Chem

11 Jul

Okay okay, here’s a new, lame video blog. So anyway, this was an attempt to spice up an otherwise dull lab experiment. We’re so mature, I know.

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Featuring: my friend and fabulous lab partner, Justine!

Boring science explanation: The top layer is HCl in cyclohexane, and the bottom layer is HCl in distilled water. We were testing solutions for conductivity. The HCl in water conducts electricity because water is a very polar solvent, and it causes the HCl to form H+ and Cl- ions, which are excellent conductors.

And that, my friend, is why I’m one of 5 people getting an A in the class (sorry, I need to gloat because people in our class think we’re ditzy; but really, we’re kicking ass, academically speaking).

19 Responses to “Chem”

  1. Joan Khoo Monday, July 11, 2005 at 9:54 pm #

    So that would be the dorky side of you…which is still pretty funny and cool. :)
    I don’t know what the hell is HCI which is why I quit Chem the first chance I got. But at least you made class…a little interesting. :)

  2. Ryan Monday, July 11, 2005 at 11:08 pm #

    Too fun. And more importantly, you’re back! Yay! I made a holy mess in chemistry class. Turned my fingertips rock hard once, too. I didn’t get an A.

  3. ro Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 3:51 am #

    That was a super-awesome video!

    I find its best to be ditzy, hot and a genius, and you fine ladies are both.

  4. doug Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 2:09 pm #

    yeah! SCIENCE!

    wow… that made my day… possibly my week! okay maybe not my week… definately my day. =P.

    btw i forgot to brag before… my army hat has three pockets. beat that! Oooooo! =O.

  5. katelin Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 3:16 pm #

    yeah, science facts are useful :P

  6. Marc Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 5:32 pm #

    so.much.giggling

  7. Carl Weaver Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 8:45 pm #

    I am glad I am not the only one who thinks science is fun. I remember many of my experiments not adding up to what the textbooks said they should. Such fun. Now I get to teach that stuff and more to people who don’t want to learn. It’s like being in a mythological Greek hell.

  8. W. [ «•.•W£¡§•.•» ] Lu Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 8:57 pm #

    Gday from a dude in Australia…
    Cheers and keep up the good work and the good times

  9. french/new/wave/nerd Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 9:14 am #

    don’t be shy about your ultimate coolness annie, we all know you totally are!

    -taxiplasm
    http://gnitseretni.blogspot.com

  10. ERIO Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 2:04 pm #

    yujuuu!!! new video, new video!!! ^^

    And you say that classes are boring?
    you should take a look on mines, beauty… ;)
    And continue Kicking asses ;)
    tell’em who is the one!!
    (academically speaking…)

  11. Anonymous Friday, July 15, 2005 at 9:57 am #

    hrmmm all that giggling makes me wonder if there weren’t some esters floating around too

  12. pylorns Saturday, July 16, 2005 at 2:33 pm #

    and you were on what when you made this one ? :)

  13. Amanda Monday, July 18, 2005 at 3:24 pm #

    Hahaha, you guys rock. I love how you chose not to edit out that little part in the beginning, Annie, before you had technically “started”. So cute!

  14. Reg E. Reg Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 2:11 am #

    Funny post….Just remember, “The Geek shall inherit the Earth”…(I know…but it sounds good anyway) :o)

  15. Altaf Friday, July 22, 2005 at 7:49 pm #

    ahh you gotta love those ions :|

  16. patt Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 1:32 pm #

    jUSTINE IS FABULAS

  17. ed Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 5:22 pm #

    no lab coats? shit! you crazy, isn’t cyclohexane hardcore stuff too?

  18. mineralme807@msn.com Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 10:22 am #

    i used to have 2 video blogs but i got so busy and shifted to microblogging

  19. Liedtke1011@gmail.com Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 4:00 am #

    the video blogs that i have is mostly related to travel and field trips –.

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