Volumes and weights

[Guest guest]

I'm wondering about the

instructions for activating MMS.

Just as the instructions for the ratio of drops does not clarify the

size of drops (although the 1:5 ratio is the constant from which one

can make ones own calculations), so are the instructions for

activators extremely ambiguous.

For a start, the instructions for making a 10% solution of citric acid

enjoin one to add 9 spoonfuls of water to 1 spoonful of citric acid

powder.

This is not what pharmacists would call a 10% solution, as ratios of

chemicals are generally expressed in weight, not volume. In the case

of citric acid, this could be important, inasmuch as it can be

purchased either as relatively coarse crystals (like refined sugar) or

as a finer powder (like confectioner's sugar). Spoonfuls of these two

would have different masses, and chances are that neither of them is

equal in mass to a spoonful of water.

Equally slapdash are the recommendations for lime,lemon juice and

vinegar, all of which are available in widely varying concentrations

of acid content.

Is there anyone else who feels that some standardisation and precision

might be a good idea?

Among the answers you needn't bother to send are:

1. Dr. Humble didn't indicate that it matters, so it doesn't

2. Go find out for yourself...somewhere else.

3. The way I'm already doing it works for me, and that's all that

matters.

4. Just try to err on the side of too much acid, and all will be well.