X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,59fe70201c19f8a5 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: mnute@ma.ultranet.com (Michael Nute) Subject: Re: Chemistry Date: 1997/04/08 Message-ID: <5ijdi1$8ka$1@decius.ultra.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 232110323 References: Organization: UltraNet Communications, Inc. Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art In article , Dave Bird---St Hippo of Augustine wrote: >In article <5ibuak$r4c$2@decius.ultra.net>, >Michael Nute writes: >>>>How about something lke a H2o molecule >>> >>> >>> O >>> _-O-_ / \ ./^\. >>> H~ ~H h h >>> >>> >>>Ah, but it's better with a drop of this in. >>> >>> h H H >>> | | | >>> _-0-_ h_-C-_ (that's a 3D view. H--O--C---C---H >>> h~ ~C~ h ~h flat schematic: ) | | >>> | H H >>> h >>> >> >>And what is this a drop of? Scotch? > > C H OH --- ethyl alcohol. I assumed people would guess *that* > 2 5 even if they don't know the chemical formula for it. Sorry, I don't remember my high school chemistry that well. --- mnute@ma.ultranet.com Nothing is quite so annoying as to have someone go right on talking when you're interrupting.