Cyclone

Fancy that

KW Jeter, the author of the Star Wars derived Fett Trilogy?

Isn't furniture there factory cut-and-assembled?

Its just substitution, hydrolysis and reduction. The reagents used remain the same in most organic conversion, so although the complexity of the conversions may increase, the basic reaction remains the same. This one was an example of Rosenmund's reduction applied to any acid in general (here we did CH3COOH) derived from HCN. The compounds you muck around with may differ, but eventually there's just one way HCN reacts. So its kinda easy to remember.

Snow?? Whats that???

*Summer break adventure sports - Go Kayaking in Free Willy Land - Uncheck* The chap survived? I think I saw him raise a defiant fist at the orca

YOU GET UPGRADES?????? I think I'm going to go away with my SH2 cd and sulk for a bit.

Ya missed one, skip

Scrat. I really enjoyed IceAge, saw the trailer today, the bit when scrat's climbing the ice-face to get to his precious nut, and he ends up poking holes in the face, and then the water hits, and so on.... I think I'm spoiling it for the ones who've missed it. IA was amazing, right up there among my favs, I still go into splits when I see it. Cant wait to see 2 (3 years hence when it may/maynot come here. )

State of the art!!!

We did this 3 years ago in the 9th grade, if memory serves me right, its done like this: (CH3)OH + HCN ---> (CH3)CN (CH3)CN + H2O +H2SO4 --> (CH3)COOH (CH3)COOH + H2 + Pd/Ba(SO4)/Quinoline/Sulphur (trace amounts) --> C2H5OH C2H5OH is ethanol, prime constituent of Duff, Pals, Kingfisher, and a whole range o' fancy grape juices. And since methanol is poisonous, its added to ethanol along with propanone in small amounts (5% to be precise) to industrial alcohol, to prevent its (mis)use. They call it methylated spirit, and its unfit for human consumption. So I doubt if chaps can get away with drinking methanol.

One winter morning a couple was listening to the radio over breakfast. They heard the announcer say, "We are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so the snowploughs can get through." Norman's wife goes out and moves her car. A week later while they are eating breakfast again, the radio announcer says, "We are expecting 10 to 12 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the odd-numbered side of the street, so the snowploughs can get through." Norman's wife goes out and moves her car again. The next week they are again having breakfast, when the radio announcer says, "We are expecting 12 to 14 inches of snow today. You must zzzz .. zz park zzzzz crackle" Then the power went out. Norman's wife is very upset, and with a worried look on her face she says, "Honey, I don't know what to do. Which side of the street do I need to park on so the snowploughs can get through?" With the love and understanding in his voice that all men who are married to Blondes exhibit, Norman says..."Why don't you just leave it in the garage this time?"

LMAO!!!! True, true, totally true!!! Unless he's on one of our SeaKings!

Howwwlll!!!! Thanks a ton Donnie, gonna get down to the 'couching' right away!!

Yeah, and remember - spitting on a taipan does not constitute having a good time.

Party time!

This young'un spends all his net-time on Csim. Its the first and last page I'm on, I only check mail when things go quiet (as they usually do, I'm 5.5 damn hours ahead of all the action). I still haven't seen everything here, so every time's a learning exp.

Likewise, C, we're here for you.

STARSHIP TROOPERS!!!!!!! Not. Mornin' all, 1648 here, giving the female gym-goers the once-over

I googled Ebola, believing it to be something like anthrax. Surprise surprise! A really pleasant way to die. I hope it mutates to a bison-specific strain soon, then we'll see whose talkin' about extermination

0941 says the clock, too early to be awake says me. Silent Hunter 2's installing right now (correction - installed), gonna start after brekka. Its 6 degrees above normal this week, and dehydration's becoming a major worry for everyone. Leaving the house before sunset's going to become impossible soon. This city has spring during December - Jan, and its summer for the rest of. Whatever happened to april?? Have a great day, everyone.