All paid for and moved in . I think we ' ll stick to it , less hassle <| sep |> I found that for some reason , using the sound adaptor that came with my Logitech G 430 gamingheadsetimages . png headset got rid of all mouse issues , it was causing trouble somehow <| sep |> I dont know what a long and short distillation is , sorry , in my language we use more simple , fractional , continuous and discontinuous . Assuming you are talking about a discontinuous distillation not a continuous process like a factory , just a flask receiving heat on the bottom , like in the Chemistry classes . Imagine you want to separate a mix of X , Y and Z . Z is the stuff that you dont need careA short distillation , or simple is used to separate compounds with a large difference in boiling points . If you have Y and Z boiling at 700 degrees and X at 50 you should choose this one . X will evaporate first than the others compounds so the the amount of Y and Z in the distilated is not significant . They still exist , its called Intermolecular interations , ignore and assume they dont exist if you havent talked about them yet . A fractional or distillation by plates stages should be used to separate when X and Y boiling points are relat . close . you can forget about Z in here . If you wanted X to evaporate first and used a simple distillation , the steam would contain a large parte of Y as well 5 % is a lot in chemistry . So you need to use various plates to condensate the mixture and boil it again , sending the Y part of the steam down the column and the X part to the top . Let ' s keep it minimum Difference in boiling points is the decisive factor most of the times short for larges differences and long fractional for short differences in b . p .