My grandparents learned that their daughter…my aunt…had eloped on a party line call!!!
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One of my kids’ science teachers made a point about the chic paranoia toward “chemicals” and the general ignorance about thr most basic science by circulating a petition against dihydrogen monoxide. Kids all over the school signed it enthusiastically.
Sigh.
The embarrassment after they had been hornswoggled.
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Probably healthy though! Might make it less likely to happen when they’re older. 
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Scientists have been weighing rainbows.
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I’m such an idiot. I did the same at breakfast and completely missed it. Obviously I need more sleep.
I’m wearing grandma’s crystal set today. That must have inspired comprehension.
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I wonder if the holes in Mary and Joseph were added in post.
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Yeah, those don’t really make sense unless you want them to look like dinosaurs.
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I labelled a carboy with “55.5 M Dihydrogen Monoxide” and it was the molarity that freaked our chemical safety person. The warnings are also classic “pass the buck”. The safety data sheets I get for something as safe as sodium chloride says to mix it with a combustible solvent and incinerate.
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That’s funny! “Pass the buck”–great description. The guidelines to use liquid nitrogen include to gown up, wear goggles and, I think, a mask. The stuff is really pretty safe if you are reasonably careful.
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And there’s nothing better than getting the new person to help you pour some liquid nitrogen out of a large dewar, spill a little on your foot, and then fake a massive injury. Freaks them out every time.
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If you have enough ventilation. Ask the guy who was using liquid nitrogen for cooling in a closed space and stayed in the room a little too long. The guy outside heard him hit the floor which was good as he was able to ventilate the room and get him out.
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