All I want for Christmas is...

Hey all, I'm back and to honour this momentous occasion I have found my top 5 gifts for the enterprising scientist. If anyone wants to buy buy me one or all of the listed gifts , please do :)

Gift number 1: Chemistry Cocktail Set

Found at: thinkgeek.com

For all those who want to play with alcohol and citric acid mixes these holidays.

Gift number 2: A Periodic Table table

Found at: boingboing.net

Finally, a practical periodic table

Gift Number 3: Petri Dish Giant Plush Microbes

Found at: Thinkgeek.com

Because who doesn't want to cuddle with some Flesh Eating Virus's

Gift number 4: Chemistry Cookie Cutters

Found at: sciencelabcookiecutters.com

Scientifically proven to be absolutely delicious

Gift Number 5: Lab coat Bling

Found at: etsy.com

The key to being cool whilst wearing a lab coat

Yet Another Chemistry Joke :)

And for todays chem joke...
What do you do with a dead chemists? Barium

Science Week Joke-Day 8 & International Year of Chemistry Joke

For your delight and pleasure we have a double header today... two jokes for the price of one! The First is for the final day of Science Week :(
Q: What is the fastest way to determine the sex of a chromosome?
A: Pull down its genes.
Second is for the International Year of Chemistry

Two atoms are walking down the street.

Says one atom to the other, "Hey! I think I lost an electron!"

The other says, "Are you sure??"

"Yes, I'm positive!"

Science Week - Day 7

Joke for day 7... not the last joke, even though a week is only meant to last 7 days :)
Why did the bear dissolve in water??
Because it was polar!

Science Week Joke- Day 4

Here is you science joke for day four of the Australian Science Week
'Do you want to hear a joke about potassium?' 'K'

Science Week Joke- Day 2 & 3

So I know I promised a joke a day for 'Science Week' but Uni has caught up with me and I forgot yesterday...So therefore I will give you 2 jokes today

1. My name is Bond, Covalent Bond!
2. My name is Bond, Ionic Bond; Taken, Not shared!

If you don't understand I highly suggest you watch a James Bond movie...oh and learn some chemistry :)

Science Week Chemistry Joke-Day 1

In Australia this week, from the 13th of August to the 21st of August, is Science Week. All around the country there are special scientific events taking place. As I have previously mentioned it is also the Intenational Year of Chemistry and therefore I will be posting one chemistry joke per week. However as this week is so scientific I will try to post 1 chemistry/science related joke per day... ENJOY
So, a neutron walked into a bar and said "I’d like a beer, please."

After the bartender gave him one, he said "How much will that be?"

"For you?" said the bartender "No charge."

Stop- It's Chemistry Time

I keep confusing myself but I'm pretty sure today is the day for my weekly chem joke!
I told a chemistry joke the other day. There was no reaction. :(

Some Chem for the end of the Weekend

I'm pretty sure for most of you, you dread Sundays. That's because the next day is Monday and we must all return to work or school. So to get you into the mood to get back into school or work here is this weeks Chemistry Joke...
Want to hear a joke about Sodium Hypobromite? NaBrO

It's never to late for a Chemistry joke :)

Sorry for the fact that this Joke is 2 days late but I have been partying it up in Melbourne. Well worth the trip if anyone is wondering.
So here it is (in honour of Louise)

"Hey, know any good jokes about sodium?" "Na."

International Year of Chemisty- My Kind of Year

As my mum kindly reminded me this morning, this year is the International Year of Chemistry, so I highly suggest you get your lab coats and safety glasses out and celebrate in style, by laughing at my once weekly chemistry jokes.
Here is the joke for this week:

I have just decided that if I ever discover a new element I will call it Surprise, just so the Periodic Table can have an Element of Surprise :)
Mel