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    Default Mystery Ink No. 6

    Dear ink fans,

    After the rousing success of Mystery Ink No. 5, klpeabody and I are kicking off the sequel, Mystery Ink No. 6, hereafter to be known by the cloak and dagger initials MI6.

    I always like a theme. So this is the Terra Australis edition of Mystery Ink. What? Well, read on.

    As before, we are looking for five or six volunteers who would be willing to try an unknown ink and post their impressions here, without posting any guesses about the ink’s identity. We think it's fun to try an ink without any preconceptions, or even a clue as to what it might be. In fact, to preserve the mystery, the identity of the ink will not be revealed until every last recipient has received his or her ink and had a chance to try it. So we also ask people not to write guesses about the ink’s name directly in the thread.

    If you’d like to throw your inky hat in the ring, please post here and let us know why you’d like to get MI6. And if it’s not in your profile, please tell us where you live (just the state or country). That helps us pick a diverse slate of participants and figure out mailing times.

    Here’s a fun fact: MI has now traveled to the continents of North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. I like to think of MI as bringing the world closer together, one potentially leaky vial at a time. I keep waiting for some customs or postal service agent to start an investigation. But in the meantime, I’m looking forward to finding participants in Africa, South America and, the trickiest of all, Antarctica.

    Ah, Antarctica, once imagined as Terra Australis, Aristotle's theoretical southernmost continent. It was not actually "discovered" until 1820, at which time its name had already been given to another. Antarctica still is not permanently settled, since the weather there is apparently similar to that of Chicago in late March.

    So, back to MI6. Please volunteer only if you (i) are stationed in Antarctica or (ii) have time to use or test the ink right away, and if you are willing to post in the thread about your impressions. We are looking for people who are enthusiastic about ink, and about posting. Or who are located in Antarctica.

    People who've done it before are welcome again, as are people who are new to the exercise. Everyone is welcome in MI.

    Participants will be chosen semi-randomly, due to the necessity to favor anyone in Antarctica.

    We would like to thank all the people who've generously given MI contributions, allowing our happy little corner of FPG to keep the lights on. A special MI6 thank you to Cob, who surprised and delighted us with a very generous gift today, and is therefore getting his name in lights, or at least font, tinted as close to MB British Racing Green as I can conjure. Would that I had a bottle for him.

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 6

    Count me in for volunteering...is anyone from Antarctica on this board? And if so how interesting/unfortunately cold for you.
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 6

    Hah, I'd love to test this one, though I am not in Antarctica. Just the USA.
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 6

    I'll test is ONLY if you don't get enough new volunteers. I don't want to be a hog.

    In other news, I actually came across a question a day or two ago on the fp subreddit from a scientist stationed in Antarctica! He was looking for moderate cost pens that could hold up under extreme conditions.
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 6

    Quote Originally Posted by Jon Szanto View Post
    I'll test is ONLY if you don't get enough new volunteers. I don't want to be a hog.

    In other news, I actually came across a question a day or two ago on the fp subreddit from a scientist stationed in Antarctica! He was looking for moderate cost pens that could hold up under extreme conditions.
    Let's get him or her over here! Outstanding!

    I've decided the theme for MI7 will be "World Peace," if anyone wants to start working on that early.

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    I volunteered for a scientific mission in Antarctica about 7 or 8 years ago, but they didn't need pathology staff at that time more's the pity. I even offered to go and sweep floors, cook and clean. Nothing doing. Getting too old for that kind of icy nonsense now! If I was still living in Christchurch I daresay I could have found someone to take an FP with them to the frozen South. You have to time these things with the very narrow expedition window, although I believe there is a semi-permanent US base there at present.

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 6

    Alas, I have no Antarctic connections, just a boring old American. But I would LOVE to try a round of Mystery Ink.

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    Cryptos, that would have been an amazing adventure.

    Can we add you as an MI6 entrant? If so, can you post the US state or country where you live? Just so we can throw you in the right pool of entrants, and time the mailings for those selected.

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 6

    I would be up for testing the ink. I'm located in Nebraska.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kbrede View Post
    I would be up for testing the ink. I'm located in Nebraska.
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    Excellent! That's where my father's family is from. In fact, my dad was just visiting last week. He went to Omaha and to Kearney, to see the sandhill cranes.

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    Canada.
    I like the idea of playing with an ink I can't/haven't researched. And contributing to the team is good too.

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 6

    I can't claim to live in Antarctica, but I can point out that the British Antarctic Survey is based in my county of Cambridgeshire, does that count (me in?)...

    http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_ba.../cambridge.php

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laura N View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by kbrede View Post
    I would be up for testing the ink. I'm located in Nebraska.
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    Excellent! That's where my father's family is from. In fact, my dad was just visiting last week. He went to Omaha and to Kearney, to see the sandhill cranes.
    I've been out to see the cranes several times. "The launch" as they call it, when the birds roosting on the river burst into the morning air, is unbelievable in sight and sound. I hope your parents enjoyed themselves!
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    Count me in this time please! I'm in Canada and would love to participate.

    Oh and the reason I want to participate - it looks like so much fun!
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 6

    Laura is it a bright one or a dark one this time?

    If the latter I'd like to enter the lottery!

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    Quote Originally Posted by inlovewithjournals View Post
    [snip] it looks like so much fun!
    It is!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BCDDiggler View Post
    Canada.
    I like the idea of playing with an ink I can't/haven't researched. And contributing to the team is good too.
    Hey there BCDDiggler, greetings from one Canuck to another. At least we are somewhat familiar with the cold, in keeping with the theme, right?
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 6

    I have tested 2 of the MI's so far, but if you don't get enough volunteers, I'm happy to test MI6 as well

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    I'll pass this time as I have been in the last two rounds.

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    Can we add you as an MI6 entrant? If so, can you post the US state or country where you live? Just so we can throw you in the right pool of entrants, and time the mailings for those selected.

    Tentatively. I'm in New Zealand, you see, and shipping times can be something of a lottery in themselves, not to mention the cost. I can cover shipping costs if you like.

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