Why are we even doing this, or contemplating doing this? CTB isn't a game. It's deadly serious. If someone wants to ctb, they should ctb, not play games approaching ctb by trying "just a little" to "see" what it might be like. If you don't want to kill yourself, then don't. As far as I know, the amount of SN recommended for ctb hasn't really changed. Some of the other recomnended meds have, but not the SN itself. Using anything less than the recommended amount is too risky, if failure is of concern to you. SN is already far from a 100% certain method. Why increase that uncertainty by deviating from the best known information?
You know what this is akin to? Someone who wants to shoot themselves and decides on a .44 magnum revolver and corresponding ammo. Then they start to think that, maybe, a .44 magnum might be "overkill". So, they take apart a bullet, remove 3/4 of the gunpowder charge from it, reassemble the bullet, and then use the reduced-power bullet to ctb. Freaking why?
These types of threads are just so irksome in so many ways.
Ok, I stated my peace and I'm done.