08/05/09 @ 11:59AM EST
posted by will
Working on Sunday brings nothing but pain. Pain and broken mugs.
Poor mug, rest in peace
Well, more like many pieces
A heterograph?[1]
[1]: I always thought two words that sounded the same were called homonyms, but when I went to make sure, Wikipedia told me otherwise. Heterograph? Never learned that one in school.
Godspeed.
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05/14/09 @ 7:39PM EST
posted by will
Luckily, our department wanted to get rid of the old couch and get a new one. With some rearranging, we were able to fit it in our lab.
Now our lab is complete. Today I christened it with a 10 minute nap. Mmm...
So comfortable
It's asbestos-filled pleather
And next to my desk
Godspeed.
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05/13/09 @ 7:14PM EST
posted by will
For the first time since taking orgo lab, I actually had to do a distillation. I was mostly trying to just remove water, so a simple distillation would do.[1] Somehow, I forgot that distillations can get hot.
I was distilling oleylamine, which boils at 320°C, so it was really hot. Hot enough to burn my finger pretty bad, and the rest of my hands quite a few times, but not as bad.
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04/21/09 @ 5:55PM EST
posted by will
Not a huge deal, since I was pretty sure that there would be a bottle (which there was) but not very safe nonetheless.
Smart people working over there in Fluka's shipping department.
A bottle inside
Wait, no inner containment
Good combination
Godspeed.
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06/24/08 @ 5:11PM EST
posted by will
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06/04/08 @ 12:34PM EST
posted by will
I do believe I have successfully synthesized the precursors to a) Slimer, b) Nickelodeon Gak, or c) Flubber.
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05/23/08 @ 11:22PM EST
posted by will
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