▲ 812 ▼ what’s your best “nitric acid acts upon trousers” moment? (mander.xyz) submitted 5 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 109 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 26 points 5 months ago (1 child) What's this from? permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 5 months ago Ira Remsen¹'s Investigation of Nitric Acid, which can easily be found in several educational websites by looking up, for instance, “nitric acid acts upon trousers”. Ira Remsen (1846-1927) founded the chemistry department at Johns Hopkins and initiated the first center for chemical research in the USA. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 5 months ago Ira Remsen¹'s Investigation of Nitric Acid, which can easily be found in several educational websites by looking up, for instance, “nitric acid acts upon trousers”. Ira Remsen (1846-1927) founded the chemistry department at Johns Hopkins and initiated the first center for chemical research in the USA. permalink fedilink source parent
