Bazza Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Gamer: I drink it the potion. What happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Pedant: Ackshually the glass is full of a 50/50 water-air mixture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Like fuel-air mixture, but more boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Stray item seen last night: the energy release of the Chicxulub impact was about half a mole of joules. Yeah, ~ 3 × 10^23 J. DentArthurDent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 3 hours ago, Cancer said: Stray item seen last night: the energy release of the Chicxulub impact was about half a mole of joules. Yeah, ~ 3 × 10^23 J. What is the weight of a mole of joules? In giraffes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 It occurred to me today that I have two distinctive days in my teaching schedule this year: Core Day and Elective Day. Core Day: A Days ( Monday, Wednesday) 1A & 2A: Chemistry 3A & 4 A: Earth Science Elective Day: B Days ( Tuesday, Thursday) 5B: Astronomy 6B: ACT Prep (S1) , Astronomy (S2) 7B: Concurrent Enrollment Astronomy 8B: Consultation Pretty sweet, as these things go! Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 (edited) On the first day you can teach your students how to poison administrators in convenient ways, and then teach them about what it takes to have administrators be swallowed when the Earth splits open and things fall in the fissure. Sadly that latter isn't a particularly practicable approach, which goes some way toward explaining why there are more job opportunities for chemists than there are for earth scientists. ----- 10 hours ago, Old Man said: What is the weight of a mole of joules? In giraffes? Well, you can use a mole of moles as your starting point for that. Edited August 15 by Cancer Old Man and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Pariah, Old Man and Grailknight 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Starlord, Tom Cowan and Ternaugh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Man Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 9 hours ago, Cancer said: On the first day you can teach your students how to poison administrators in convenient ways, and then teach them about what it takes to have administrators be swallowed when the Earth splits open and things fall in the fissure. Sadly that latter isn't a particularly practicable approach, which goes some way toward explaining why there are more job opportunities for chemists than there are for earth scientists. Shouldn't there be a section on torturing members of the IT department? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 5 hours ago, Old Man said: Shouldn't there be a section on torturing members of the IT department? Oh, yeah? https://youtu.be/5UT8RkSmN4k?si=VR5Bj9kYE5VGwaUp Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 11 hours ago, Old Man said: Shouldn't there be a section on torturing members of the IT department? That educational program was sunsetted after budget cuts eliminated all the real IT support. Now the only thing resembling that set of learning objectives is just a few thought-exercise essays in the Postapocomodern Studies curriculum in which the students are expected to submit responses generated by crummy AI engines. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 16 Author Report Share Posted August 16 In my academic career, I have made it a point not to antagonize the IT people. Because when the solid waste makes contact with the rotary oscillator, I want to be one of the people they think about favorably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 More than you need. You start getting liquid-like behavior with only five water molecules. Pariah and Old Man 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 Starlord and DentArthurDent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 11 minutes ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: Needs to be notarized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 1 hour ago, Starlord said: Needs to be notarized Your tooth fairy is a real stickler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 29 Author Report Share Posted August 29 "Hello Mr. and Mrs. G____ . I'm Mr. P. I teach astronomy, chemistry, Earth science, physics, and ACT Prep. My favorite color is Kelly green, my favorite movie is The Princess Bride, and my favorite dog breed is Labrador Retriever. My astrological sign is Taurus, and my red flags are the gratuitous use of profanity and people who waste my time. "Which brings me to your daughter, M____ ...." Grailknight and Logan D. Hurricanes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DentArthurDent Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 On 8/15/2024 at 1:30 AM, Cancer said: Well, you can use a mole of moles as your starting point for that. https://what-if.xkcd.com/4/ Old Man and Logan D. Hurricanes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 1 hour ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: (Posts picture below to the Book of Face some years ago) Friend: "Oh, I see you woke up today and chose violence." Me: "No, that's the hallway outside my office." Friend: "Oh, I'm so sorry! I just assumed that you found something that horrible on the web." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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