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Shows $508 for 2 cartons, so 254 per. NY has probably most expensive smokes, ranging $140-155 per carton
Wont the state tax apply to the NIST ones as well?
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And increase smuggling, black market, and risk of harm by consuming dubious quality products.
Much less than it discourages its use. Tobacco lobbies are fighting price increases tooth and nail, they wouldn't if it didn't work. Countries where the price has gone up have seen decreases in on-going consumption and new addictions. Countries where it's cheap (relative to local income) still have high level of smoking (and second-hand smoking).
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they're making medicines now with deuterium to alter the half-life
Deuterium or tritium? Deuterium is a stable isotope and does not decay.
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I'd like to ask a more specific question than my sibling's excellent "Wait, why?" question :) Why offer erasers on these things? The procedure described below has nothing to do with using these as pencils, and at $500 for a pack I can't imagine anyone, anywhere casually drawing with these. (Is there another procedure, similar to the one described below, except instead of dragging the pencil tip across a surface you d…
I’d suggest you read “The TSO’d Pencil” to understand the reference. Http://www.rstengineering.com/rst/articles/tsodpencil.pdf
I had no idea this reference existed, or that it's a a fun, though dystopian, read.
Thanks! :)
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Much less than it discourages its use. Tobacco lobbies are fighting price increases tooth and nail, they wouldn't if it didn't work. Countries where the price has gone up have seen decreases in on-going consumption and new addictions. Countries where it's cheap (relative to local income) still have high level of smoking (and second-hand smoking).
Whatever, I like my cigarette.
NIST Cigarettes are a mere $204 per carton. Depending on what state you live in, that's not bad these days. https://shop.nist.gov/ccrz__ProductDetails?sku=1196a&cclcl=e...
Shows $508 for 2 cartons, so 254 per. NY has probably most expensive smokes, ranging $140-155 per carton
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Just remember that if you decide to brew up a cup from VSMOW you have to do it in strict conformance to ISO 3103.
I wonder what's the standard for ethanol and, therefore, vodka.