Monday – 23rd June

So the 2nd annual #RealTimeChem Week is underway! That mean that, once again, it’s time for the #RealTimeChem awards. This year the three best tweets of the whole week win a fabulous #RealTimeChem Week 2014 branded mug as a prize, which you can find out about on the FAQ!

As in the previous year, the awards are ordered into Ag (10 winners), Au (7 winners) and Pt (3 winners). Please note that within these categories they are in no particular order of favoritism. Those Tweeters who have won a Pt will be the lucky ones with a chance to win the prizes.

So without further ado, onto the 2014 awards.

Monday. It’s Garfield’s least favourite day of the week you know. The day started slow, but gradually sped up and produced some fantastic #RealTimeChem. It was great to see the variety of tweets across the whole chemistry spectrum.

 

Anyway, on with the awards for Monday.

Silver Awards

skuldintape has found the mothership. Personally, I am looking forward to serving our new glass beaker overlords.

To the left is what I affectionately call 'the mother ship'. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/71NsUN6XrG

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  (@skuldintape) June 23, 2014

As Dr. X demonstrates chemists don’t need light. We live off solvent fumes and laser beams.

Deeper down the rabbit hole. It's not like I need natural light every day, right? #RealTimeChem http://t.co/Rnf01A60W1

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Dr X. (@fuschiaminutiae) June 23, 2014

Erik Goebel finds a talent for unintended ice sculpting. My dry ice/LDA baths never made formed ice sculptures this pretty….

The perfect ice bowl formed from warming LDA to 0 before cooling it back to -78. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/vt5zMxZfNM

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Erik Goebel (@ErikSGoebel) June 23, 2014

Sadly I know from experience @greaneygroup, that it’s the latter. Nice try though. Nice try. 🙂

Tequila sunrise or gross aqueous layer? #workup #realtimechem week http://t.co/OorCtj7X6b

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Greaney group (@greaneygroup) June 23, 2014

Terrible chemistry related pun of the day goes to @mantalek. Must. Keep. Straight. Face.

Just yelled at a reaction mixture. It did not react. #RealTimeChem

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Mitchell Antalek (@mantalek) June 23, 2014

And the award for big-arse-flask of the day goes to @jgrimesjr! Congratulations.

Vacuum transfer of 17 liters aqueous phase back to 22 liter sep funnel for back extraction with EtOAc #realtimechem http://t.co/SIacyYePuZ

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John Grimes (@jgrimesjr) June 23, 2014

Points go to @npcooley for the Lionel Richie reference. Naturally, I’ve had that song in my head ever since writing the previous sentence…

#PrepscaleHPLC fractions sorted and on their way to the high vac! #realtimechem #easylikemondaymorning http://t.co/jKhIl83rz4

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Nicholas Cooley (@npcooley) June 23, 2014

As a publishing editor I love a bit of unintended hilarity due to spelling errors. Thanks for sharing @chemsuschem 🙂

Come on authors, have a little faith in humanity - it can't be that bad #copyediting #realtimechem (#humins) http://t.co/1tTUwb2Y1n

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  (@ChemSusChem) June 23, 2014

@chemicaljess plays Young’s Tap Tube Roulette.

Eeny meeny miney mo, some of you can surely go #RealTimeChem http://t.co/5OKCm9R13O

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Jess (@chemicaljess) June 23, 2014

This week in the continuing adventures of Einstein, Frodo and Lego Chemist…I feel like they should solve crimes. Thanks @DrummerBoy2112!

The Guardians of my #UPEI #chemistry office, excited about #RealTimeChem week 2014. http://t.co/RxEQ13oF6w

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Brian Wagner (@DrummerBoy2112) June 23, 2014

                  Gold Awards                   

Luke, one of last year’s prize winners starts the week with a three part picture. Beginning, middle and end. Satisfying.

Beginning, middle, end. Copper - Nitrogen Dioxide - Copper Nitrate. #prettycolours #RealTimeChem http://t.co/fc8ig4Lcv5

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Luke Gamon (@lgamon) June 23, 2014

Much like the RSC, Wiley clearly love their cake. They most certainly know how to start a Monday morning in style.

Certain things can make even a Monday morning look great @RealTimeChem #RealTimeChem http://t.co/J91htdlYlu

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Angewandte Chemie (@angew_chem) June 23, 2014

Staying with food and throwing religion into the mix, @chemistry_kat gives us the chemistry equivalent of the Last Supper.

Last liquid nitrogen ice cream supper. #realtimechem http://t.co/rFTiMPb0O1

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The Grumpy Chemist (@Chemistry_Kat) June 23, 2014

There’s something quite beautiful about this set of buffers. @NeuroticChemist knows how much we all just love the pretty colours.

Created buffers for my lab's potentiometric titrations. @RealTimeChem #RealTimeChem http://t.co/oTRpqjqynD

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Neurotic Chemist (@NeuroticChemist) June 23, 2014

In keeping with the earlier Lionel Richie @reneewebs goes all Beyoncé to amusing effect. Now I have THAT song in my head, where it is preceding to battle Lionel Richie for supremacy.

If you liked it then you should've put a label on it Don't be mad when you don't know what's in it Woah oh oh uh oh oh #RealTimeChem

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Renée Webster (@reneewebs) June 22, 2014

I’m pretty much this pink stuff is the same stuff from Ghostbusters 2. Don’t get angry at it @FabOrtu!

What would you call this colour? Bubble gum pink? #realtimechem http://t.co/75oBDEcSWf

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Fabrizio Ortu (@FabOrtu) June 23, 2014

@leonthechymist tweeted quite a few times on Monday, but this was, in my humble opinion the prettiest of the bunch.

Rainbow fizz! #RealTimeChem http://t.co/HM6MGXQSuh

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Leon Kong (@leonthechymist) June 23, 2014

 

Platinum Awards

Note that these three lucky people will be entered into the final Tweet of the Week competition and are in with the chance of winning a #RealTimeChem week 2014 mug!

 

@laurajane0103 pretty much won the day off the bat with this Day in my life video. *applause*

A day in my life #RealTimeChem youtube.com/watch?v=CUdG8s…

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Laura Jane (@laurajane0103) June 23, 2014

Inspired by @laurajane0103, @ChemistLN stars in #RealTimeChem the movie. I’d totally watch that movie. I could turn up as the villain. I’d totally grow a long mustache to twirl and everything.

Here's my #realtimechem video!! goo.gl/qJ1qQ2 Thanks @laurajane0103 for the inspiration!!

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LN (@ChemistLN) June 23, 2014

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzK7LiUo3wE]

This one wins a Pt on sheer whimsy and fun. It’s kind of self explanatory.

RealTimeChem week begins with a duck in a methylene blue sltn + dry ice, , bcs y not? #RealTimeChem @RealTimeChem http://t.co/9a8bGCu009

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Angelo Frei (@Angelo_Frei) June 23, 2014

 

And that’s all he wrote! Apart from that obviously….and that. I could go on all week.

 

Oh wait…I will. See you tomorrow for Tuesday’s winners!

-Doctor Galactic & The Lab Coat Cowboy-