.

jinx · 12-07-2008, 06:15 PM

Reminds me of those drink molecule ties.

Quote:

"The Molecular ExpressionsTM Cocktail Collection I and II" of men's neckwear. These limited-edition ties feature colors and patterns which recreate the molecular structures of alcoholic beverages.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-08-2008, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

beest hasn't seen the images yet, but says he's "not impressed because they're artificially seeded"

The technical page I linked explains they decided to go with seed crystallization technique, because it gave the greatest variety of pictures. The other methods provided little difference, and this being a fun project rather than a scientific one, they were after as many pretty pictures as possible. The rest of the site has plenty of scientifically accurate pictures.

Oh, and tell beest he's a microscopy snob.

monster · 12-08-2008, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Oh, and tell beest he's a microscopy snob.

i did.

he told me to STFU because he'd suceeded in connecting his laptop to the record player. (yes, vinyl)

ZenGum · 12-08-2008, 10:33 PM

Bwahahaahaa

I love it when nerds fight.

12-07-2008, 01:48 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Dec 7, 2008: Beer Crystals The guys at The Florida State University, have some very neat toys. Big expensive toys for taking pictures of itty bitty things, like Beest does. They have a website where they post lots of great pictures, up close and personal, of animal, vegetable, and mineral structures. On this page they explain how they tried Polarized light microscopy then differential interference contrast microscopy with limited results. Next they tried freezing a thin sample which led to tons of problems in the florida humidity. After considerable effort, they end up with, "seed crystallization technique with semi-hydrophobic seed crystals", which I can hardly get my head around but it sure makes pretty pictures. They not only have beers from 30 different countries, but birthstones, drugs, brains, buckyballs, and a host of other cool stuff. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-07-2008, 09:21 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	No wonder I don't like Bud. That looks as awful as it tastes! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-07-2008, 10:52 AM	#3
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Dude, that is so four years ago. http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=6911 __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-07-2008, 11:21 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's taken me four years to find out what the hell you were talking about. :p __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-07-2008, 01:38 PM	#6
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Drink enough of those purty beers and you won't care if you know what you're talking about. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

12-07-2008, 01:42 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Or care. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-07-2008, 01:54 PM	#8
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	[insert image of Homer Simpson drooling here] __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

12-07-2008, 02:22 PM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	beest hasn't seen the images yet, but says he's "not impressed because they're artificially seeded" It's looks like Corona is made from peacocks, Bass from tar and Lucozade, and Beck's from acid. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-07-2008, 03:18 PM	#10
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Y'know, when I read the thread title I thought someone had invented 'instant beer' crystals that could be added to water like instant coffee. There's a Nobel Prize waiting for the first guy to do it. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

12-07-2008, 03:50 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Bud is okay. The pic of Bud is that also, just okay. Corona...I love Corona. I love the pic of Corona. I've never tried Carlsberg, but based solely on it's pic, I'm gonna. That there Carl's Berg beer shore nuff do be purty. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-08-2008, 10:33 PM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Bwahahaahaa I love it when nerds fight. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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