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So the other day I had some lab confirmed LSD blotters. Now I have often heard the argument L has no taste, can be bitter, etc. & have also tasted personally the "electric" taste many times & heard mention of it by others.
Never having even seen LSD crystal in my lifetime & not noticing the taste from plain blotter paper or liquid, I started to wonder where this taste came from.
Suddenly something hit me. LSD is a very reactive molecule, usually occuring in the tartarate Sal form on blotters. Blotters are often stored & transported in aluminum foil, & we all know how reactive aluminum can be in the prescense of acids.
Then I did some googling, as it seemed to me tartaric acid may have some reaction with aluminum.
This is what I found:
link.springer.com
There are many more links in relation to tartaric acid reacting with aluminum but it seems to be a bit high-level for me.
What do you guys think about this as a possible candidate for the "electric" taste/feeling?
I would love to hear what some of the chemists & scientific minds here think.
Never having even seen LSD crystal in my lifetime & not noticing the taste from plain blotter paper or liquid, I started to wonder where this taste came from.
Suddenly something hit me. LSD is a very reactive molecule, usually occuring in the tartarate Sal form on blotters. Blotters are often stored & transported in aluminum foil, & we all know how reactive aluminum can be in the prescense of acids.
Then I did some googling, as it seemed to me tartaric acid may have some reaction with aluminum.
This is what I found:

Effect of trace tartaric acid on anodizing of etched aluminum foil for high voltage electrolytic capacitor - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
The effects of the addition of trace amounts of tartaric acid to the boric acid electrolyte on the microstructure and electrochemical performance of anodized aluminum foils with a tunnel etch structure for high voltage electrolytic capacitors are studied with TEM, XRD, EIS, LCR meter and...

There are many more links in relation to tartaric acid reacting with aluminum but it seems to be a bit high-level for me.
What do you guys think about this as a possible candidate for the "electric" taste/feeling?
I would love to hear what some of the chemists & scientific minds here think.