Shit Chemistry Undergrads Say

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  • Опубліковано 17 гру 2012
  • Stanford Chemistry - ChemWipes2012

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  • @loladaonly1
    @loladaonly1 9 років тому +563

    "wait don't erase it" spot on lol

    • @coldchipsspoils
      @coldchipsspoils 7 років тому +10

      I had this one student record me while I was doing tutorials. Ugh can you not ask me first?!

    • @treeross
      @treeross 2 роки тому +1

      Heck my algebra class was like that

    • @placid9073
      @placid9073 Рік тому +1

      and the u never use 80% of the photos lmaooo

  • @xxladybug94
    @xxladybug94 10 років тому +424

    LOL as a chemistry major i can 100% say that over half of this stuff has come out of my mouth xD

    • @mastersonogashira1796
      @mastersonogashira1796 3 роки тому +3

      What colour is this?

    • @ShouldOfStudiedForTheTest
      @ShouldOfStudiedForTheTest 3 роки тому +1

      But come on, you at least never thought thaz Acetone went to the acid waste, did you?

    • @SolidSiren
      @SolidSiren Рік тому +4

      It doesn't help that professors expect everyone to know everything before taking the class. That's what the class is for.

  • @andrewmcleod124
    @andrewmcleod124 10 років тому +344

    I kept an old undergraduate report. Results (my words) "Smells not unlike almonds" (Markers words) "DO NOT SMELL THE CHEMICALS"

    • @buttercups8454
      @buttercups8454 6 років тому +7

      Andrew McLeod this fuckin killed me 😂😂😂

    • @davidsmets99
      @davidsmets99 5 років тому +6

      @@buttercups8454 Me too! I'd not write it in my report but I did accidentally breath in HCl gas (anhydrous solution) the other week, so who am I to judge.

  • @JohnnyJohn12503
    @JohnnyJohn12503 9 років тому +338

    The thought of pouring a hydroxide into the acid waste bin gives me shudders.

    • @CLONE168
      @CLONE168 9 років тому +3

      whats wrong with it

    • @jakecolombo1237
      @jakecolombo1237 9 років тому +20

      ***** Just get really hot and from neutralization rxn.

    • @coldchipsspoils
      @coldchipsspoils 7 років тому +38

      People tend to forget that these reactions are exothermic...

    • @funkygenesis
      @funkygenesis 7 років тому +47

      Damn this got salty real fast... and hot!

    • @kaidenpeek5959
      @kaidenpeek5959 4 роки тому +13

      Awesomesause175 potassium hydroxide would react with the acids very exothermically which could splash everywhere and the last thing you want is acids flying everywhere

  • @peacefulgrotesque1510
    @peacefulgrotesque1510 3 роки тому +82

    I once heard a chem prof. tell of a time he asked some students that were rummaging around in the equipment drawers on the first day of lab what they were looking for. They said they were trying to "find the meniscus", per one of the steps in the instructions...

  • @alittlebritobsessed
    @alittlebritobsessed 9 років тому +113

    this was so funny i cried omg "acid-tone' LMAOOO

    • @BuyMyBeard
      @BuyMyBeard 4 роки тому +1

      alittlebritobsessed he meant Acetone you know right?

  • @Adriaticz
    @Adriaticz 6 років тому +106

    I swear to God, I’ve heard the “I’m a preeee med, so eeeyeaaa” way too many times. -_-

  • @bellaseng2716
    @bellaseng2716 8 років тому +152

    I died at the boiling stones part, lol.

    • @7550Raul
      @7550Raul 5 років тому +1

      Thats the only one I didn't understand probably went over my head lol, what is it?

    • @TheDamienj
      @TheDamienj 4 роки тому +8

      Rooster The undergrad treated the boiling stones as a unit of measurement. He should’ve just said something along the lines of “3 boiling stones were added.” We don’t weigh them or try to divide them up in a laboratory, we just add whole numbers of them to our solutions 😊

    • @Unterhosegotti
      @Unterhosegotti 3 роки тому

      Relatable af

  • @Stemist
    @Stemist 8 років тому +159

    I just want to say that as a Chemistry major, this video has become a popular inside joke at my uni. My classmates and I never fail to quote this video during labs. You guys are brilliant!!

  • @andrewmcleod124
    @andrewmcleod124 10 років тому +41

    Can I get a FUGGING regrade?

  • @Tetrahedragon2
    @Tetrahedragon2 9 років тому +91

    WELL DO THEY MARK THAT PEAK OR NOT!?!?

    • @M16xDr0pSh0tz
      @M16xDr0pSh0tz 7 років тому +15

      finger print region bruh

    • @NockaMama
      @NockaMama 3 роки тому

      Lol

    • @chemicalmicrobe
      @chemicalmicrobe 3 роки тому

      NO! that is insignificant if that is a photospectrometry curve.

    • @Tetrahedragon2
      @Tetrahedragon2 3 роки тому

      @@chemicalmicrobe ok... I'm out of my depth. XD

  • @N3rt31
    @N3rt31 9 років тому +123

    As a chemical engineering undergrad, I can say with certainty that these are all true. The hydroxide in the acid waste bin is extra funny for me because last year a TA put HCl in the basic waste carboy (it was a plastic carboy) filled with ammonia and sealed it. nobody was injured, but lets just say that the carboy exploded from the pressure and sprayed the waste everywhere.

    • @windydays201
      @windydays201 7 років тому +1

      hey let me ask some questions about chem e, cause i'm a chem e too? like msg me plz

    • @N3rt31
      @N3rt31 7 років тому

      mathew carlson I have no idea how to private message you. What're your questions

    • @firehoax9230
      @firehoax9230 6 років тому +4

      Does the acidtone go into the acid waste? xD

    • @fluffyunicorn57
      @fluffyunicorn57 2 роки тому

      @@firehoax9230 It's acetone.

    • @tungstendeliz4960
      @tungstendeliz4960 Рік тому +1

      @@fluffyunicorn57 He's quoting the video, that's the joke

  • @Absolute035
    @Absolute035 9 років тому +127

    TA'd general chemistry twice, can confirm.
    I'd like to also submit "is this centrifuge balanced?" when it is clearly, visibly, NOT BALANCED.

    • @livingspontaneously8068
      @livingspontaneously8068 9 років тому +1

      "TA-ed" as well. I can also confirm.

    • @mastersonogashira1796
      @mastersonogashira1796 3 роки тому +4

      Or like, is this too much for rotovap?
      -> shows a nearly full RBF

    • @madingthree
      @madingthree 8 місяців тому +1

      “Is this centrifuge balanced?” *Meanwhile all the Eppendorf tubes are on one side next to each other*

  • @rocioc.5865
    @rocioc.5865 9 років тому +33

    "ohmygod don't erase it"
    story of my like back then, my photo reel was nothing but note pix for the longest time!

  • @vulcanapocalypse2403
    @vulcanapocalypse2403 9 років тому +31

    my teachers would punch me in the throat if i ever asked them for a regrade, that crap doesn't fly after freshman year.

  • @studyandcoffee2211
    @studyandcoffee2211 3 роки тому +12

    “Is there gonna be a curve” is the iconic question all science students ask.

  • @russellgulliver7249
    @russellgulliver7249 6 років тому +27

    The hardest chemical to get rid of in the waste chemicals bin are the ones where you have one functional group which reacts with all three types of bins then your Chemistry knowledge really gets tested.

  • @MrSweettea23
    @MrSweettea23 5 років тому +25

    "Whys it not coming out?" If that ain't me

  • @kdawg2468
    @kdawg2468 7 років тому +45

    Currently a chem undergrad, can confirm this is 100% accurate

  • @Felixkeeg
    @Felixkeeg 4 роки тому +17

    The "is this enough sodium sulfate" leaves me wheezing every time

  • @metalheavyawesome
    @metalheavyawesome 10 років тому +38

    Hahaha this completely describes every person in any chemistry lab

  • @ajuicejemas
    @ajuicejemas 11 років тому +40

    "Is there going to be a curve?"
    No. Never. There is never a curve in science. EVER.

  • @TheLove2surf
    @TheLove2surf 9 років тому +31

    Bahahahah! I am a chem teacher! This cracked me up... especially the chloroform sniffer!

  • @ahmadjarrad2635
    @ahmadjarrad2635 2 роки тому +5

    “What color would you say this is?” TOO RELATABLE

  • @sephirothsoul999
    @sephirothsoul999 11 років тому +13

    Holy shit the lid on the separating funnel MY GOD THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I HAVE SEEN THIS SHIT XD Excellent vid

  • @AbujanDiico
    @AbujanDiico 8 років тому +16

    when you forget to cool the washing solution before hand EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!! or when you forget to dry the apparatus a day before working with Grignard reagents ,,,, i cri :(

    • @ryanrandolph6193
      @ryanrandolph6193 7 років тому +2

      lab instructor said to wash glassware a week before the actual lab takes place and put in the drying oven. Half if nor more forgot to. 2-3 groups had to use my data alone and they piggybacked a free 95 -.-

    • @LuvThyMind29
      @LuvThyMind29 6 років тому

      Hm. We dried ours quickly over bunsen burners - the only time flames were ever allowed in that lab.

  • @BowWowsbaby92
    @BowWowsbaby92 9 років тому +34

    I'm a chem major and I can say that most of this stuff I have said or seen other chem majors say lol!

  • @aaronpino157
    @aaronpino157 4 роки тому +5

    The guy nodding off who yells “ACETONE” is me lol

  • @VanarChanel
    @VanarChanel 10 років тому +16

    This is the most accurate video I've ever seen.

  • @sirxander5420
    @sirxander5420 10 місяців тому +1

    "Is it supposed to be that colour?" Me everytime

  • @JJeezy1231
    @JJeezy1231 8 років тому +10

    No... Hair... Ties! GAH!

  • @ooooooo205
    @ooooooo205 7 років тому +9

    things that chemistry college diploma students laugh about undergrad chem students

  • @kateyash8779
    @kateyash8779 3 роки тому +7

    That's literally me when I'm a newbie in the lab and I'm having some technical difficulties there hahaha

  • @sarahm4669
    @sarahm4669 5 років тому +9

    Not a chemistry undergrad but I've taken general chemistry, chemistry of solutions and organic chemistry (in cegep) and I can relate

  • @JBrimBloodG
    @JBrimBloodG 7 років тому +13

    writing down the exact measurement of the boiling stones in the notebook had me xD ill admit i've done that.

  • @milachu226
    @milachu226 9 років тому +10

    I was guilty of almost all of the lab ones after my first week x)

  • @coolsteven2
    @coolsteven2 11 років тому +1

    OMG. Where has this video been all my life!

  • @frenlyneybur7544
    @frenlyneybur7544 7 років тому +2

    True.
    One time I asked
    "where are the test tubes?"
    It was literally right next to me.
    On my behalf! A person was blocking the view so I couldnt see it.

  • @firenzarfrenzy4985
    @firenzarfrenzy4985 2 роки тому +1

    Not even in uni and I'm always asking prof for confirmations on tool locations, colours and quantities
    This sums up senior grade

  • @Sickdudenomnomnom
    @Sickdudenomnomnom 2 роки тому +2

    Sodium sulfate joke was way too accurate

  • @iloveeveryone8611
    @iloveeveryone8611 4 роки тому

    This gives me flashbacks... oh, the pain.

  • @ericthiel4053
    @ericthiel4053 4 місяці тому

    Yeah, ive said shit like this in chemistry lab, but chemistry/lab has been the absolute most fun out of all my other labs and classes!!

  • @cojoes1423
    @cojoes1423 4 роки тому +2

    “Does the acid-tone go in the acid waste?” lmao

  • @uhRoid
    @uhRoid 7 років тому +2

    all these kids taking chem when they're "going to med school after" lmfaoo; SAY IN BIO!

  • @raiden3058
    @raiden3058 6 місяців тому

    The separatory funnel bit was insanely accurate. To this day i still forget to take the stopper off.

  • @Bruhtatochip742
    @Bruhtatochip742 5 місяців тому

    Only took one chemistry course and this video managed to cover most of it.

  • @1234Iloveguns
    @1234Iloveguns 5 років тому +2

    Funny that this video just showed up in my recommended. I actually did a Fischer esterification in my organic chemistry lab today. The resulting ester did smell pretty nice.

  • @physics3632
    @physics3632 9 місяців тому +1

    Ohhh now I know why Wikipedia knows what hydrogen cyanide and phosgene smells like

  • @checkle1
    @checkle1 11 років тому +2

    I always tried to do things myself but I am definitely guilty of not taking the lid off of the funnel thing while liquid mysteriously wouldn't come out...that was embarrassing. Luckily I am not a chemistry major.

  • @zoelak1285
    @zoelak1285 3 роки тому +1

    I am just going into chemistry class so i am now googling chemistry memes to see what its about

  • @katelyna237
    @katelyna237 6 років тому +5

    I'm in a college level chemistry class in high school and this is 100% accurate when doing lab work!

  • @Daddyj90
    @Daddyj90 5 місяців тому

    I’m about to start my first chem class. Am going to see if I can go the semester without saying any of this stuff…

  • @foreverxbrkn
    @foreverxbrkn 8 років тому

    im in tears! so true! omg the seperatory funnel still happens to me after 394654 times of using it. life.

  • @codygrannemann9506
    @codygrannemann9506 2 роки тому

    The acid tone joke was my favorite.

  • @BadReligi0nFan69
    @BadReligi0nFan69 5 років тому

    Just entered into the O Chem classes for my Molec Bio major.
    This shits gold.

  • @Felixkeeg
    @Felixkeeg 7 років тому +2

    "Is this enough sodium sulfate?" So true

  • @NotKululu
    @NotKululu Рік тому

    The air instead of vacuum for filtration is so relatable lol

  • @rubenmontes_
    @rubenmontes_ 5 років тому +3

    it’s painful how relatable 2:22 is

  • @epicduck818
    @epicduck818 4 роки тому +1

    Separatory funnel is the truest shit

  • @UndercoverChemist
    @UndercoverChemist 9 років тому +1

    this video was ON POINT! lmho!!!

  • @tungstendeliz4960
    @tungstendeliz4960 Рік тому +1

    The seperatory funnel killed me lol

  • @marlenepachner8405
    @marlenepachner8405 3 роки тому

    i don't know why but the closed seperating funnel still gets me
    i need help

  • @mariosantosoo6118
    @mariosantosoo6118 3 роки тому

    It had when they asked if they used enough sodium sulfate

  • @nsuvor9521
    @nsuvor9521 9 років тому +4

    Laughed insanely at this video. Very true. We've all been there. Regrade!

  • @Dumbwhasian
    @Dumbwhasian 7 років тому +1

    this was so accurate it hurt my feelings

  • @fulinelite3163
    @fulinelite3163 3 роки тому

    The lab part of this video high-key gave me anxiety lmao

  • @hossamelaskalani6308
    @hossamelaskalani6308 4 роки тому

    1:49 honestly described my O chem and Analytical chem labs

  • @mememed2363
    @mememed2363 3 місяці тому

    As a undergrad chem major I have said every single thing on this video

  • @Rikapaprika
    @Rikapaprika Рік тому

    I can confirm- we say it all the time 😂

  • @elenaki9zou
    @elenaki9zou 11 років тому +2

    "So can I like drink this ethanol?" LOL :D

  • @baileyjosephine3111
    @baileyjosephine3111 6 років тому

    I related 1000% when I was a chemistry major

  • @richardprichard7917
    @richardprichard7917 3 роки тому

    what colour is this really hit close to home

  • @MisterTutor2010
    @MisterTutor2010 11 років тому

    Thank God none of my students were dumb enough to ask whether they should label a peak in the BLANK SPECTRA.

  • @fudge918
    @fudge918 11 років тому

    you forgot: "Which one's the distilled water?"...in front of the labelled tap....

  • @ElloBoppit
    @ElloBoppit 10 років тому +1

    So does the "acidtone" go in the acid waste lawls.

  • @benjaminatterberry1843
    @benjaminatterberry1843 4 роки тому

    I'm about to graduate with my chem undergraduate. I've heard almost all of these things said.

  • @Anmolorb
    @Anmolorb 6 років тому +1

    Is this enough magnesium sulfate??

  • @iamcuriousidiot
    @iamcuriousidiot 9 років тому

    This was amazing :)

  • @ionicgeorge
    @ionicgeorge 7 років тому

    "Will you Really check the purity of my product?"

  • @pokescape98
    @pokescape98 3 місяці тому

    I'm making a bingo card next time I'm a lab TA.

  • @NetworthDividends
    @NetworthDividends 3 роки тому

    THA TAKIN’ PICTURE = ACCURATE

  • @SmurfBlizzy
    @SmurfBlizzy Рік тому

    This shit is really funny yo.. I got Chem coming up next!

  • @raph009
    @raph009 7 років тому

    I thought I was the only one who actually said some of these things, but I find out that I'm not alone!

  • @rougeakane
    @rougeakane 4 роки тому

    “I wonder what this hexane smells like...”

  • @angie.mci10
    @angie.mci10 11 років тому

    I'm lolling so hard!!!! Each single thing happened to me before!!

  • @swizzlesticks1965
    @swizzlesticks1965 5 років тому

    All of this is just me when we do practicals

  • @rittikmandal4634
    @rittikmandal4634 Рік тому +1

    I feel bad for myself.

  • @pandatrip8307
    @pandatrip8307 3 роки тому

    I'm sorry I just want to know if I added enough sodium sulfate to dry it :(((

  • @dutchik5107
    @dutchik5107 7 років тому

    can also be, except a few small things, shit high school kids say in chemistry

  • @theanimalkeaper
    @theanimalkeaper 5 років тому +2

    2:01 legit I almost had a heart attack 😂

  • @TheArnoldification
    @TheArnoldification 9 років тому

    Huh. That was basically my experience with AP Chemistry in high school. Chem is fun :p

  • @Amberischewyy
    @Amberischewyy 7 років тому +1

    Omg hahahaha this is so on point! Reminds me of my lab partner

  • @jamesleroy572
    @jamesleroy572 2 роки тому

    Yep. Sounds about right for me. 😂

  • @ajuicejemas
    @ajuicejemas 11 років тому +2

    "Premeds suck so much."
    D:

  • @Japanzor
    @Japanzor 11 років тому

    I asked where the pipettes were today..... >_>

  • @marisolamaya159
    @marisolamaya159 3 роки тому

    As a biochem major, I am guilty of this

  • @aqr20197
    @aqr20197 11 років тому

    " is my reaction wrong? "

  • @daniellewhitman7824
    @daniellewhitman7824 5 років тому +1

    I am going on my third chemistry classes and YEP it is true.

  • @ethanpet113
    @ethanpet113 8 років тому +2

    NO LONG HAIR IN THE LAB!

  • @ScienceWithMike
    @ScienceWithMike 3 роки тому

    You guys kill me.