Just saw this in a catalog that came in the mail: http://www.wineenthusiast.com/erlenmeyer-flask-lab-decanter.asp
I like wine as much or more than the next guy, but I’m not sure I could drink enough to pay $60 for an erlenmeyer flask. I’m definitely in the wrong business…
Yeesh, that’s a lot for a flask!
Haven’t purchased one yet for starters, though I’m eyeballing [u]this one[/u].
I think there is a big mark up on that. Real big.
Having worked in laboratories for over 30 years, even the thought of drinking anything from an erlenmeyer flask gives me the willies!
Isn’t that how you get super powers? A little bit of this, a little bit of that, let it bubble up a bit and down the hatch!
They’re also selling graduated cylinders and other flasks and beakers as decanters. Bizzaro. Nothing says fine wine like Pyrex.
I’ll admit I didn’t click on the link until I realized they are selling the flask as a decanter. Is “Mad Scientist” the new wine cool look?
Paul
I suppose I didn’t make the decanter usage clear in my original post. In my defense, I’d had a glass or two of wine. Though I did not pour it from an erlenmeyer flask.
I think the point is - $60 for a $20 flask? - Yeah, we’re in the wrong business!
No worries. I was making fun of myself more than anyone else. ::) I just assumed it was a “who thinks they can get that for a flask from a home brewer/vintner” kind of joke.
People I know who blindly follow the wine enthusiast probably would think it’s a great deal. They have paid through the nose for highly rated wines, been sorely disappointed and have then gone back for more recommendations. :o
Paul
I would have to go for the Florence Flask, but that’s a lot of money.
It might seem like a lot of money, but it comes with a rubber stopper…
So they take a regular Erlenmeyer and repackage it as a decanter? Geez what a f’ing ripoff!
And BTW possession of a Erlenmeyer flask in the state of Texas is illegal without a permit. Oh but Officer it’s just a “decanter”… :
That must be due to Meth production?
Wow, I just Googled that. Crazy.
Yup.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/RegulatoryServices/narcotics/narcprecursor.htm
Some of the most liberal gun laws yet people are not allowed to have Erlenmeyer flasks w/o a permit. That’s crazy. It may even be easier to buy a gun than lab equipment.
Kai
I hope you were smiling when you wrote that pardner… 
That is bizarre. If I were in Texas I’d need a whole s***load of permits. 8)
I am sure it is completeley impossible to manufacture meth without erlenmeyer flasks as well. There couldn’t possibly be some other non-regulated glass ware that would work right? unless you also need a permit for measuring cups, mason jars and pyrex baking dishes.
You don’t even need anything that fancy. A lot of meth is made using the small batch “shake & bake” method these days. It can be done in a plastic soda bottle. http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/shake-n-bake-meth/p3sapwz The company I work for bid on and won a State contract to do meth lab hazmat cleanups, but we only got a couple calls over a whole year because the sneaky meth rats do this now instead of setting up a whole lab. They do it because it’s mobile and harder to get caught. It can be done in the back seat of a moving car and, if the cops show up, the meth rats can toss the whole “lab” out the window and drive off.
I can’t think of a rationale for such a steep price…