The Weekend
28th & 29th June
So the 2nd annual #RealTimeChem Week is here. That means 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.
Welcome to the weekend. #RealTimeChem week always lasts seven days, but the last are generally a warm down and often focus on chemistry done at home or out and about. Unless you are one of those hard working souls still slaving away in the lab. This is the final awards of the week and the year.
I just found this one funny. Final weekend awards below.
Silver Awards
#RealTimeChem week is always full of good advice. John gives out another piece to hold you in good stead when surviving the lab.
#RealTimeChem: don't work hungry. Yes, the one dry box smells like raisins. No, you shouldn't consider actually eating anything.
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John Kavouris (@johnkavouris) June 28, 2014As mentioned yesterday I love a good periodic table, but some of the novelty periodic tables really irritate me. Some are really lazy. Trent seems to share this feeling.
http://t.co/JWhQTNIAxb This is a table of iPad apps. There is nothing periodic about it. #RealTimeChem
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Trent Wallis (@TrentWallis) June 29, 2014Laura Jane keeps the #RealTimeChem up even at home, playing a game of big and small with pestle and mortars.
The smallest and the most giant-est mortar and pestle in my home collection! #RealTimeChem (400ml beaker for scale) http://t.co/BtBnRkAvjd
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Laura Jane (@laurajane0103) June 29, 2014Mudz21 finds some topical World Cup humour. In a rather unlikely place.
@Mudz21: Reading a paper on ligands and bite angle and bite angles and guess who's name pops up. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/OJpY9ML4jQ
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Mudz TheRock Panchal (@Mudz21) June 28, 2014Oh Jason, this pretty much sums up 80% of days in the lab…It’s like being trapped in a glass case of emotion.
This conversation sums up how the rest of this day is going to go. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/QT3BUZspOR
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Jason Hoshikawa (@chemistinjapan) June 28, 2014Matt takes do-it-yourself chemistry to the max while descaling the shower. Nice effort level, but doesn’t it unscrew…?
A little domestic #realtimechem: decalcifying a shower head with vinegar in a sandwich bag. http://t.co/7UIjsEot3n
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Matt Zwier (@mczwier) June 28, 2014I share Erik’s lack of enthusiasm for DMS. It’s a shame I found the Swern Oxidation really useful. My train carriages home were always quite empty on those days…
In low concentrations dimethyl sulfide smells like corn. In high concentrations it smells like I have no friends. #RealTimeChem
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Erik Goebel (@ErikSGoebel) June 28, 2014Nothing like a nice clean lab space. But clean-up Saturday? Lab Daily, is your supervisor a sadist??
It's a clean-up Saturday in my lab. Unfortunately my lab mate is already waaaay ahead of me.. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/ZfoSBSNNEP
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Lab Daily (@TodayInTheLab) June 28, 2014As Vittorio demonstrates chemistry research is always at the very cutting edge of technology…
To the cutting-edge of technology and beyond #realtimechem http://t.co/b6GyrRmhgV
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Vittorio Saggiomo (@V_Saggiomo) June 28, 2014Massimo tweets a final #RealTimeChem week haiku. It’s been fun.
Real Time Chem Week
has passed once again, we
now look forward next !!
#Haiku #RealTimeChem
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Massimo Grillo (@MassimoGrillo63) June 29, 2014Gold Awards
Cellars in castles are obvious places for #RealTimeChem right? Maybe they are for Bruce.
Making buffers & dialysing protein in the cellar of a castle in South Bohemia #RealTimeChem #NotSureItShouldBeYellow http://t.co/d6zFEjNrPh
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Bruce Turnbull (@wbturnbull) June 29, 2014Crystals on a Sunday? Why not? Especially in a lovely shade of pink thanks to Daniela.
Pretty in pink on a lovely Sunday afternoon #realtimechem http://t.co/vbXwPa0H5M
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Daniela Sustac (@DanySR) June 29, 2014Andreas gets a little green eyed over this T-shirt signed by I don’t know how many chemistry nobel laureates.
The great Lee Marek with his t-shirt signed by Noble laureates #envy #RealTimeChem http://t.co/C2HjLIFLcj
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Andres Tretiakov (@Andrestrujado) June 28, 2014Neurotic Chemist shares some shopping list humour that I’ve not seen before. We should all give this a go sometime just for shits and giggles.
The next time someone offers to go get stuff at the market, I'm gonna write and give them this. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/vjw8x5Y3kC
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Neurotic Chemist (@NeuroticChemist) June 28, 2014Let’s do the time warp with Steph. That door feels like something out of the movies.
The #font on the neighbor lab's door always makes me feel like I am entering a time warp. #RealTimeChem #Vintage http://t.co/A4Q6EQJNMa
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Steph Cameron (@StephanMCameron) June 28, 2014The Lithium Woman/Man/thing wants to eat your soul. I’m not entirely sure what the point of this advertisement is, thanks to Dany for creeping us all out though.
Creepy fridge magnet from the latest chemical order. Li for bipolar disorder? #RealTimeChem http://t.co/OobmS3mKbb
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Daniela Sustac (@DanySR) June 28, 2014A little bit of fermentation goes a long way! Chemists and beer go together like fish and chips. Some good model work too from John.
Active fermentation! #realtimechem http://t.co/RbkHtrrzDh
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John Grimes (@jgrimesjr) June 29, 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!
I’m pretty sure most RealTimeChemmers now want a periodic table chopping board just like Kevin. Classy shot too.
#realtimechem in progress, I love peppers! http://t.co/LpOWXYISSV
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Kevin (@forensictoxguy) June 29, 2014Some Saturday night kitchen chemistry with the kids. Nothing like sharing some chemistry with the family.
Saturday night kitchen chemistry. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/hPA08lHXwN
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(@Chemjobber) June 29, 2014A biosensor made out of a shot glass? Why ever not? Nice shot MScbiochemist.
#RealTimeChem Our biosensors with Pencil electrode. http://t.co/Il0bGJ3Q3Q
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MSc Biochemist (@MScbiochemist) June 28, 2014
And that’s it. All the awards are now done and so is #RealTimeChem week. Once again, thank you to everyone who took part this year and I hope you will continue to use #RealTimeChem whenever you want to share something awesome with the community.
I’m going to take a few days to look over all of the Platinum award winners and then pick out my favourite three “Tweets of the Week”.
Stay tuned!
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