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tiltingheartand) wrote2008-09-09 04:34 pm
tiltingheartand) wrote2008-09-09 04:34 pm
and then heilman threw the horns again
I have not: checked my flist, gone through and added back everyone who added me on the meme. I also have not: made an intro post, obvs, but I'm planning on it later on tonight! But that's because I want to get these down while they're fresh in my head because I find them hilarious.
Orgo professor (explaining a mechanism): *draws DMF on the board*
Student #1: Doesn't that make people sterile?
Student #2: In the lab where I worked over the summer, they only let men touch it, because it does that but only to women.
Orgo professor: Oh, how times have changed. I remember, when I was a graduate student -- it happened, I promise, however long ago it was -- and I got some muck on my hands, I'd wash it off with benzene.
Class: *collective darkly amused wince*
Orgo professor: I also remember having to synthesize 2-napthamine (note: I have no idea if my numbering is right; this compound may not actually exist) and, y'know, splashing around in it. But you can't find it in any chemical catalogs anymore. You know why? Because it causes cancer!
Biochem professor (discussing how to denature proteins¯omolecules): Okay, did anyone get RNAse A as their enzyme?
Class: *collectively does not raise hands*
Biochem professor: Okay, good, because that would be too easy. The interesting thing about RNAse A is that it'll fold and denature and cool down and re-fold and denature and so on until the end of time, if we'd let it. You really need to appreciate how rare this is -- imagine, if you will, you're sitting down and eating your fried egg sandwich, and it starts to cool down, and suddenly you've got this disgusting gooey mess on your bread. "Awwwww," you'd say, "my protein refolded! :("
(For some reason he really likes using egg as an example. I swear he's done it three classes running now.)
Orgo professor (explaining a mechanism): *draws DMF on the board*
Student #1: Doesn't that make people sterile?
Student #2: In the lab where I worked over the summer, they only let men touch it, because it does that but only to women.
Orgo professor: Oh, how times have changed. I remember, when I was a graduate student -- it happened, I promise, however long ago it was -- and I got some muck on my hands, I'd wash it off with benzene.
Class: *collective darkly amused wince*
Orgo professor: I also remember having to synthesize 2-napthamine (note: I have no idea if my numbering is right; this compound may not actually exist) and, y'know, splashing around in it. But you can't find it in any chemical catalogs anymore. You know why? Because it causes cancer!
Biochem professor (discussing how to denature proteins¯omolecules): Okay, did anyone get RNAse A as their enzyme?
Class: *collectively does not raise hands*
Biochem professor: Okay, good, because that would be too easy. The interesting thing about RNAse A is that it'll fold and denature and cool down and re-fold and denature and so on until the end of time, if we'd let it. You really need to appreciate how rare this is -- imagine, if you will, you're sitting down and eating your fried egg sandwich, and it starts to cool down, and suddenly you've got this disgusting gooey mess on your bread. "Awwwww," you'd say, "my protein refolded! :("
(For some reason he really likes using egg as an example. I swear he's done it three classes running now.)
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I really abuse the shift key too much.
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♥?
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Heehee, these are hilarious. I love chemistry humor! <33 Now every time I'm sad, I'm going to exclaim "MY PROTEIN REFOLDED" and be very sad about it.
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Also AHAHAHA YOU ARE MY HERO. ♥♥♥ FOREVER.