Chem

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).

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1. 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. :)

   Comment by Joan Khoo — Monday, July 11, 2005 @ 9:54 pm

2. 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.

   Comment by Ryan — Monday, July 11, 2005 @ 11:08 pm

3. That was a super-awesome video!

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

   Comment by ro — Tuesday, July 12, 2005 @ 3:51 am

4. 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.

   Comment by doug — Tuesday, July 12, 2005 @ 2:09 pm

5. yeah, science facts are useful :P

   Comment by katelin — Tuesday, July 12, 2005 @ 3:16 pm

6. so.much.giggling

   Comment by Marc — Tuesday, July 12, 2005 @ 5:32 pm

7. 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.

   Comment by Carl Weaver — Tuesday, July 12, 2005 @ 8:45 pm

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

   Comment by W. [ «•.•W£¡§•.•» ] Lu — Tuesday, July 12, 2005 @ 8:57 pm

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

   -taxiplasm
   http://gnitseretni.blogspot.com

   Comment by french/new/wave/nerd — Wednesday, July 13, 2005 @ 9:14 am

10. 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…)

    Comment by ERIO — Thursday, July 14, 2005 @ 2:04 pm

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

    Comment by Anonymous — Friday, July 15, 2005 @ 9:57 am

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

    Comment by pylorns — Saturday, July 16, 2005 @ 2:33 pm

13. 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!

    Comment by Amanda — Monday, July 18, 2005 @ 3:24 pm

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

    Comment by Reg E. Reg — Wednesday, July 20, 2005 @ 2:11 am

15. ahh you gotta love those ions :|

    Comment by Altaf — Friday, July 22, 2005 @ 7:49 pm

16. jUSTINE IS FABULAS

    Comment by patt — Sunday, October 16, 2005 @ 1:32 pm

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

    Comment by ed — Thursday, November 10, 2005 @ 5:22 pm