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(io9) Interesting The 10 best-named molecules and the fascinating stories behind how they got those names. Oh fucitol, there's no way this gets greenlit   (io9.com) divider line 21
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desertmouse [TotalFark]
2011-12-04 10:20:44 PM
Nice job, Subby. And you were able to resist the lure of the obvious LOL DEADCAT, bacon or mom/spermidine reference.
 
make me some tea [TotalFark]
2011-12-04 10:29:49 PM
That was actually quite interesting.
 
wingedkat [TotalFark]
2011-12-04 11:06:29 PM
I second desertmouse subby. Impressive restraint there, and a very interesting read.
 
Makh [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 01:36:49 AM
Hopefully we won't see any arsoles in this thread.
 
Britney Spear's Speculum
2011-12-05 02:21:35 AM
Is one of them Cadaverine?

///checks TFA///

List fails
 
Britney Spear's Speculum
2011-12-05 02:27:38 AM
Is this a joke? (new window)
 
some.old.lady. [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 04:08:17 AM
I want a molecule whose naming convention begins with "teenytiny".
 
angstycoder
2011-12-05 04:17:55 AM
Britney Spear's Speculum: Is one of them Cadaverine?

///checks TFA///

List fails

Isn't cadaverine a part of or related to seminal fluid from which one on the list comes?
 
RobotSpeaksFlowers
2011-12-05 05:06:31 AM
"Thebacon is currently a controlled substance in the United States."

Is it because Obama is a muslim?
 
Virtuoso80
2011-12-05 05:35:38 AM
In other news: Biochemists are geeks with too much free time.
 
Tommy Moo
2011-12-05 06:09:02 AM
TFA missed an important point: the researchers at Cornell were not just randomly, creepily obsessed with Mira Sorvino. One of them taught my sophomore orgo lecture. They named it in her honor because she spent a couple of weeks in Baker Hall researching what the life of a chemist was like to prepare for that role. These guys hung out with her for like eight days.
 
Chemguy
2011-12-05 07:02:20 AM
Here are even more: Link
 
phaseolus
2011-12-05 08:44:34 AM
Britney Spear's Speculum: Is one of them Cadaverine?

///checks TFA///

List fails


Yeah, I thought the list would have both Cadaverine and Putrescine...
 
J. Frank Parnell
2011-12-05 08:55:05 AM
cache.gawkerassets.com

/the right stuff
 
poindxtr
2011-12-05 09:27:03 AM
List fails without the Bucky Ball.

www.ozpod.com
 
natazha
2011-12-05 10:32:23 AM
Tadalafil has my vote.
 
incendi [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 11:41:13 AM
poindxtr: List fails without the Bucky Ball.

It's in there. It's part of the TIE fighter.
 
brantgoose [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 12:20:21 PM
How could they leave out arsole?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsole
 
Mef
2011-12-05 05:00:35 PM
I'm disappointed they left out Sonic hedgehog, but I guess they went another route with the video game characters.

/There's even Sonic's Nemesis Robotnikinin!
 
blahpers
2011-12-05 05:44:13 PM
J. Frank Parnell: [cache.gawkerassets.com image 640x356]

/the right stuff

I hate you.
 
groovykindahate
2011-12-05 09:32:47 PM
Chemguy: Here are even more: Link

Was going to post this, but it's on the list already!
 
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