Last post of the year....

Yoz,

Time flies and now is the end of the year.... so here's the last post of the year.

Remember I always tell you how Pb can make u less intelligent (or more 'less intelligent' for some of u, hahahaha) and how Al can make one get Alzheimer's Disease? Now, researchers in Emory University has found that Copper ions might also have something to do with the Alzheimer's. Read here for more.

While you might not be able to understand the article fully, hopefully you will see the importance of Chemistry and that much research is actually interdisciplinary and requires collaboration between experts of the various discipline.

Ok, here's wishing all a blessed new year. Enjoy your new school.

Auspicium Melioris Aevi

Fries, with bamboo extract please..

Yoz,

Have you been having loads of chips and fries during this hols? If so, you might want to have it with some bamboo extract. Read this for more.



Enjoy!

The Quest for Chemistry Continues...

Yoz,

I'm sure some of you are bored with the days of playing WOW, HGL or wat have you. So if you are looking for something to read, here's the right place!

We all know cats have superb vision in the night. However about dogs?

Read up more about night vision in dogs here.
(Picture taken from ScienceDaily.)




Now, how is that Chemistry related? Do you know that we rely on Chemistry to see? Isomerism (what's that for those who have returned all your organic chemistry to me) is important in the Chemistry of vision. Enjoy!










Picture taken from Washington University.

Super Lame Jokes

Yoz,

Here's something contributed by your corny schoolmates - Yong Kiam and Edmund from 4Q.

There's a female chemist and she owns a shop that sells chemicals. One day, a little boy goes up to her and asks her for some hydrochloric acid but it was out of stock. So she told the boy that they didnt have any more acid. What is the chemist's name?

Answer: See comments

So, why was the acid out of stock? and not restocked...

Answer: See comments

That's Yong Kiam and Edmund from 4Q. Tune in for more of YK and Edmund.

Cheers.



Picture taken from lilgeocartoons.com.

Yet another puny...

Try this:

1. Not an exciting person
2. Thanksgiving guests
3. Get clean with this
4. Drive away in style in a _____
5. Does a body good
6. Proud to be an _____
7. Mickey’s pal
8. Warrior Princess
9. A nice guy
10. Someone who loves computers
11. The first person in a race has the ___
12. E = mc2
13. This man followed the yellow brick road
14. How to tell a secret
15. Monday night TV show
16. A phrase from Dr. Suess
17. What a doctor does to his patients
18. Part of a whole
19. Place for washing dishes
20. Drink in an Al can
21. Happens when you lasso a horse
22. What a dog does with a bone
23. A sinking ship
24. What a cloud does

Good luck.

Periodic Table Puns

Yoz,

U've asked for it.... so dun say that I'm lame ok. =) Enjoy!

Use your imagination and the elements in the Periodic Table to solve each pun!

Example: Five cents - Nickel, Ni

1. What you do in a play

2. What you do to a wrinkled shirt

3. “Tasty” part of your mouth

4. Someone who likes to start fires

5. Superman’s weakness

6. Your brother or mine

7. Extinct

8. Imitation diamond

9. A type of flower

10. Las Vegas lights

11. Police

12. Golden State

13. Name of a goofy convict

14. Mr. Mony's enemy

15. What you do to flowers

16. What you did to ripped jeans

17. A “prize” element

18. A very smart person

19. Person from the big blue planet

20. A fur seller

Use this periodic table to help you.

Chemistry is useless?

You must be kidding me. Check this out, chemists are the ones who make Real Transformers.

So is Chemistry still boring?

Picture taken from: http://www.transformersgame.com/

Save the World - Use energy saving bulbs

In conjunction with Live Earth, here's a cartoon for your viewing pleasure.

Picture taken from http://www.nearingzero.net/nz387.html

You can do your part to save the world. How? By remembering to switch off the aircon when no-one is using the classroom.

Chemists Strike Gold...

... with new gold catalysts.

Go read this article: Chemists Strike Gold With New Gold Catalysts

It is related to our latest topic on Kinetics. And for those who are interested to find out why Gold is golden in colour, read it too.

On a more light hearted note:

Source: Unknown.

Take a break, Have some negative ions to calm you.

Yoz,

Dun be too stressed mugging. Take a break.

I was searching for Rb that one of you is asking about when I chanced upon this.

There must be quite a lot of anions out there during our lessons rite?
















Picture taken from http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Rb/key.html

Actually, have you ever come across some devices (e.g. aircon) that are said to be 'healthier' cos of some negative ions thingy? Here's an article which you might want to read: What's In A Breath of Fresh Air?

Ok, enough of rest, go back to your mugging.

=)