tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post7987453701965238994..comments2024-02-05T19:38:05.808-05:00Comments on Vita Brevis: Totally Blowing Shit Up Tuesdays: A Science LessonMJenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-41125043168279047872009-03-31T07:36:00.000-04:002009-03-31T07:36:00.000-04:00I wish my teachers had used more explosions as tea...I wish my teachers had used more explosions as teaching aids. And not just in science classes, either. English, history, you name it.Some Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899082993897012313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-89535265134877554842009-03-31T07:44:00.000-04:002009-03-31T07:44:00.000-04:00You mean you can't make hydrogen peroxide by s...You mean you can't make hydrogen peroxide by stuffing a bunch of oxygen and hydrogen in a container and shaking it up?<br><br>Damn, all this while I've been bleaching my anus with water.Poobomberhttp://othersideofnormal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-53086742194093658882009-03-31T08:16:00.000-04:002009-03-31T08:16:00.000-04:00It's science and I understood it. You, sir, ar...It's science and I understood it. You, sir, are a genius.Anna Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950324339154028297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-18283987079279515532009-03-31T08:17:00.000-04:002009-03-31T08:17:00.000-04:00Shit. I must have missed a chapter in my Chemistr...Shit. I must have missed a chapter in my Chemistry for Dummies book I so elequently read yesterday. Will be back...Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974251468371326729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-64507982192451677242009-03-31T08:25:00.000-04:002009-03-31T08:25:00.000-04:00I'm smarter after reading your post today. I ...I'm smarter after reading your post today. I think I can even tie my own shoes now!<br><br>Seriously, cool stuff and good reading. We never got past acetylene and O2 mix kablamarations.Cowguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646343464738720123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-765968409403658482009-03-31T09:21:00.000-04:002009-03-31T09:21:00.000-04:00You had me at stoichiometry. That's the only ...You had me at stoichiometry. That's the only word I remember from chemistry class because that's the only thing I could actually DO without...ummm...a little outside assistance!Sassy Britcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346700962941797782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-20467943735764046852009-03-31T09:32:00.002-04:002009-03-31T09:32:00.002-04:00"Apparently, if you combine hydrogen and oxyg..."Apparently, if you combine hydrogen and oxygen in a stoichiometric mixture, you get a bang like that"<br><br>Um.<br><br>Duh.Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-71426572321631803862009-03-31T09:32:00.001-04:002009-03-31T09:32:00.001-04:00I like coffee.I like long walks on the beach.I'...I like coffee.<br><br>I like long walks on the beach.<br><br>I've never liked beets.<br><br>Sometimes my right eye twitches. <br><br>I'm not smart. So you intimidate me.<br><br>*end scene*Sasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254165746352156499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-281050245515547232009-03-31T10:13:00.000-04:002009-03-31T10:13:00.000-04:00To think that I enjoyed this stuff in chemistry bl...To think that I enjoyed this stuff in chemistry blows my mind today.struckbyserendipityhttp://struckbyserendipity.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-62567390512527663832009-03-31T11:09:00.000-04:002009-03-31T11:09:00.000-04:00OK, I can't even think about the post now, bec...OK, I can't even think about the post now, because your subheading on your blog title is definitely from a comment I made somewhere (about <i>Beloved</i>) and I can't remember for the life of me where it was!!!Soda and Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935596856894830824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-67230397742435110512009-03-31T11:16:00.000-04:002009-03-31T11:16:00.000-04:00@ Some Guy: That's why my high school chemist...<b>@ Some Guy:</b> That's why my high school chemistry teacher is the best. She did stuff like this. Maybe not always blowing shit up, but she did cool stuff with chemistry. That's why I blame her for going into the profession.<br><br><b>@ Poobomber:</b> Maybe try mCPBA (meta-Chloro-peroxybenzoic acid). Not only will you have the free-radical oxygen generation from the peroxide, but you'll have the acidic washing of the freshly bleached skin. Should the burning feeling be too much, a simple quench with 30% ammonium hydroxide should do the trick.<br><br><b>@ Anna:</b> And a humble genius at that. A dashingly handsome, chiseled, god-like humble genius. With a huge dick.<br><br><b>@ Susan:</b> You missed the stoichiometry chapter in Chemistry for Dummies? That should be, you know, right up front.<br><br><b>@ Cowguy:</b> Never underestimate the power of the loop-de-loop. And...acetylene and O2...I think I know what to look for next! (like the NSA isn't already wondering why I'm watching twenty homemade explosion videos on Monday nights...)<br><br><b>@ SassyBritches:</b> You only remember 'stoichiometry'? You don't remember other such glimmering examples of scientific verbalism such as "equilibrium", "kinetics" or "steady-state approximation"?<br><br><b>@ moooooog35:</b> Hey, I don't come to your blog and tell you how to do karat--oh, shit. Never mind. Carry on.<br><br><b>@ Sass:</b> A simple cup of coffee has over 1000 chemicals in it. Also...your comment sounds eerily like an R.E.M. song. Or a poem by Patrick Star. Stop it!<br><br><b>@ Serendipity:</b> You and me both, Muse. You and me both...the iNDefatigable mjenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-86509416672337309022009-03-31T11:20:00.000-04:002009-03-31T11:20:00.000-04:00@ Soda & Candy: You're just now noticing ...<b>@ Soda & Candy:</b> You're just now noticing this? Also, you made the comment in my comment section. I won't say where, in case you don't want to totally blow your cover.the iNDefatigable mjenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-83741414640605748852009-03-31T11:22:00.000-04:002009-03-31T11:22:00.000-04:00Yeah... I'm not the Queen of Noticing Things!I...Yeah... I'm not the Queen of Noticing Things!<br><br>I knew it was on one of your posts, just can't remember which one. But yeah, cover is important.Soda and Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935596856894830824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-91324317027182934912009-03-31T12:48:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:48:00.000-04:00@ Soda & Candy: So I noticed. See what I did...<b>@ Soda & Candy:</b> So I noticed. See what I did there.<br><br>And, your secret's safe with me...Batman.the iNDefatigable mjenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-3143182676467420562009-03-31T12:50:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:50:00.000-04:00The only thing I have ever been able to blow up wi...The only thing I have ever been able to blow up with any sort of finesse and awesomeness....was a coca cola bottle with a fairly large fire cracker in it. The fact that a large shard of blown up glass tore a large chunk of my leg off is beside the point...the extensive amount of flowing blood totally boosted my bad bitch image among my equally brainless peers...ah good times.<br><br>btw I know nothing about about chemistry...Im totally hiding that fact with an interesting tidbit about moi!!!coolred38http://www.blogger.com/profile/07502256532402473484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-35595158514635403852009-03-31T13:51:00.000-04:002009-03-31T13:51:00.000-04:00It's official ... I don't DO chemistryI do...It's official ... I don't DO chemistry<br><br>I do have an urge to blow something up thoughGirl Interruptedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657295474281110293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-13242322329965965462009-03-31T14:27:00.000-04:002009-03-31T14:27:00.000-04:00@ CoolRed38: Holy crap, woman! Do you have a bit...<b>@ CoolRed38:</b> Holy crap, woman! Do you have a bitchin' scar to show for your troubles? (see how well your ruse worked? Awesome).<br><br><b>@ Girl Interrupted:</b> Try as I might, I don't do chemistry either. According to some of the machines at work, I do alchemy.the iNDefatigable mjenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-33844248496283764402009-03-31T15:24:00.000-04:002009-03-31T15:24:00.000-04:00Thanks for putting the cool back in school. I'...Thanks for putting the cool back in school. I'm always a fan of watching stuff blow up, espceially when I can do it from a safe distance on Youtube.Chakahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17679642225332541173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-39979826693020246282009-03-31T15:28:00.000-04:002009-03-31T15:28:00.000-04:00Alchemy, huh?! Mjenks, I'm swooning. When you ...Alchemy, huh?! Mjenks, I'm swooning. When you perfect the elixir of life, give me a call, 'kay? ;-)Corahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02640568359378959501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-27922029963560717532009-03-31T15:34:00.000-04:002009-03-31T15:34:00.000-04:00@ Chaka: Thanks. And, yes, I prefer to keep my h...<b>@ Chaka:</b> Thanks. And, yes, I prefer to keep my hydrogen explosions/fires at the safe distance YouTube provides.<br><br><b>@ Cora:</b> You, of all my readers, should be the one to know that I can't do that. They destroyed the Philosopher's Stone way back in Year 1. Sheesh. Haven't you noticed a distinct lack of Nicholas Flamel running around the joint?the iNDefatigable mjenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-33964355975762720462009-03-31T16:50:00.000-04:002009-03-31T16:50:00.000-04:00Who guessed Hydrogen in your comments section???Wh...Who guessed Hydrogen in your comments section???<br><br>Who was that again???<br><br>Who was RIGHT (and therefore the biggest nerd in the world)?<br><br>Kimizzy + Chemistry = In Love Forever.Kimizzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073097464802837968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-60824085730286977512009-03-31T17:11:00.000-04:002009-03-31T17:11:00.000-04:00Yeah, my standard I was absent that day answer mus...Yeah, my standard I was absent that day answer must apply here. I would have failed this class greatly but not for lack of trying and I'm quite sure the result would have been me blowing up lots of shit I wasn't supposed to.Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-39004957214068660232009-03-31T21:42:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:42:00.000-04:00I didn't think about O2. Oops.I didn't think about O2. Oops.Hapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-53785394091911538812009-04-01T00:24:00.000-04:002009-04-01T00:24:00.000-04:00My chem teacher in high school proclaimed me the G...My chem teacher in high school proclaimed me the Gas Law Queen due to the ass-kicking I gave that particular test. This would've been useful to me had I pursued a career in chemistry or had I been a dude prone to the fart jokes.TishTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04518645982745771359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-31479613425884357952009-04-01T20:41:00.000-04:002009-04-01T20:41:00.000-04:00@Some Guy ~ I tried using explosives in my Languag...@Some Guy ~ I tried using explosives in my Language Arts lessons, but the principal muttered something about legal ramifications and fire codes ~ he really does put a damper on the fun we teachers try to have. Then again, I also wanted to use the guillotine instead of detention period ~ cuts down on repeat offenders ~ and he asked me if I had met the school guidance counselor yet.<br><br>MJenks: STOP!!! You are killing me! I am so bummed about not learning this stuff the first time. You make it look fun ~ which is completely opposite of what my Chem Lab TA made it look like. :-)<br>P.s. Love the diabetes cat.Lisa-tastrophieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087582850469993109noreply@blogger.com