Shit Chemistry Undergrads Say

Stanford Chemistry - ChemWipes2012

[@loladaonly1]

"wait don't erase it" spot on lol

[@coldchipsspoils]

I had this one student record me while I was doing tutorials. Ugh can you not ask me first?!

[@treeross]

Heck my algebra class was like that

[@placid9073]

and the u never use 80% of the photos lmaooo

[@xxladybug94]

LOL as a chemistry major i can 100% say that over half of this stuff has come out of my mouth xD

[@mastersonogashira1796]

What colour is this?

[@ShouldOfStudiedForTheTest]

But come on, you at least never thought thaz Acetone went to the acid waste, did you?

[@SolidSiren]

It doesn't help that professors expect everyone to know everything before taking the class. That's what the class is for.

[@JohnnyJohn12503]

The thought of pouring a hydroxide into the acid waste bin gives me shudders.

[@CLONE168]

whats wrong with it

[@jakecolombo1237]

***** Just get really hot and from neutralization rxn.

[@coldchipsspoils]

People tend to forget that these reactions are exothermic...

[@funkygenesis]

Damn this got salty real fast... and hot!

[@kaidenpeek5959]

Awesomesause175 potassium hydroxide would react with the acids very exothermically which could splash everywhere and the last thing you want is acids flying everywhere

[@andrewmcleod124]

I kept an old undergraduate report. Results (my words) "Smells not unlike almonds" (Markers words) "DO NOT SMELL THE CHEMICALS"

[@buttercups8454]

Andrew McLeod this fuckin killed me 😂😂😂

[@davidsmets99]

@@buttercups8454 Me too! I'd not write it in my report but I did accidentally breath in HCl gas (anhydrous solution) the other week, so who am I to judge.

[@mihaleben6051]

@@davidsmets99 WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT TURNS GASEOUS.

[@peacefulgrotesque1510]

I once heard a chem prof. tell of a time he asked some students that were rummaging around in the equipment drawers on the first day of lab what they were looking for. They said they were trying to "find the meniscus", per one of the steps in the instructions...

[@MythosandMeadowASMR]

XD

[@thewildrobb]

I’m dead 💀

[@madingthree]

no way that's actually true, how

[@Adriaticz]

I swear to God, I’ve heard the “I’m a preeee med, so eeeyeaaa” way too many times. -_-

[@jeffreyherrera2799]

Im a premed

[@Adriaticz]

🤢🤢🤮

[@jeffreyherrera2799]

@@Adriaticz so eeeyeaaaaa

[@Stemist]

I just want to say that as a Chemistry major, this video has become a popular inside joke at my uni. My classmates and I never fail to quote this video during labs. You guys are brilliant!!

[@alittlebritobsessed]

this was so funny i cried omg "acid-tone' LMAOOO

[@BuyMyBeard]

alittlebritobsessed he meant Acetone you know right?

[@bellaseng2716]

I died at the boiling stones part, lol.

[@7550Raul]

Thats the only one I didn't understand probably went over my head lol, what is it?

[@TheDamienj]

Rooster The undergrad treated the boiling stones as a unit of measurement. He should’ve just said something along the lines of “3 boiling stones were added.” We don’t weigh them or try to divide them up in a laboratory, we just add whole numbers of them to our solutions 😊

[@Unterhosegotti]

Relatable af

[@N3rt31]

As a chemical engineering undergrad, I can say with certainty that these are all true. The hydroxide in the acid waste bin is extra funny for me because last year a TA put HCl in the basic waste carboy (it was a plastic carboy) filled with ammonia and sealed it. nobody was injured, but lets just say that the carboy exploded from the pressure and sprayed the waste everywhere.

[@windydays201]

hey let me ask some questions about chem e, cause i'm a chem e too? like msg me plz

[@N3rt31]

mathew carlson I have no idea how to private message you. What're your questions

[@firehoax9230]

Does the acidtone go into the acid waste? xD

[@fluffyunicorn57]

@@firehoax9230 It's acetone.

[@tungstendeliz4960]

@@fluffyunicorn57 He's quoting the video, that's the joke

[@Absolute035]

TA'd general chemistry twice, can confirm. I'd like to also submit "is this centrifuge balanced?" when it is clearly, visibly, NOT BALANCED.

[@livingspontaneously8068]

"TA-ed" as well. I can also confirm.

[@mastersonogashira1796]

Or like, is this too much for rotovap? -> shows a nearly full RBF

[@madingthree]

“Is this centrifuge balanced?” *Meanwhile all the Eppendorf tubes are on one side next to each other*

[@andrewmcleod124]

Can I get a FUGGING regrade?

[@Tetrahedragon2]

WELL DO THEY MARK THAT PEAK OR NOT!?!?

[@M16xDr0pSh0tz]

finger print region bruh

[@NockaMama]

Lol

[@chemicalmicrobe]

NO! that is insignificant if that is a photospectrometry curve.

[@Tetrahedragon2]

@@chemicalmicrobe ok... I'm out of my depth. XD

[@rocioc.5865]

"ohmygod don't erase it" story of my like back then, my photo reel was nothing but note pix for the longest time!

[@studyandcoffee2211]

“Is there gonna be a curve” is the iconic question all science students ask.

[@russellgulliver7249]

The hardest chemical to get rid of in the waste chemicals bin are the ones where you have one functional group which reacts with all three types of bins then your Chemistry knowledge really gets tested.

[@kdawg2468]

Currently a chem undergrad, can confirm this is 100% accurate

[@MrSweettea23]

"Whys it not coming out?" If that ain't me

[@vulcanapocalypse2403]

my teachers would punch me in the throat if i ever asked them for a regrade, that crap doesn't fly after freshman year.

[@metalheavyawesome]

Hahaha this completely describes every person in any chemistry lab

[@Felixkeeg]

The "is this enough sodium sulfate" leaves me wheezing every time

[@ahmadjarrad2635]

“What color would you say this is?” TOO RELATABLE

[@AbujanDisco]

when you forget to cool the washing solution before hand EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!! or when you forget to dry the apparatus a day before working with Grignard reagents ,,,, i cri :(

[@ryanrandolph6193]

lab instructor said to wash glassware a week before the actual lab takes place and put in the drying oven. Half if nor more forgot to. 2-3 groups had to use my data alone and they piggybacked a free 95 -.-

[@LuvThyMind29]

Hm. We dried ours quickly over bunsen burners - the only time flames were ever allowed in that lab.

[@ajuicejemas]

"Is there going to be a curve?" No. Never. There is never a curve in science. EVER.

[@TheLove2surf]

Bahahahah! I am a chem teacher! This cracked me up... especially the chloroform sniffer!

[@sephirothsoul999]

Holy shit the lid on the separating funnel MY GOD THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I HAVE SEEN THIS SHIT XD Excellent vid

[@VanarChanel]

This is the most accurate video I've ever seen.

[@aaronpino157]

The guy nodding off who yells “ACETONE” is me lol

[@BowWowsbaby92]

I'm a chem major and I can say that most of this stuff I have said or seen other chem majors say lol!

[@sirxander5420]

"Is it supposed to be that colour?" Me everytime

[@sarahm4669]

Not a chemistry undergrad but I've taken general chemistry, chemistry of solutions and organic chemistry (in cegep) and I can relate

[@kateyash8779]

That's literally me when I'm a newbie in the lab and I'm having some technical difficulties there hahaha

[@ooooooo205]

things that chemistry college diploma students laugh about undergrad chem students

[@JBrimBloodG]

writing down the exact measurement of the boiling stones in the notebook had me xD ill admit i've done that.

[@JJeezy1231]

No... Hair... Ties! GAH!

[@milachu226]

I was guilty of almost all of the lab ones after my first week x)

[@firenzarfrenzy4985]

Not even in uni and I'm always asking prof for confirmations on tool locations, colours and quantities This sums up senior grade

[@Sickdudenomnomnom]

Sodium sulfate joke was way too accurate

[@frenlyneybur7544]

True. One time I asked "where are the test tubes?" It was literally right next to me. On my behalf! A person was blocking the view so I couldnt see it.

[@coolsteven2]

OMG. Where has this video been all my life!

[@mememed2363]

As a undergrad chem major I have said every single thing on this video

[@katelyna237]

I'm in a college level chemistry class in high school and this is 100% accurate when doing lab work!

[@iloveeveryone8611]

You must also be premed.

[@cojoes1423]

“Does the acid-tone go in the acid waste?” lmao

[@elenaki9zou]

"So can I like drink this ethanol?" LOL :D

[@Felixkeeg]

"Is this enough sodium sulfate?" So true

[@JamesVestal-dz5qm]

My students didn't even ask these questions because they already knew by lab 2. I never had a single re grade request.

[@ericthiel4053]

Yeah, ive said shit like this in chemistry lab, but chemistry/lab has been the absolute most fun out of all my other labs and classes!!

[@epicduck818]

Separatory funnel is the truest shit

[@raiden3058]

The separatory funnel bit was insanely accurate. To this day i still forget to take the stopper off.

[@rubenmontes_]

it’s painful how relatable 2:22 is

[@1234Iloveguns]

Funny that this video just showed up in my recommended. I actually did a Fischer esterification in my organic chemistry lab today. The resulting ester did smell pretty nice.

[@rittikmandal4634]

I feel bad for myself.

[@checkle1]

I always tried to do things myself but I am definitely guilty of not taking the lid off of the funnel thing while liquid mysteriously wouldn't come out...that was embarrassing. Luckily I am not a chemistry major.

[@Bruhtatochip742]

Only took one chemistry course and this video managed to cover most of it.

[@zoelak1285]

I am just going into chemistry class so i am now googling chemistry memes to see what its about

[@physics3632]

Ohhh now I know why Wikipedia knows what hydrogen cyanide and phosgene smells like

[@NotKululu]

The air instead of vacuum for filtration is so relatable lol

[@iloveeveryone8611]

This gives me flashbacks... oh, the pain.

[@uhRoid]

all these kids taking chem when they're "going to med school after" lmfaoo; SAY IN BIO!

[@raph009]

I thought I was the only one who actually said some of these things, but I find out that I'm not alone!

[@nsuvor9521]

Laughed insanely at this video. Very true. We've all been there. Regrade!

[@codygrannemann9506]

The acid tone joke was my favorite.

[@tungstendeliz4960]

The seperatory funnel killed me lol

[@mariosantosoo6118]

It had when they asked if they used enough sodium sulfate

[@Daddyj90]

I’m about to start my first chem class. Am going to see if I can go the semester without saying any of this stuff…

[@fulinelite3163]

The lab part of this video high-key gave me anxiety lmao

[@pokescape98]

I'm making a bingo card next time I'm a lab TA.

[@theanimalkeaper]

2:01 legit I almost had a heart attack 😂

[@NetworthDividends]

THA TAKIN’ PICTURE = ACCURATE

[@Dumbwhasian]

this was so accurate it hurt my feelings

[@ProtractedScribbles]

The med students complaining about everything is SO on point. T-T Some of the higher-level chem labs (*coughs* Synthesis and Organic Structure Determination *coughs*) absolutely had a "fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants" prof and/or TA, so "is this the right colour/why is it that colour" was often asked by student and TA ^_^'''

[@BadReligi0nFan69]

Just entered into the O Chem classes for my Molec Bio major. This shits gold.

[@marlenepachner8405]

i don't know why but the closed seperating funnel still gets me i need help

[@MisterTutor2010]

Thank God none of my students were dumb enough to ask whether they should label a peak in the BLANK SPECTRA.

[@ionicgeorge]

"Will you Really check the purity of my product?"

[@MJTheScientist]

You know every undergrad watching this is like, "No, I don't do that!" Yes. Yes you do. Everyone does. Now that you're aware, fucking KNOCK IT OFF!

[@rougeakane]

“I wonder what this hexane smells like...”

[@hamzakhairi4765]

"Does *acid tone* go in the acid waste"

[@BuyMyBeard]

Acetone goes in organic solvents

[@ajuicejemas]

"Premeds suck so much." D:

[@dutchik5107]

can also be, except a few small things, shit high school kids say in chemistry

[@ethanpet113]

NO LONG HAIR IN THE LAB!

[@pianospaghetti7262]

I felt that “where are the thermometers” “where are the pipettes” The orgo lab is always so messy. I can’t find anything 😂😂😂

[@fudge918]

you forgot: "Which one's the distilled water?"...in front of the labelled tap....

[@SolidSiren]

Excuse me, that half a point will affect my cumulative GPA. It matters.

[@hossamelaskalani6308]

1:49 honestly described my O chem and Analytical chem labs

[@foreverxbrkn]

im in tears! so true! omg the seperatory funnel still happens to me after 394654 times of using it. life.

[@benjaminatterberry1843]

I'm about to graduate with my chem undergraduate. I've heard almost all of these things said.

[@Rikapaprika]

I can confirm- we say it all the time 😂

[@ElloBoppit]

So does the "acidtone" go in the acid waste lawls.

[@Floatingforester738]

1:31 so true

[@UndercoverChemist]

this video was ON POINT! lmho!!!

[@ScienceWithMike]

You guys kill me.

[@thelastcube.]

"Smells like Chloroform" No actually it turned Phosgene the moment you smelled it MUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@marisolamaya159]

As a biochem major, I am guilty of this

[@MrRapstars]

Haha, this should be labeled as "shit Chem undergrads" say. Great job guys.

[@jasmine9581]

1:52 STOP MY EYES WERE ALREADY WATERING FROM THE START (though I had to switch to Neuro so I could graduate) 2:12 LIME I THINK i SAID LIGHT GREEN/LIME, LIKE MT. DEW 2:40 tell me people don't do that, please I wanna believe that people listen at the basic level

[@RoxanaP56]

So funny i think i have asked all the questions hahaha so sad hey but better be safe than sorry when messing with chemistry don't want to mess that up!!! (Lol) great video tho, i do not feel like it was only me asking and doing all this funny stuff.

[@richardprichard7917]

what colour is this really hit close to home

[@baileyjosephine3111]

I related 1000% when I was a chemistry major

[@qhua5521]

The good thing is they are all wearing safety goggles👍😂