Finished my phD in History, and now I'm basically a NEET for the time being. How's everyone going? Haven't active;y used this site for a while, and it's cool to see the same familiar faces are still here. So, I'd like to ask everyone: on what subjects do you consider yourself most knowledgeable in, and is there anything about it that you think is the most interesting to know?

  • dinklesplein [any, he/him]
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    3 years ago

    There should be no reason that I can't replicate that with a frying pan right? I'm assuming also that the needles are washed out with distilled water or something chemically inert like that.

    • WranglesGammon [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      Yep! I carbonised samples between 600 and 1200 C, well within the temperature range of a gas stove, and aye distilled water would be fine! I used ultrapure but that's just because you get these things literally on tap in labs

      • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I read an interesting paper a while back that used glycerol and a microwave to do something similar with pollen grains. Replicating that experiment was interesting - turns out glycerol can get hot.