February 13, 2016

• Synergistic Research Quantum Black, Part 2

  When I was in the dorms, early in the school year, the Resident Faculty would host meetings on Friday evenings in the corner lounge. The topics included, among others, drugs, alcohol, peer pressure, conflict resolution, hate crimes, and sex. During my freshman year, one of the professors living in the dorms with us was from the Biological Sciences department. He was just being realistic, when he said, "It's inevitable. You guys are going to have sex. So you might as well arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible."
  
  At the "safe sex parties," the staff would bring out bowls of condoms. With all those individual packets, what a cornucopia of colors! But you know what? I never saw the boxes those condoms originally came in [no pun intended]. The Synergistic Research Quantum Red and Black come in boxes, which remind me of 12-pack boxes of condoms.
  
  Eew; in this photo, the Synergistic Research boxes look more like they hold cigarettes. Now that I think about it, I did not really see boxes of condoms lying around. People usually kept condoms, boxed or not, in drawers, out of sight. Since smokers abounded, I did indeed see packs of cigarettes.
  
  Nah, the 20mm Synergistic Research Quantum Black fuse is too small, to be confused with a cigarette. Since it is cylindrical, the Quantum Black does not exactly look like a pill, either. When I was living in the dorms, a few girls would leave their blister pack or circular dispenser of birth control pills on a desk or dresser. Yes, it was interesting to see if the girl had skipped a Pill or two [not including the 1 pill (out of 7) which was a placebo].
  
  A 20mm fuse is tiny. You may have to remove your glasses, and bring the fuse right up to your eyes, in order to read the writing. Yeah, yeah; I've heard your jokes about removing your glasses, in order to kiss your partner, or engage in oral sex. Thankfully, Synergistic Research do print the fuse's value(s), right on the barrel. Do note that the writing and the direction of that red arrow point in the same direction. Use them, while you decide which way to orient the Quantum Black, within the component's fuse holder.

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