Nice shots all. Its different when you see it with your own eyes.
I can totally relate to your thought processes regarding not jumping to conclusions. Unfortunately when the people who should be doing this work on our behalf are not, it falls to the citizen scientists to do the best we can. Its a big call sometimes to say "that's contaminated and more so " purposefully!"
For me the big one is discounting brownian motion. The best way to do this is via time lapse and observation of the movement of the particles. If not using time lapse then staying on one site as opposed to searching around is the answer. I now search around and stop where i will film. Its also easier for joe public to watch without getting dizzy.
Hopefully this will bring some peeps to your site.
Thanks for doing this work as there will never be enough of us willing to check the products alone, without even touching the rest of what needs inspecting..
Good of you to spend time commenting. The feedback is very appreciated (and the restack) - and yeah, it is a big call to make a claim like this especially when I can't say with any certainty what these 'motile critters' actually are. But I'm pretty sure they shouldn't be there. And I'm pretty sure that 6% H2O2 should've slowed them down, but it didn't much - and Brownian motion wasn't the reason either. I just hope someone with more expertise takes a look for themselves and can discern who to tell. That's a perplexing conundrum of these times.
Right, that's it! Those mite legs have put me off using my remaining Vit D tablets. I've been losing faith in them anyway. They may now become important fodder for 'scoping investigations! Maybe beer drops + powdered Vit D, who knows?
I don't know what's worse, mites in tablets or scary nanotech filaments in blood that resemble snakes or alien species?
Great post, Mz. Though creepy-crawly, enjoyable and very thought-provoking in many directions.
Thanks Nigel, I must have missed your comment. I've stepped back for a wider view over the last few months - hoping something more definitive manifests to help answer all our perplexing questions . . but its those creepy questions that keep on manifesting. I hope you've found a clean beer to enjoy in the meantime.
I've also stepped back from the microscopy since early June. I've been more concerned about the dire macro political dynamics than the micro stealth invasion. I hope to get back to my blood microscopy at some point soon. It will be interesting to see if things have worsened or improved over the summer. I'm still drinking occasional 'Triffid' beers, seemingly without any adverse effects.
Hi MZ,
Nice shots all. Its different when you see it with your own eyes.
I can totally relate to your thought processes regarding not jumping to conclusions. Unfortunately when the people who should be doing this work on our behalf are not, it falls to the citizen scientists to do the best we can. Its a big call sometimes to say "that's contaminated and more so " purposefully!"
For me the big one is discounting brownian motion. The best way to do this is via time lapse and observation of the movement of the particles. If not using time lapse then staying on one site as opposed to searching around is the answer. I now search around and stop where i will film. Its also easier for joe public to watch without getting dizzy.
Hopefully this will bring some peeps to your site.
Thanks for doing this work as there will never be enough of us willing to check the products alone, without even touching the rest of what needs inspecting..
matt
Good of you to spend time commenting. The feedback is very appreciated (and the restack) - and yeah, it is a big call to make a claim like this especially when I can't say with any certainty what these 'motile critters' actually are. But I'm pretty sure they shouldn't be there. And I'm pretty sure that 6% H2O2 should've slowed them down, but it didn't much - and Brownian motion wasn't the reason either. I just hope someone with more expertise takes a look for themselves and can discern who to tell. That's a perplexing conundrum of these times.
Excellent write-up. You've encapsulated the thrill and razors-edge fleetingness of discovery in this micro realm perfectly. 🤌
Thanks Will - encouraging words . . and I've just been wowed by your latest post. What amazing images you're capturing, especially the update video !
Right, that's it! Those mite legs have put me off using my remaining Vit D tablets. I've been losing faith in them anyway. They may now become important fodder for 'scoping investigations! Maybe beer drops + powdered Vit D, who knows?
I don't know what's worse, mites in tablets or scary nanotech filaments in blood that resemble snakes or alien species?
Great post, Mz. Though creepy-crawly, enjoyable and very thought-provoking in many directions.
Thanks Nigel, I must have missed your comment. I've stepped back for a wider view over the last few months - hoping something more definitive manifests to help answer all our perplexing questions . . but its those creepy questions that keep on manifesting. I hope you've found a clean beer to enjoy in the meantime.
I've also stepped back from the microscopy since early June. I've been more concerned about the dire macro political dynamics than the micro stealth invasion. I hope to get back to my blood microscopy at some point soon. It will be interesting to see if things have worsened or improved over the summer. I'm still drinking occasional 'Triffid' beers, seemingly without any adverse effects.