I'm so sleepy, don't know wether to blitz work on the Genetic Testing essay, or take some rest and work at it slowly. Have till Sunday.
When I was reading through all the chapters in my Orgo Chem book, readying for the exam, I came across the section about cycloalkanes and angle strain. It said the best way to test the energy from angle strain is by measuring the heat of combustion of the carbon ring. This brought up the great memory of the hilarious high school lab where we were trying to figure out the heat of combustion of a peanut or something.
We had such awful equipment, no proper bomb calorimeter or anything. Styrofoam cups were considered elite. So my group got creative and put the thermometer probe right against the heating aluminum foil. We could get accurate temperature readings, right? Haha, we maxed out one probe, breaking it I think, returning it to the box, and took another one. We tried being a little more cautious, but I think we maxed that one out as well. We returned it to the box.
Yeah, that might just point out how much of a geek I really am, because I find that so amusing. The simple things in life. I still blame it on the school's poor equipment.
Oh, and on an even funnier note, I think in the stress caused by studying for the Orgo Chem final, I caused myself some internal bleeding. Looks pretty... cool, if I may say so myself, though I could see 'ugly' being a functional word there too. No different than the norm I suppose.
Have a gander at the winter-wonder-landiness from my window's view:
Got to enjoy snow, always.
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