Thursday – 26th June
So the 2nd annual #RealTimeChem Week is still 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.
Thursday. To quote Athur Dent “This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays”. Luckily, I’m writing this on a stormy Saturday. There’s thunder and everything. It’s like Thor, for whom the day is named, somehow knew.
I know, I know! Awards for Thursday below.
Silver Awards
Blast from the past from Vittorio. That cartridge is as old as I am! Not sure I’d fancy cleaning it with benzene anyway Nintendo…
good ol’ time when benzene was a cleaning solution #realtimechem http://t.co/TR8JVo0Tk2
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Vittorio Saggiomo (@V_Saggiomo) June 26, 2014
Who doesn’t love a bit of flavour chemistry after a job well done? Thanks for keeping up the food theme of the week too Reactive Species.
My students have finished exams with great results. Now I'm taking in a little flavour chemistry. #realtimechem http://t.co/JwhbYKInoG
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Reactive Species (@funwithfluorine) June 26, 2014
Congrats to Bas for a large scale synthesis well done. Are there any cork rings in this world that don’t have writing on them? I used to have one called Jake Jr, which I inherited in the lab. True story.
I love it when a synthesis comes together... Whopping 4 g of mesoporous silica! #RealTimeChem http://t.co/ZI78ZAcyQ5
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Bas (@barrebas) June 26, 2014
A lot of bright colours this Thursday including this snazzy purple from Laura Jane.
Purple's my favourite colour. Any wonder I love porphyrins? So pretty and shiny! #RealTimeChem http://t.co/KKjqhwEahI
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Laura Jane (@laurajane0103) June 26, 2014
Joanne has an appropriate surname for building bucky-balls. I wonder how long it took to finish?
The first and fiddly stages of making a Bucky Ball #realtimechem #chemistry twitpic.com/e6z6ye
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Dr Joanna Buckley (@JoannaBuckley) June 26, 2014
As Jeff Goldblum put it in Jurassic Park: “That is one big pile of shit.” That’s the kind of workup that no one wants. Hope it turned out well Lab Daily!
Unfortunately, the workup from hell is patiently waiting for me in my hood. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/xdlv6Buf0i
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Lab Daily (@TodayInTheLab) June 26, 2014
Oh you computational chemists. You have far too much free time on your hands. Thanks for the fun though DaLiinge 🙂
So I made this,I hope I'm not the only crazy laughing about it:P @RealTimeChem #RealTimeChem #ComputationalChemistry http://t.co/jl62Vv6opx
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(@DaLiinge) June 26, 2014
I’ve said it before, but everyone loves big glassware. It’s always impressive. We all dream of doing a reaction that means we will need to break out the big guns just like Marissa here.
I didn't even know they made funnels this big!! (Sharpie for scale) #wow #realtimechem http://t.co/Yiw3dpVUDl
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Marissa Schmauch (@Marissa_M_Sch) June 26, 2014
I guessed 8,561. I was wrong. You are all wrong. Colonel Mustard Gas just wanted to point out your wrongness.
Imagine how many benzyl groups I put on my nucleotide today.
WRONG
More benzyl groups.
#realtimechem
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Colonel Mustard Gas (@GPHowell) June 26, 2014
Highs and lows from Paco. Shame about the reagents but yaaaaay free pens! I’m a total pen hoarder. Ask anyone at the RSC.
My #RealTimeChem day: Highlight: free pens on the post. Lowtime: @InsuaNacho finds resin for SPPS has degraded http://t.co/eqIotjZXEf
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Dr Paco (@Paco_bham) June 26, 2014
Gold Awards
Jess starts a game of What’s in my lab coat pocket? Must admit I never need a spanner.
The contents of my lab coat pocket have changed over the years. The spanner is now essential! #realtimechem http://t.co/gDyWwAXrYk
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Jess (@JessTheChemist) June 26, 2014
Andreas continued to shine (or rather glow) on Thursday with some uranium compounds.
Fluorescence of some uranium compounds (uranyl nitrate & uranium oxide vaseline glass) under UV #RealTimeChem http://t.co/KsG2zenVhG
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Andres Tretiakov (@Andrestrujado) June 26, 2014
Keeping up the fluorescent theme, Brian tweeted this lovely shade of green!
Exciting day - starting experiments on a new fluorescent potential supramolecular host. #RealTimeChem @research_upei http://t.co/Rh5WbXdlFf
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Brian Wagner (@DrummerBoy2112) June 26, 2014
John has the correct priorities with his reactions in the mornings. And that’s a great mug.
Mornings always start with an alkaloid extraction! #realtimechem http://t.co/BYVP3XJwfZ
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John Grimes (@jgrimesjr) June 26, 2014
In answer to your questions Elisha, I love them enough to give you a Gold award. They are good.
Who doesn't love colored assays? I know my answer before I read the plate. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/6LGQqTFjEh
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Elisha Fielding (@enfielding) June 26, 2014
Andre you have my sympathy! You even manged to put in some #RealTimeChem that so many of us have done at home. Isn’t chemistry great? Get well soon!
Also, #RealTimeChem. (The only reaction I'm doing today.) #SummerSickness http://t.co/9sTHYQxAs6
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andre the chemist (@andrechemist) June 26, 2014
Daniela even keeps up the chemistry fun after a long day in the lab. I’m not sure I’ve ever played bananagrams, looks kinda like Scrabble!
How i unwind after a day at the lab: chemistry-themed Bananagrams #RealTimeChem http://t.co/yVm8kCP9I0
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Daniela Sustac (@DanySR) June 26, 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!
The colours just keep on coming and these two brands of purple from Matthew look extra vivid against that white surface.
This after I made purple crystals in to purple liquid! #RealTimeChem http://t.co/jSp1QKM5b7
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Matthew (@MCeeP) June 26, 2014
Nick Randall took Thursday colour theme to the absolute maximum with this fantastic shot of dyes for solar cells. Taste the rainbow.
Who says organics can't be pretty? White solar cell dyes would be boring! #RealTimeChem #CENChemPics http://t.co/vK3NLzP03q
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Nick Randell (@NLchemist) June 26, 2014
Geoffrey, you know that tiny glassware is for the Lab elves right? The only thing better than big glassware is teeny-tiny glassware. You can just imagine the little elves now can’t you?
Miniature glassware. Would this stuff ever be useful? #RealTimeChem http://t.co/ZXQhFTeazM
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Geoffrey Smith (@GSmithOfficial) June 26, 2014
So there you have Thursday’s winners! You can expect Friday’s on Sunday and then the joint weekend winners on Monday. As I write #RealTimeChem week is still going, but not long left to share some chemistry and be in with a chance of winning one of those mugs!
-Doctor Galactic & The Lab Coat Cowboy-