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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Chem test

My professor seems to be very fond of maelic acid.
C4H4O4.
Or, alternatively:
HOOCCHCHCOOH.

When I look at that, all I see is:
HOOCH.

Whatever happened to, say, HCl or HBrO or H2SO4?
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2 comments:

  1. KatharynMay 10, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    and
    COOCH.HOOCH. makes me think of this song from Ferris Buellers day off

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K83PSbSctBw

    (listen to the back up techno singers)

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  2. Pope CujoMay 10, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    I still laugh at antibody jargon, e.g. "mouse anti-chicken", because of the mental images it conjures. And haven't you ever heard of the mineral cummingtonite [(Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2]?

    Also, Helena Heliotrope is a very nice pseud: is pretty.

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