Chem one-liners 02
Q: How many physical chemists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Only one, but he’ll change it three times, plot a straight line through the data, and then extrapolate to zero concentration.
“A super-saturated solution is one that holds more than it can hold.”
Isaac Asimov said that if you want to find a chemist, ask him/her to discuss the following words: 1) mole 2) unionized. As he so eloquently put it, “If he starts talking about furry animals and organized labor, keep walking.”
Make it myself? But I’m a physical organic chemist!
Definition: (Fe)male: Male with iron added, for greater strength, ductility, and magnetisim.
Acid is base.
Q: Why do chemists like nitrates so much?
A: They’re cheaper than day rates.
“Scale keeps forming inside the kettle”, complained Tom, recalcitrantly.





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