During a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience with guest Roger Avary, the conversation turned to Jeffrey Epstein and a disturbing detail from recently released files.
The topic arose when Avary suggested using Perplexity, one of the podcast’s sponsors, to analyze information about Epstein. Rogan agreed, saying they should “get our sponsor Perplexity to process this and give us a synopsis of what exactly happened, some sort of a breakdown.”
The specific detail they investigated concerned Epstein’s purchase of sulphuric acid. Rogan explained: “This was like right after he was indicted in 2019.”
They then discussed the quantity involved, with someone initially suggesting it was “like 8,000 gallons.” Jamie later clarified the actual figure, confirming: “Six 55-gallon containers full of sulphuric acid.”
Rogan’s reaction was immediate: “Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ.”
Avary highlighted how suspicious the timing seemed, questioning why such a purchase would suddenly be necessary.
He sarcastically said: “The timing of all of that, like you know, where are the purchase orders for all of that sulfuric acid before then? Oh no, I just want to put sulfuric acid into my swimming pool.”
When Perplexity provided a potential explanation involving reverse osmosis water treatment systems for island desalination, both both Rogan and Avary remained unconvinced.
Rogan read the answer: “It says RO plant reverse osmosis seawater desalination facility. Sulfuric acid is commonly used in the maintenance of such facilities.”
Still, Rogan pushed back, asking: “Does he have a desalination plant on the island?”
For Rogan, the bigger issue was the context. He posed the question: “When you get indicted for sex trafficking, and then you order six drums of sulfuric acid right away, are you really worried about your reverse osmosis plant right after you get indicted? I feel like you know you’re going to jail.”
Avary agreed with this assessment, stating: “It looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck. It’s probably a duck.”
