Comments | stormecho: Extra Credit

stormecho

Extra Credit

Aug 16, 2008 14:29

A picture was drawn on the board. It was a ring of 5 Fe's all connected with single bonds. The lab assistant was looking for a specific term.

It took me a while to find it, and I was not happy with the result.

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Ferris Wheel anonymous August 16 2008, 18:42:10 UTC

A classic chem joke. Not a square dance call.

Re: Ferris Wheel stormecho August 16 2008, 19:42:07 UTC

I think he took points off if you didn't spell it Ferrous though. Who is this?

Re: Ferris Wheel anonymous August 16 2008, 20:27:15 UTC

Right. Spelling. Sorry I forgot to sign.
-- rt

Re: Ferris Wheel stormecho August 18 2008, 20:55:14 UTC

Oh good, you came back to acknowledge yourself. See you next month?

fyellin August 16 2008, 19:30:18 UTC

Not to be confused with
http://web.mst.edu/~gbert/mercedes.gif
the Mercedes Benzene.

stormecho August 16 2008, 19:42:55 UTC

Ugh!

fyellin August 18 2008, 00:18:42 UTC

The web site http://web.mst.edu/~gbert/names.html has a whole set of groaners.

stormecho August 18 2008, 20:56:34 UTC

I don't know that my chemistry background is good enough to even try any of these.

fuzzygruf August 16 2008, 20:10:06 UTC

Isn't a five iron used in golf?

stormecho August 16 2008, 20:17:23 UTC

I've only played miniature.