Awesome teachersTeachers have been getting a right kicking recently and it's not fair. So, let's hear it for the teachers who've inspired you, made you laugh, or helped you to make massive explosions in the chemistry lab. (Thanks to Godwin's Lawyer for the suggestion)
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 17 Mar 2011, 11:18)
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And for ten points...... decode:
A mosquito was heard to complain;
"A chemist has poisoned my brain.
The source of my sorrow
is para-dichloro-
diphenyl trichloroethane"
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Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 16:24,
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Is it RAID?DDT innit.
And Sulphuric Acid?
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His Popiness the Hole Invaded Poland on, Sun 20 Mar 2011, 22:18,
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admiteddly i cannot comment on the mosquito's plight, however H2S04 is indeed Sulphuric Acid :)
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DDT it is..Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane.
Not actually a completely correct or unambiguous chemical name but not incorrect and it's where the abbreviation came from, I believe.
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Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 10:03,
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I'm such a nerd.My head is full of shite. However, if amongst that shite had been Harold MacMillan's real first name, I could have been a nerd with quite a lot of money.
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His Popiness the Hole Invaded Poland on, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 21:22,
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