I've always liked that the English call what we call 'the drug store', 'the chemists'. At least, they did in the fifties, so I assume they still do. (g) I'm not a chemist, never had any great affinity for chemistry, and all I remember about high school chemistry was that we were all trying to figure out how to use a mortar and pestle, one guy in the class was, no lie, in the other room making a form of nylon. He subsequently went to MIT on a chemistry scholarship. Or a nerd scholarship, I forget which.
So me and chem aren't pals. But this, for some odd reason, I liked.
I was ok at chemistry in HS but, I thought that was cool. How come they didn't show us that?
ReplyDeleteIf I was nefariously evil I think I would set up something like that on a huge scale and use it as some sort of evil torture device. Not sure on the exact details and I probably don't want to think about it too hard hah.
My guess is that teachers, as a whole, aren't good at communicating enthusiasm; aren't good at selling; don't understand (or prefer not to 'pander to') what kids would think of as cool.
ReplyDeleteEvil torture device, huh? Got to admit, that didn't occur to me.... Course, I did read the entry on that site labelled 'ice bomb', and thought 'Wow!'
I just got by in hs chemistry... but in college I was the nerd who tutored the other kids.
ReplyDeleteMust've been something in the water... maybe too much C6H12O6?
Too much glucose is certainly something I can identify with!
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