Elemental Videos
August 19th, 2008
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Videos for all the elements are avaliable at www.periodicvideos.com. Some are a lot of fun, but some are less so. In general, I found the ones on short-lived radioactive elements to be pretty disappointing, but I guess that’s to be expected because they don’t have samples of those to play with so they just talk about them. Here’s a little teaser:
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August 19th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Great site.
Even better than the wooden periodic table one!
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August 19th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Watching someone play with chemical elements just to demonstrate unique properties and show unusual physical states and reactions is, at least for some of us, a lot like porn only so many times better!
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August 19th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Chem Geek Gregor said:
Don’t get too excited!
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August 21st, 2008 at 1:43 am
Good find! Good videos. I like the guy with the wacky hair – I think it should be a requirement that all science professors have wacky hair in the spirit of the greats like einstein!
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August 24th, 2008 at 11:18 am
My chem teacher had whacked out, unkempt hair too. I think it has something to do with being so involved in other things, they just plain ignore the real world things. :}
Yes, these videos are geek whacking material.
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