Thick Walled Two Knecked Pyrex Stirring Vessel

[Í1yk721hk41c1khym1]

Happy midnight fellas,
Look what I found at the local bargain bin. I didn't know what I was looking at, but I thought to myself, "These looks like it was designed for me to react , chemicals in."

When I looked it up it seemed like an interesting little device. Can anyone tell more about it? Mines 1 L. I'm not sure how it's meant to spin exactly, the built in stir bar functions, but doesn't seem strong enough to move the stirstick.

(I also broke the glass rod connecting them near the end but I can just stick in a fresh one I reckon, it was just a standard glass rod)

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

It's made for growing cultures in liquid media (an LC, liquid culture) its so you can break up the organism without opening the glass and risking a bacterial or mold contamination here is a pdf including instructions on its use ( a link )

Corning® Disposable Spinner Flasks | Corning

The Corning disposable spinner flask system comes ready-to-use with a paddle and integrated magnet, reducing the need for time-consuming assembly, cleaning, or reassembly. Molded from virgin polystyrene and sterile, each spinner flask system assures a clean sterile unit. No more concerns with...

ecatalog.corning.com

 

[Í1yk721hk41c1khym1]

Very interesting, boss. Can I use this to cultivate claviceps cultures or is it for something else?

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

You could certainly cultivate the mycelium, but I'm not sure if ergot alkaloids are produced without the host. It works for most fungus to some extent. Bearing in mind mycorrhizal mushrooms need thier particular host plant ( usually a tree but some bushes also) to produce a sporocarp. Ex. You could propagate "the living wool" the mycelium of amanita muscaria, but no mushrooms would grow. In that case the mycelium also contains muscimol, and people so inclined eat thet ( after decarboxilation)