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[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] Zotora@programming.dev 7 points 1 day ago

Hexagons are the Bestagons

I was going to comment this, so I'm glad to see that you beat me to it. Benzene is so cool.

Meme: Virgin cyclohexane in chair conformation vs. Chad benzene, a planar ring

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Remember Benzene? It's back!

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know which one is the coolest. But people keep me asking this one:

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"MSG ME! MSG ME!"

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All of these look like glasses Elton John wore in the 70s

The bottom two together look like Vampire Elton John now, thanks.

[–] becausechemistry@lemy.lol 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As an actual professional organic chemist, ironically, these make my eyes hurt.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] becausechemistry@lemy.lol 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A redneck missing half his teeth can make meth in a Gatorade bottle in a Wal-Mart bathroom. I could probably figure it out. But that would be pretty bad for my career.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

A redneck missing half his teeth can make meth in a Gatorade bottle in a Wal-Mart bathroom.

I could probably figure it out.

It is good that you believe in yourself. I believe in you too.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago

Obviously whichever one is closest to 0 K, of course!

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 1 day ago

I wear my organic compounds at night,
So I can, so I can

[–] reactionality@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago

They're just glasses.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Face centred pubic aromatic.