Comments on: HCl Tastes Like Pop Rocks! http://kitta.net/2009/02/04/hcl-tastes-like-pop-rocks/ Don't feed or spank the monkey Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:48:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ed http://kitta.net/2009/02/04/hcl-tastes-like-pop-rocks/#comment-480842 Ed Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:21:09 +0000 http://kitta.net/?p=697#comment-480842 When we were kids we were told if we ate Pop Rocks and drank a Coca-Cola we'd explode. Re: Michael Jackson... Through the miracle of chemistry, a young black man turns into an old white woman. When we were kids we were told if we ate Pop Rocks and drank a Coca-Cola we’d explode.

Re: Michael Jackson… Through the miracle of chemistry, a young black man turns into an old white woman.

]]> By: Fiona http://kitta.net/2009/02/04/hcl-tastes-like-pop-rocks/#comment-477396 Fiona Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:48:28 +0000 http://kitta.net/?p=697#comment-477396 ahh, the beauty of underfunded science programs. Did you get to make sherbet back in high school? I didn't, but the other class did, so we decided to be 'cool' and snort it. Hilarity ensued, especially as it was orange in colour and our noses dripped orange. ahh, the beauty of underfunded science programs.

Did you get to make sherbet back in high school? I didn’t, but the other class did, so we decided to be ‘cool’ and snort it. Hilarity ensued, especially as it was orange in colour and our noses dripped orange.

]]> By: Dan Mac http://kitta.net/2009/02/04/hcl-tastes-like-pop-rocks/#comment-477382 Dan Mac Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:01:34 +0000 http://kitta.net/?p=697#comment-477382 OOh yes happy memories of the Periodic Table. going though the table, I found it easer go by classes of chemicals then trying to remember it as a whole. Dan OOh yes happy memories of the Periodic Table. going though the table, I found it easer go by classes of chemicals then trying to remember it as a whole.

Dan

]]> By: Matt T. http://kitta.net/2009/02/04/hcl-tastes-like-pop-rocks/#comment-477350 Matt T. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:43:47 +0000 http://kitta.net/?p=697#comment-477350 @<a href="#comment-477349" rel="nofollow">Kitta</a>: Thanks, Kitta! Maybe I should start a series of "Matt's Lab Rules" posts on my blog. Well, Rules and Guidelines and Fun-Fun Activities. Some of which I did, some of which I observed, and some of which I *most certainly* never did, even though they were really fun. No, that other guy over there did them. Aww...I miss bench chemistry sometimes. Theory is fun, but there are less flames and pretty colors when you type all day. @Kitta: Thanks, Kitta! Maybe I should start a series of “Matt’s Lab Rules” posts on my blog. Well, Rules and Guidelines and Fun-Fun Activities. Some of which I did, some of which I observed, and some of which I *most certainly* never did, even though they were really fun. No, that other guy over there did them.

Aww…I miss bench chemistry sometimes. Theory is fun, but there are less flames and pretty colors when you type all day.

]]> By: Kitta http://kitta.net/2009/02/04/hcl-tastes-like-pop-rocks/#comment-477349 Kitta Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:33:54 +0000 http://kitta.net/?p=697#comment-477349 @<a href="#comment-477333" rel="nofollow">Matt T.</a>: I'm glad I'm not the only one that seems to find the lack of a functioning eye wash in a lab unsettling. My lecturer said it should be rectified by next week. But this is the same lecturer who sucked up the HCI... :wink: I was playing the element game last week, I love Sporcles science games, lots of nerdy fun. :mrgreen: Feel free to comment any time, Matt. @Matt T.: I’m glad I’m not the only one that seems to find the lack of a functioning eye wash in a lab unsettling. My lecturer said it should be rectified by next week. But this is the same lecturer who sucked up the HCI… :wink:

I was playing the element game last week, I love Sporcles science games, lots of nerdy fun. :mrgreen:

Feel free to comment any time, Matt.

]]> By: Matt T. http://kitta.net/2009/02/04/hcl-tastes-like-pop-rocks/#comment-477333 Matt T. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:52:07 +0000 http://kitta.net/?p=697#comment-477333 Hmm. You are in a lab without a functioning eyewash? That lab should not be open. At all. And I'm not sure if the lab coordinator should have a job. Second, he drew out HCl using his mouth for suction? Wow. Hardcore. And, well, stupid. :smile: Still, I can't throw stones. There is a practical reason that Matt's Lab Rule #1 as a TA was "Hot glass looks like cold glass." Ah...memories...painful, painful memories. Third, if you want a game to learn elements (their names, at least) try this: <a href="http://www.sporcle.com/games/elements.php" rel="nofollow">Element Game</a> Finally, yeah, I'm a chemist. And a nerd. And I guess it's dangerous to give me a comment space under a post related to chemistry. Hmm. You are in a lab without a functioning eyewash? That lab should not be open. At all. And I’m not sure if the lab coordinator should have a job.

Second, he drew out HCl using his mouth for suction? Wow. Hardcore. And, well, stupid. :smile: Still, I can’t throw stones. There is a practical reason that Matt’s Lab Rule #1 as a TA was “Hot glass looks like cold glass.” Ah…memories…painful, painful memories.

Third, if you want a game to learn elements (their names, at least) try this:

Element Game

Finally, yeah, I’m a chemist. And a nerd. And I guess it’s dangerous to give me a comment space under a post related to chemistry.

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