geek humor, in a major way...

[acroyear]

Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names:

Believe it or not, some chemists do have a sense of humour, and this page is a testament to that. Here we'll show you some real molecules that have unusual, ridiculous or downright silly names.

Comments

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I got the biggest kick out of the NIH internal database "Grateful Med." Scientists have to get their jollies somehow...

More geekiness

[sequentialscott.livejournal.com]

Ah yes. I work on a descendent of that - PubMed.

Sometime I'll pull up a list of actual species names, but for now you can look at:

Mickey Mouse

Accidental Inhalation

I see dead people"

The answer is... probably

Things scientists do for fun

Randomized? Jeez, hope I'm not in the control group

If so, keep them away from me!

Well, I knew that already.

Oh, bother.

Re: More geekiness

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Okay, the hundred acre wood thing is funny, but the "hissy fits" study made me LOL at work!

[javasaurus.livejournal.com]

Believe it or not, some chemists do have a sense of humour
Of course they do! Otherwise they'd be physicists!