>>82784183
It's always for the best to overlook these days B^).
>ah that makes sense, i didn't think of that
Yeah, boiling points are so very useful for temperature control. You can even use them in more industrial applications with things like salts and metals boiling at hundreds of degrees C instead of just 100. It's just a major safety hazard is all B^). Do you like lead or mercury vapors? I hear they're not good for you though.
>at this point why not just use alcohol?
>pressure cooker sounds so convoluted for that kind of use
I do remember for organic chem that one way they'll clean up organic junk on their glassware is to use alcohol and hydroxides, like sodium hydroxide. The issue with sterilizing things though is that a lot of bacteria produce really hardy spores that can survive the alcohol and even high pH or low pH solutions, but boiling them in water destroys them. Spores usually are designed to break down in water, although that can take a while. Heat things up and suddenly it doesn't matter if the spore breaks open or not B^).

They do also use flame sterilization for quick uses too, usually whilst they're being blown on by a laminar flow hood to keep any spores or bacteria from the environment getting back onto things. The idea is that you use a tool, like an inoculation loop, on a culture and then you put it into an alcohol flame. They use electrically heated sterilizers too these days.
>don't let the glowies catch you
B^) it's okay, once they realize I'm a NEET they'll just go away. But if they want some of my ideas for WMDs then I'd be happy to oblige if they pay me :).
>>82784861
Walking is good for you at least!
>>82785534
If I did, I'm sorry. It's nice to see you again, fren. Also as the saying goes "Linux is free if you don't value your time." B^).

The cacao tree's genus means "Divine food" and was named so due to its religious significance for the mesoamericans. Chocolate is divine :)