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What would make you reject a QST vial on visual inspection alone?

Asked 23 Jul 2025Modified 12 months agoViewed 17k times
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I have photographs before and after reconstitution if the visual detail matters.

The failure mode I am trying to avoid is making this decision emotionally.

I have twelve months in view and I would like the plan to survive that long.

How would you structure this, and what thresholds would you set in advance?

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5For what it is worth, my own result was within half a per cent of this. – cake_collapsed 7 months ago
6Any reason this would differ for a longer peptide? – g_paskevicius 9 months ago
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