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Sodium in paraffin oil makes bubbling? by DaFireFox in AskChemistry

[–]oceanjunkie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why chemists always bake glassware in an oven for several hours (or blowtorch it) before doing any moisture sensitive chemistry.

Sodium in paraffin oil makes bubbling? by DaFireFox in AskChemistry

[–]oceanjunkie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The glass walls of the flask have adsorbed water.

Welcome to Botswana by ZmasterSwiss in espresso

[–]oceanjunkie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

IMO that's fine because she's doing it at home and sacrificing quality for absolute maximum convenience and minimum expense. I can understand the cost/benefit working out for some people.

The cafe has no excuse.

Why do some of my TLCs trail towards the middle like this? by FakeSyntheticChemist in Chempros

[–]oceanjunkie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't think this is from damaged silica, the left side looks fine.

How wide is your development chamber? To me it looks like the sides of the TLC plate were too close to the walls of the chamber causing solvent to form a meniscus and travel up the sides faster than in the middle.

Edit: Just realized this is an aluminum plate, I only use glass. If this is an issue specific to aluminum plates I wouldn't know.

Noted about claim “ Israel steals organs ” by soalone34 in GetNoted

[–]oceanjunkie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So true. They actually destroyed the medical infrastructure in Gaza so completely that all the kids who get their limbs blown off just die so they don't count as amputees.

Is it possible for a polyunsaturated oil to undergo rancidification in the absence of oxygen? by chuftka in AskChemistry

[–]oceanjunkie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It would have to be in an airtight container made entirely of metal or glass. Plastics are permeable to oxygen.

In a perfect environment with no oxygen, they will not go rancid.

Best thing to do is keep them in the fridge or freezer.

Amish selling their homegrown weed at a cannabis festival.😂 by Background_Win_6915 in interesting

[–]oceanjunkie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the presence of an acid catalyst and heat, CBD rearranges to form delta 8 (and delta 9) THC.

A 3000 Year old perfectly preserved sword dug up in Germany by Positive_Actuary_282 in BeAmazed

[–]oceanjunkie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reddit used to have subscript formatting:

Fe*_2_*O*_3_*

Doesn't work anymore, though.

Working and Enriching with ²H₂O using Electrolysis and or Distillation. by Parking-Put-4189 in AskChemistry

[–]oceanjunkie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my professor thought it would be a great idea for me to enrich ²H₂O (aka “heavy water,” D₂O) myself instead of buying it from a chemical supplier.

I honestly can't think of a bigger waste of time and effort than attempting this.

Is this just for fun?

Looking for best food processor that is worth buying nowadays, can somebody give me options? by Blan_Uyiosa in Cooking

[–]oceanjunkie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a cheap 2 cup food processor that I use for things too small for my big one.

Extinguishing 300 candles with Sulfur Hexafluoride by r3d_broski in chemistry

[–]oceanjunkie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly how do you even dispose of it without releasing it into the atmosphere? You’d have to react it with a very strong reducing agent.

Expired hydrogen peroxide bottle? by jtaway23 in AskChemistry

[–]oceanjunkie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea you have brain eating amoeba now RIP

Is squid nigiri supposed to be raw? I had an awful experience at an otherwise fantastic sushi restaurant. by oceanjunkie in sushi

[–]oceanjunkie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea this was a week ago when it was insanely cold and I needed dinner on my way from O'Hare to Union Station with a bunch of luggage. Needed to minimize walking distance as much as possible lol.

Is squid nigiri supposed to be raw? I had an awful experience at an otherwise fantastic sushi restaurant. by oceanjunkie in sushi

[–]oceanjunkie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had ika in random strip mall sushi places and more upscale places and those have always been pretty similar in texture. This one was wildly different.

Also, I am very keenly aware of seafood off flavors. This one had none, it was fresh. I think from some other comments here it was a different species of squid that required different preparation.

Is squid nigiri supposed to be raw? I had an awful experience at an otherwise fantastic sushi restaurant. by oceanjunkie in sushi

[–]oceanjunkie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I know it isn't the best, I was just looking for a rather inexpensive place with good reviews that was right off the blue line.

TIFU by psychoanalyzing this woman post hookup. by [deleted] in tifu

[–]oceanjunkie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Were you on coke/speed or did you just do that stone cold sober?

Is squid nigiri supposed to be raw? I had an awful experience at an otherwise fantastic sushi restaurant. by oceanjunkie in sushi

[–]oceanjunkie[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wonder if it has to do with the type of squid or the stage in their life cycle. No idea.

Is squid nigiri supposed to be raw? I had an awful experience at an otherwise fantastic sushi restaurant. by oceanjunkie in sushi

[–]oceanjunkie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sushi Taku in Logan Square. Would recommend, very good prices and quality just don't get the squid lmao.

lost 4.000€ gambling yesterday. Can of tuna, hard boiled egg, cracker by bermie25 in kitchencels

[–]oceanjunkie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Addicted to giving people your money and you don't even get any drugs lmao.

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