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by user_7832 3y ago
> https://sadafpack.com/blog/how-can-we-distinguish-original-saffron-from-fake-saffron/ https://sadafpack.com/blog/how-can-we-distinguish-original-s...
The contents on the website are a bit.. weird? Good 'ol GPT maybe?
> 3. Distinguishing fake saffron with gasoline
Saffron does not dissolve in gasoline. Therefore, by dissolving saffron in gasoline, you can decide if your saffron is original or fake.
This doesn't make sense.
> #first stage;
Put saffron in water. In some cases it will change the color of the water very quickly; but this color change is not worth it, because this fast color change signifies fake saffron.
#second stage;
Put the root in water for a short time. When you remove the root from the water, the original saffron does not lose its color, while if it is fake, it loses its added color completely and does not look the same.
Either someone is poor at communicating in English and using heading styles, or this is some kind of poor quality hallucination.
A personal method I think is effective (especially you are familiar with saffron's smell/taste), is to soak a little of it (as mentioned) for a few hours, and taste it. It should have a slightly sweetish, herbal taste.
- pazimzadeh 3y agoyou want to buy your saffron from people who don't speak english, trust me
- user_7832 3y agoSure, but I wouldn’t expect such a person to know to use a # for headings either.
- pazimzadeh 3y ago[flagged]
- curiousObject 3y agoGood comment, but you don’t need to say #2
- krageon 3y agoI think it's reasonable to invite people to reinvestigate their preconceived notions of what folks who don't speak english do and do not know. The original comment was essentially "well how would they know to use a # for a heading? I don't expect that from a non-english speaker", which is definitely a statement that should result in some introspection.
- user_7832 3y agoI think it’s quite unwarranted and very judgemental. I’m myself a non native English speaker and come from a country where the majority aren’t a native speaker.
- user_7832 3y agoTo clarify, the stereotypical person who'd be likely to be selling saffron is likely a trader/merchant who's been at it for decades. Such people are excellent at business but often struggle with technology (no offense meant, you don't need to be good at tech to be a good/nice person). I wouldn't except this kind of person to know what a # does for headings. (It's possible they asked some younger kid/nephew for help - again speaking from experience as I've seen this trend a lot as an Asian myself - and younger gens would likely know how to use a hashtag/pound, but younger gens are generally quite decent with English too. Again, this is in general - of course there are exceptions which this article appears to be.)
- user_7832 3y ago1 makes sense, but 2 is very unnecessary. I’m not a native speaker myself, and my main suspicion did not even involve humans writing this.
- throwup238 3y agoFirst archived version on the wayback machine is from November, 2020: https://web.archive.org/web/20201127234815/https://sadafpack.com/blog/how-can-we-distinguish-original-saffron-from-fake-saffron/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201127234815/https://sadafpack...
- user_7832 3y agoThank you!
- hombre_fatal 3y agoWhen have you seen ChatGPT write English like that?
- user_7832 3y agoI think earlier versions (GPT2? 3?) were a bit wonky in the sense that they'd make sentences which appeared grammatically correct but not actually make sense. But I didn't play around with them too much. Anyway, the article was nearly the same in 2020 so it's unlikely to be that.
- user_7832 3y agoI'm a bit surprised why being cautious and pointing out suspicious parts warrants downvotes. I'm happy to chat with anyone who thinks so to understand their perspective.