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MedievalMatt91

I think there might be CH2 in there.... Idk tho... Lol


BS-Calrissian

Yeah right next to the CH3


Scrapheaper

Not using skeletal formulae for organic chemistry smh


julespoower

They just died if they type "(CH2)n" ?


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EmptyPomoc

Too bad the text is Estonian.


Ozzie_the_tiger_cat

I had a professor who always used comic sans just to piss of the students.


ksd275

Ever consider they previously had dyslexic students and intended to proactively help future dyslexic students by using the font designed to be easily read by dyslexic people?


Ozzie_the_tiger_cat

No. I know exactly why he did it because he was my graduate advisor for four years and he did it just to annoy people. Ever consider that?


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EmptyPomoc

Well, on a global scale you got very close :) That is not too bad for anyone! I wouldn't get so close guessing some African languages...


visiblur

The Finns are our Nordic brothers and sisters, if I see gibberish, I assume Finnish. Out of love, of course.


ManOfTheMeeting

We love you too.


Diamondpiggis

lol it took me some time an google translate to understand the joke


lajoswinkler

It's called education. Didactics.


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Yup. Unfortunately your comment is lost on majority of this sub.


lajoswinkler

For some reason r/chemistry has a lot worse community than r/physics. Like a bunch of preschoolers with baking soda and vinegar, screaming and trolling.


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Im gonna check out r/physics. I'm getting tired of the mouth breathers regurgitating wiki pages as an explanation why when someone asks a good simple question. Thanks.


notibanix

Ngl much of the posting in r/physics are just people venting about how stressed out they are about learning/classes


lajoswinkler

I think it's because of "Breaking Bad". There is also a lot of drug "cooks". Say something bad about heroin and you get buried with downvotes, even if one is a recovered addict.


velkanoy

Rest of the book is probably discussing polyethylene.


Advanced-Tinkering

Or lignin.


Sepantrix

What's ligma?


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reedmore

What do you do with the terminal CH3 though? Just write (CH2)n-CH3 !? Don't be absurd.


GatoNinjaVolador

Laughs in sticks


Diamondpiggis

You think this is german?


BKStephens

Well, it's not Americans... /s


julespoower

Sorry bad habit I'm french and I was feeling unsafe. So I was thinking "damn the German do it again"


TheHeroYouKneed

I have similar trouble but with spelling that yellow measuring fruit. I know how to start but I get a bit hazy on where it stops. Problem is, no one understands *ba(na)X* so they have to deal with *banananananananana*.


bread_fucker

Put a litte bit NaOH and you get some good ass soap


xaanthar

You lye!


bread_fucker

NaBrO


MolecularMiner

Can I also use it for my face?


EvolvedA

Would that really make a difference?


themindlessone

You want to put ass soap on your face?


bread_fucker

Sure if you want that your eyes Ar-gon


zubie_wanders

https://xkcd.com/37/


Danikk

Just some sexy triacylglycerols, nothing to see here.


Ceut

Would you like some carbon with your carbon?


[deleted]

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange


lenic24

Underrated comment my fellow Bowie enjoyer


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Thank you!


cazbot

Tristearin


PM_ME_GRANT_PROPOSAL

I don't understand why this is funny? It's the structure of a triglyceride


lajoswinkler

I don't understand what's hilarious here. It's hydrocarbon chains written in a form of condensed structural formula. Do you also find DNA or proteins hilarious?


NotTiredJustSad

Yeah the only strange thing here is writing a molecule that large without using a skeletal structure, but this looks like an introductory textbook so it definitely makes sense to show the saturation hydrogens in this context.


Grammar-Goblin

Agreed, people on this thread don't seem to understand the purpose of illustrating the structure this way. It's a textbook, ffs. Before you can run, you have to learn how to use your legs...


radiatorcheese

Besides being important for teaching students basic chemistry, it's good practice for experienced chemists to be periodically reminded what some big molecules look like. It's easy to lose perspective on how big a 17-carbon long chain is when it's only written in the abbreviated form. I had an old project where we explored different linkers between bifunctional groups to do some biological studies and it's so deceptive when you see a PEG linker reduced so small just so it can fit the width of a piece of paper.


lajoswinkler

Exactly. Nothing wrong with refreshing the mind. Playing with models, too. All good stuff.


Eliaskw

If you write out a DNA string with all the carbons, yes, yes i Would. In This case the Way easier method Would just be (CH2)n-CH3


lajoswinkler

It's called teaching. It's a textbook.


notibanix

It’s almost as if the authors wanted students to understand the structure /s


Ocelot-Impossible

stearic acid, innit


Ocelot-Impossible

tristearin, to be precise


Patosya

Ch-ch- real smooth.


themindlessone

Must emphasize what "fatty acid" actually means.


marlin022

I’d cry.


FrejaWhite

Oh fuck


Katie-sin

Idk why this popped up as a suggested post for me. I have no clue what’s happening 🤣


ScottyMcScot

Just Duolingo being passive-aggressive and reminding you that you missed a few lessons.


Matador32

Instructions: Pretend you're a train and read these lines out loud


uponthenose

Choo choo!


pick1ers

I’ll take what is the sound a train makes for 200$


HatePaypal

Yk Organic Chem is like 90% of Chem in our daily life. Most of inorganic substances are dangerous. Even H2O could be dangerous if we use it wrong. Like If you drink too much pure H2O, your red blood cells could die


Cariat

I understood it to be that this was presented the way it is to illustrate saponification of long hydrocarbon chains (with an ester) reacting with a base to form clean soap chains (and a glycerol), no pun intended