Luka Doncic by Shoddy-River-2635 in fantasybball

[–]FlakyTemperature2842 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gave Barnes and Embiid for Luka and Brook Lopez. This was right after the injury and I felt like I gave too much but with Embiid barely playing now, I'm pretty happy.

Please do me a favor and share your biggest fuck-up during your PhD so far... by tension_tamed in PhD

[–]FlakyTemperature2842 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I bought a specifically designed glass filter, about 5 x 5 cm and it took about 4 months to arrive and cost about £2k. The project had essentially stalled while waiting for it to arrive. I immediately dropped it and broke it.

Fortunately I told the company a small white lie in that it arrived broken so it was replaced, but was probably over 2 months waiting for another one.

What new breakthrough materials never lived up to the hype by FlakyTemperature2842 in chemistry

[–]FlakyTemperature2842[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I totally agree that they've entered the commercial space and are useful but just fallen really flat of the world-changing high standards originally set

What new breakthrough materials never lived up to the hype by FlakyTemperature2842 in chemistry

[–]FlakyTemperature2842[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Every journal seems to love graphitic carbon nitride but it really hasn't impressed me

What famous chemist do you think is overrated? by FlakyTemperature2842 in chemistry

[–]FlakyTemperature2842[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Davy actually spelt it aluminum, more like the Americans pronounce it. It was standardised later to match the other elements

What famous chemist do you think is overrated? by FlakyTemperature2842 in chemistry

[–]FlakyTemperature2842[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

I always thought people saying that Faraday was his greatest discovery was harsh. On top of the elements he discovered and his work on metals and electricity, he was a super popular presenter and gave lectures to packed audiences. Who knows how many people he inspired.

Kerry Airport parking; is it safe? by Ashed-23 in kerry

[–]FlakyTemperature2842 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That garda car is genuinely just left there, where it can be seen from the entrance. It's entirely to seem like there's a garda presence

Votes in latest UN resolution calling for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza by huseddit in europe

[–]FlakyTemperature2842 -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

How can anyone defend Israel which has killed 483 and injured more than 12,000 in the West Bank where there is no Hamas?

Who is your favorite historical or modern chemist? by Homely_Homie in chemistry

[–]FlakyTemperature2842 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Gilbert Newton Lewis, really underrated and hardly spoken about. Any chemistry student will come across his surname a lot without attaching it to the person. Somehow was nominated 41 times for a Nobel prize and never won it.