Yep, a different time.
I went to a "technical high school" and in the mid-1950's had 3 years of Chemistry. In the organic chemistry lab the teacher pointed out among the available supplies was jar of picric acid. He said "It was enough to take out a quarter of the (7 story whole block) building, so be careful." Thanks for the warning! :) Picric acid has other uses than as an explosive. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
Toxic high school memory
- (rcareaga)
- (11)
- April 9, 2015, 02:41:00 PM EDT
Yep, a different time.
- (a6l6e6x)
- April 9, 2015, 04:22:36 PM EDT
A lot of things have changed.
- (static)
- April 9, 2015, 10:59:02 PM EDT
I remember feuding with the new science teacher who was also the math teacher
- (boxley)
- (2)
- April 9, 2015, 11:11:31 PM EDT
Indeed, Indeed.
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (1)
- April 10, 2015, 04:06:52 AM EDT
Demonstrating that both you and Box were/are dangerous
- (Ashton)
- April 11, 2015, 06:22:09 PM EDT
Ah yes, I remember science summer school . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (3)
- April 10, 2015, 04:01:45 AM EDT
:-)
- (Another Scott)
- April 10, 2015, 06:45:49 AM EDT
for quick booms we were lazy
- (boxley)
- (1)
- April 10, 2015, 08:59:36 AM EDT
That trick made local news a number of years ago.
- (static)
- April 11, 2015, 09:06:09 PM EDT
My high school chem story...
- (hnick)
- (1)
- April 10, 2015, 05:31:51 PM EDT
AP biology
- (drook)
- April 10, 2015, 06:04:13 PM EDT
