Just want to point out a few things in case anyone stumbles upon this thread in the future as it seems to come to the top of certain google search results...
"it's a shame that he deleted his own thread "
I didn't delete it, nor have I deleted any post on this forum, it was deleted by the forum moderators. I don't feel it should have been removed, if they are dead set against anyone posting a link to a video that shows how to extract DMT I supposed they could have just removed the link, but ah well, that's how they roll here. It could have been a nice discussion. I think the old school attitude (about having too many pictures of the extraction process) here is misguided, and that someone should try to counterbalance the very bad content that is on YouTube - for safety and other reasons. Also there is a lot of junk science and misinformation about DMT on YouTube (and everywhere else, thanks to Strassman, Rogan, and McKenna) which I am trying to / planning to address. If anyone has a problem with any of that, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, and I'll stay away from here (I still love you though).
Personally I think the old school forums like this one are (sadly) a dying medium. This site in particular hasn't been well taken care of in my opinion or kept up with technological progress. All these things plus the censorship are the reasons I don't participate here much anymore (I had another account/name from well over a decade ago by the way, maybe two decades ago).
"I strongly recommend you start with an easier technique like Q2121 "
Just to be clear, my TEK IS essentially the q21q21 TEK but with several minor (but important) improvements.
"is not what I would call a foodsafe method, as the video claims"
The only related claim in the video is that the acid/base used are both foodsafe ingredients. Obviously naphtha is not foodsafe. I do not recommend people use d-limonene for many reasons (there is no assurance its food safe even if supposedly labled as such, its very expensive, and it is not a good solvents for this application - it results in an impure product which is also less safe for a number of reasons.
"heating naphtha in a crockpot is potentially dangerous. Use a water bath."
You may have missed it, but the crock pot is used in the video AS a warm water bath (and steam heater).
Heating these solvents with a warm water bath, or using steam, both of which are shown in this video, is perfectly safe and is also standard laboratory procedure (good ventilation is always required, as repeatedly mentioned in the video).
For reference see:
https://www.qub.ac.uk/di...HeatingFlammableLiquids/Regards,
Gordo