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The chemistry dark humor is strong with this one! Our enthusiastic friend is shocked at paying $10 CAD per gram for sodium cyanide when buying in bulk is so much more economical at 14 cents per gram. The punchline about using 950 grams to solve a noisy neighbor problem is the perfect toxic cherry on top. For those who skipped chem class: sodium cyanide (NaCN) is incredibly lethal - just 200-300mg can kill an adult human. That skull and crossbones hazard symbol isn't just for decoration! This compound interferes with cellular respiration by binding to iron in cytochrome c oxidase, essentially suffocating your cells from the inside. And no, you definitely shouldn't try to smell it - hydrogen cyanide gas smells like bitter almonds right before it... well, you know. The best part? The casual way our friend discusses buying nearly a kilogram of one of the deadliest substances on earth just to handle a noise complaint. Talk about overkill! Literally!

Someone posted the element Gallium (Ga) with its atomic weight of 69.723, and the reply comment completely misunderstood chemistry in the most hilarious way! The commenter saw "40 degrees" and thought it was about the weather, saying they're melting—not realizing Gallium actually DOES melt at about 30°C (86°F)! It's the perfect accidental chemistry joke because Gallium literally melts in your hand! The universe works in mysterious ways, even when people don't know they're being scientifically accurate!

When your trilobite friend casually mentions it consumes "chemicals" while chugging what appears to be prehistoric soda. Technically correct—the best kind of correct! Everything we eat is just fancy arrangements of elements from the periodic table. That water you're drinking? Just hydrogen and oxygen having a party. That burger? Carbon, nitrogen, and friends hanging out in protein formations. Next time someone warns you about "chemicals in food," remind them they're literally made of chemicals too. The ultimate self-burn of organic life!

Chemistry jokes are deadly when you don't understand the notation! H 2 O is water, but H 2 O 2 is hydrogen peroxide - a powerful oxidizer that'll bleach your hair, disinfect wounds, and apparently end your bar crawl permanently. The second guy thought he was ordering the same drink but accidentally requested a chemical that would absolutely destroy his insides. Talk about a fatal misunderstanding of subscripts! Next time, just order a beer like a normal person instead of trying to sound smart with your chemistry knowledge.

Future chemist over here playing 4D chess by completing assignments from 2026! Nothing says "I've mastered time management" quite like finishing homework that doesn't exist yet. Those stick figure compounds are giving me flashbacks to when students would draw methane like it was designed by a kindergartner. The real genius move? Answering question #10 and #7 with the exact same compound. Why solve a problem once when you can copy-paste your way to efficiency? If only IUPAC nomenclature were actually this simple—just write whatever pops into your head and call it a day. Organic chemistry professors everywhere are collectively having strokes.