tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post4125073582513716604..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: The dumbest thing I ever did in the lab, #642Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-32253495798411449822011-02-24T15:23:26.408-05:002011-02-24T15:23:26.408-05:00I had a few grams of old 9-BBN spontaneously combu...I had a few grams of old 9-BBN spontaneously combust on me once, trusting H.C. Brown's comments on its bench stability. Beautiful green flames.Jameshttp://masterorganicchemistry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-36887022415216038302011-02-23T21:32:41.209-05:002011-02-23T21:32:41.209-05:00Back when I used to still smoke, it was routine to...Back when I used to still smoke, it was routine to light my cig with a little bit of acetone squirted onto a sparker. Stupid, but for smoking I suppose.Generic Chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368825556427261716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-82053322877794078402011-02-23T20:25:04.310-05:002011-02-23T20:25:04.310-05:00benzene with a dash of os(viii) burns as a nice gr...benzene with a dash of os(viii) burns as a nice green color. not something i enjoyed putting outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-24736735422443824662011-02-23T19:40:18.522-05:002011-02-23T19:40:18.522-05:00I will admit to my fair share of chemical fun to l...I will admit to my fair share of chemical fun to lighten the mood in lab. One of my favorites was the crushed dry ice in a tied-off latex glove (looks like a cow udder), then there's the fact that a glove can be used like a slingshot to fire small projectiles (like vials). <br /><br />We may have also "tested" flammability of organometallics on Kimwipes in the back of the hood. STUPID STUPID.....don't try at home (or work), kids!See Arr Ohnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-47239340611444523442011-02-23T13:08:47.109-05:002011-02-23T13:08:47.109-05:00Yes! The methanol-borate combo does look quite pre...Yes! The methanol-borate combo does look quite pretty. I also used to love the glycerol-potassium permanganate raging fire.Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-90074636197462435362011-02-23T10:45:30.183-05:002011-02-23T10:45:30.183-05:00I would give he a hug especially if she was bright...I would give he a hug especially if she was bright and good-looking. Otherwise, a better flame is easily made in a crystallization dish with little methanol, with few spoons of solid boric acid and lithium chloride added - beautiful green and purple transitions above the the methanol burning with nearly invisible flame - it looks just like Aurora Boreaismilkshakehttp://orgprepdaily.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-22420280237621493742011-02-23T10:06:30.846-05:002011-02-23T10:06:30.846-05:00Yes silicone oil will burn, and "hot enough&q...Yes silicone oil will burn, and "hot enough" becomes less hot as the oil ages due to chain breaks and consequent increased vapor pressure.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-48151556782059317712011-02-23T08:48:15.324-05:002011-02-23T08:48:15.324-05:00CJ: Okay, I'm man enough to admit that I watch...CJ: Okay, I'm man enough to admit that I watched "The Golden Girls"...hey, Betty White was "da Bomb" and Estelle Getty was hilarious as Sophia. Anyway, back in my grad research group the most common pranks involved dry-ice-Eppendorf bombs and ammonium triiodide traps.<br /><br />FYI: In a non-joking situation, my labmate discovered that silicone oil will burn if it gets hot enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-67845961450093431852011-02-23T08:43:18.851-05:002011-02-23T08:43:18.851-05:00Replace "grad student" with "man&qu...Replace "grad student" with "man" and "their subordinates" with "women" and I think the statement is even truthier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com