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Welcome To Glyme's Family
Chemistry Science
12 days ago 13.3K views 0 shares
Welcome To Glyme's Family
The perfect family photo of the glymes! The tallest member is pentaglyme (CH₃O(CH₂CH₂O)₅CH₃) with 5 oxygen atoms, followed by tetraglyme with 4, triglyme with 3, and the little one is diglyme with just 2 oxygen atoms. Organic chemists know these ethers are part of the same homologous series, getting progressively shorter as you go down. They're like the chemical version of a Russian nesting doll set! The beauty is that each "child" is literally just a smaller version of its "parent" - something you can't say about most families at Thanksgiving dinner.

Name Two Scientific Theories That Went Supernatural
Science Scientists Research Academia
8 months ago 9.1K views 0 shares
Name Two Scientific Theories That Went Supernatural
The scientific method's greatest hits! This game show scenario perfectly captures the history of science - where we're constantly replacing "I don't know yet" with "the gods did it" or "it's magic." From phlogiston theory to miasma to the luminiferous ether, science history is littered with discarded theories that were once considered rock solid. The best part? We're probably doing the exact same thing right now with dark matter and consciousness. Future scientists will look at our "breakthrough theories" the same way we look at bloodletting and spontaneous generation. Science isn't about being right forever - it's about being slightly less wrong over time!

The Ether Bunny's Special Delivery
Medicine Chemistry
8 months ago 16.8K views 0 shares
The Ether Bunny's Special Delivery
Instead of the Easter Bunny bringing chocolate, the Ether Bunny brings anesthesia! This twisted take on childhood folklore features our fluffy friend knocking kids out with volatile anesthetics. Back in ye olde surgical days, doctors used diethyl ether—a sweet-smelling liquid that knocked patients unconscious before they could scream "wait, is that bunny wearing scrubs?!" Next time someone offers you a "special egg," maybe ask what's inside first! 🐰💤

The Original Knockout Method
Medicine Science
10 months ago 15.4K views 0 shares
The Original Knockout Method
Ever wonder how surgeries worked before modern anesthesia? Just a muscular dude putting you in a chokehold while you're thinking "Wtf doc?" and he's casually announcing "Nap time!" That's right—before 1846, getting knocked unconscious for medical procedures was less pharmaceutical and more... wrestling match. William T.G. Morton's ether demonstration that year literally saved patients from being forcibly restrained or choked out. Fun fact: early surgical patients were sometimes given a wooden stick to bite down on and a shot of whiskey—that was the premium pain management package!

Chemist's Existential Crisis
Chemistry Lab-life Science
11 months ago 41.3K views 0 shares
Chemist's Existential Crisis
The chemistry lab rollercoaster of emotions! Finding a hole in your sodium bottle is genuinely terrifying - sodium reacts explosively with air and moisture, potentially turning your lab into a fireworks show. Discovering it's actually ether? Initial relief because it's not sodium... until you remember ether is highly volatile and forms explosive peroxides when exposed to air. That second wave of panic is the perfect encapsulation of lab safety nightmares. From one disaster to another - just another day trying not to blow up the chemistry department!