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Andre the Chemist
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Noted rhenium hater and **undefeated** youth soccer coach (total of one game coached).

Virginia, USA. He/him.
Turn out my car is pretty woke. I'm not even close to Minneapolis and it's still warning me about the fragile snowflakes out there.
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Zinc chloride smoke is bad and you want to stay away from it.

Here is an actual description of zinc chloride smoke and its effects.
January 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM
What are tourists doing in Thailand?
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
We got this kitchen scoopula thing over the weekend. It has quickly become our most used cooking utensil.
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Synthetic chemists breaking into the analytical chemists' labs at night to use their instruments without knowing what they are doing:
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
My youngest child got to pick out a calendar for the year.

10/10. Fantastic choice.
January 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This is the list I have that I'd even play with other people's kids in the car. I do limited cursing in music with my kids. My oldest is in middle school so they've heard everything I imagine.
January 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
More like "Greysky" amirite?
January 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Vibes
January 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Okay I looked it up and Purdue isn't the issue here, it's the reporting.

(1) It's not projected savings for the new requirement. It's estimated savings from already implementing A.I. across the university

(2) It's 3.5 million, not billion.

I should have expected such quality from the Wash Times.
January 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
How is it even theoretically possible that adding educational requirements for all students results in *less* cost and effort for the school?

This has all the earmarks of a Lyle-Lanley-esque scam.
January 7, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Ha. They think men will just buy any ridiculous thing they put out there.

(I indeed bought this.)
January 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Pro tip: get yourself a spouse who works with the spouse of a French pastry chef, and who likes to gift French pastries to your spouse because your spouse is so awesome.
January 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
It does at least let you know if you read the fine print.
January 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Haha rhenium. Why even are you an element?
January 4, 2026 at 2:51 AM
WOLFISH as in WOLFRAM?

I'll take it (although no tungsten rings for me).
January 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM
A combo of these two pictograms probably
January 1, 2026 at 2:56 PM
What GHS classification does this fall under? #chemsky #wungsten
January 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Pounds per liter is an unhinged density unit.
December 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Today's timeline theme is "Awesome Shirts" apparently.
December 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
How your email finds me, finals week edition.
December 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
For science! Butterfly pea flower gin (left) and the same gin mixed with lemon juice (right).

cc: @davepalmerusask.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The audio book artwork is a little clearer about the content of that first book, in my opinion.
December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ooh, I see. Maybe they aren't just playing hockey.
December 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
These two should really be wearing helmets.
December 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM