home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   sci.chem      Chemistry and related sciences      55,615 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 55,472 of 55,615   
   Linda Hazell to michel   
   Re: Pour water into acid?   
   20 Feb 23 15:26:53   
   
   From: lhazell@csu.edu.au   
      
   On Saturday, January 24, 1998 at 7:00:00 PM UTC+11, michel wrote:   
   > Hello, I keep forgetting, should we pour water into acid or   
   > acid into water?    
   > Is there an easy way to remember this?   
   > Thank you, Michel.   
      
   Just thought I'd throw my version of the rhyme into the mix.   
      
   The liquid boils, not sits there placid,   
   When water’s added to the acid;   
   If you are wise, do what you oughta’   
    and put the acid in the water!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca