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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 0 points 1 day ago

why isn’t there H₂O₂

Because the undergrads used it for acetone peroxide.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

hydrogen peroxide is used in alot of things, but its also flammable and high enough concentration is caustic to human skin. its used as a teeth whitening, and its pretty harsh on your teeth and gums

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

It is not flammable. At higher concentrations, it can explode, especially when in contact with organic matter. But it is not flammable.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago

I think the joke is that it does exist and it's very different from H₂O.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (3 children)

One of my favorite limericks:

Little Johnny was a scientist
Little Johnny is no more
For what he thought was H2O
Was H2SO4

[–] titter@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Two chemists go out to eat together. The waitress asks them what they would like to drink. The first chemist cheekily responds that they would like some H2O. The second chemist thinks this is a great idea and orders an H2O too. The second chemist dies.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Always liked that one, too.

I once went to a restaurant with a friend. My friend ordered a root beer, then the waitress turned to me and asked what I would like. I said "I'll have a root beer, also." The waitress nodded, wrote that down, and walked away.

It soon became clear that something had gone awry; our sodas didn't come and the waitress could be seen walking around the back of the restaurant asking other staff something. Finally, the waitress sent out the (very pregnant, I felt bad that she had to walk out) bartender to tell me that she was sorry, but she'd never heard of a "root beer alto" and so wasn't sure how to make it.

I always found that a bit embarrassing. I tend to use "also" instead of "too" because I find it less ambiguous and also because I have pedantic friends who, if I had said "I'll have a root beer, too" would say things like "root beer 1 not good enough for you?" My intent was to be more clear, not less! That's the only time it's backfired for me, though.

[–] titter@lemmy.world 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago

Hopefully enough so to make you at least titter!

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh man yeah, I remember seeing this on thinkgeek a while back. I wish I had gotten that shirt before they went under

The rhythm was a little different tho:

Johnny was a chemist's son
But Johnny is no more
What Johnny thought was H2O
Was H2SO4

Pretty great, thanks for the reminder 😁

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

My pleasure!

It's very likely you could find that on a shirt somewhere else or just have one made.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It's a good poem, but not a limerick. Limericks have 5 stanzas in AABBA format.

https://literarydevices.net/limerick/

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 20 hours ago

It's a diddle to the toon of the Oscar Myer jingle.

[–] anhkagi@jlai.lu 0 points 1 day ago
[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Wasn't hexbear one of those shitty servers I blocked? Isn't it full of assholes?

Ugh, forgot I had to move off lemm.ee or whatever I originally signed up to recently and lost everything.

[–] lihmalahmalehma@suppo.fi 0 points 1 day ago

lost everything

rough

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 0 points 1 day ago

Hrm, one oxygen per hydrogen or perpahs a hydrogen peroxide...

[–] M137@lemmy.world 0 points 23 hours ago

It should be H₂O 2 as in "Water 2". You wrote "2 hydrogen atoms and 2 oxygen atoms", which is hydrogen peroxide.

[–] multifariace@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago

More H~6~C~12~O~6~(aq)!