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    The records seem to indicate it was used as part of the island’s reverse osmosis water treatment system. There I saved you a click.

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      I kind of consider that to be plausible. 330 gallons sounds like a lot but it’s only 6 barrels and there’s way more effective ways to get rid of bodies (which I think is the implication). Also, justice isn’t being achieved, not because of lack of evidence here, but because disgusting crimes are being covered up, and disgusting people being protected. I’m ok focusing on “why aren’t any men in jail for this right now?”

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        We wouldnt have to speculate if the DOJ would do their job in a way that allows the population to trust them. We dont get that though, so we have to be the justice ourselves to a degree by demanding total transparency and that also means questioning to ensure information comes out if its there. Thats my take.

        People are being left to fill in the gaps and that causes mass confusion and makes people question real evidence. Its not okay

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          I don’t disagree at all. The process we’re forced to go through because we seem to be the only ones that care is maddening

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            Its so depressing, honestly and its purposeful. They want confusion. The American government is pretty damn good at Gaslighting and confusing the public, honestly… It wouldnt be the first time… and I have never been one of those tinfoil hat types. You can even go back and think about the Tuskegee experiment, MKUltra ect… among others… Its messed up how much they view us as manipulatable pawns… and this isnt to say other Governments dont engage in similar crap, too but ours is pretty dang experienced in the art of deception now.

            P.S. MK Ultra feels cheesy to bring up at all due to the stigma but it happened and its messed up but its an example of purposeful manipulation.

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        Yea seems a lot easier to just take a body out to sea and drop it. They won’t even know where it ends up between the depth and the currents. I doubt a body would even last that long on the sea bed.

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        I think it’d be a shit way to get rid of bodies unless maybe if it was just bones. Fat and soft tissue would probably need a strong base like sodium hydroxide to break down - which is why it’s used for making soap

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          Nitric acid would be better. But apparently sulfuric acid and highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide works well. Look up piranha solution.

          But on an island, I would think a large barrel, concrete, and some very deep water would be sufficient.

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      It’s also, like not even that much for this kind of janitorial purpose. To add to that, while it sounds insidious, sulphuric acid isn’t the nefarious thing it sounds like.

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          It makes chlorine gas when mixed with bleach.

          Point is buying something for your pool in bulk isn’t really a red flag, especially on an island that doesn’t have a pool supply store.

          I’m certainly not trying to defend Epstein or anything, but this isn’t the worrysome thing.

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            As in mix to make something nefarious. To dissolve things.

            And if you wanted to do something nefarious, you’d try to hide it as something that can be explained away. You know, as pool supplies.

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                You’re right criminals would never think to hide their activities. That’s crazy talk. Now let’s talk about that weirdly profitable car wash.

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                  What other proof do you have that they were dissolving bodies? Because that’s the implication in the “scariness” of sulfuric acid, right?

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          Do you mind if your second thought goes to scrubbing my dishes? I’ll pay it in b12 or whatever brains like

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      I heard someone say on a podcast that 330 gallons would last about 15 years. I haven’t fact checked that and AI wouldn’t touch it, lol.

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        I think that would very much depend on the size of the system. If you’re processing a gallon of water a day that’s probably true, but if you’re doing like 60 gallons a day probably not so much. It sounds like he had a reverse osmosis plant in the island that likely supplied all the water in the island so probably even for things like showers and maybe even swimming pools (I assume he had a swimming pool, it sounds right for a rich douchebag like him).

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        Might depend on the source water. The article mentions it’s used for water softening so if you’re starting with water that has low mineral content maybe it’s an unnecessary step.

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    Sulphuric acid is not the clean and easy method to dissolve a body as you might think and Hollywood might suggest.