I donno,

After seeing the back and forth arguing between the chemical nature of the "explosive," I'm surprised no one mentioned the effect of orientation with activation energy.

For example, the gum, which is likely non-polar (during chewing --> i think it slowly changes its structure to become more polar after being exposed to air...or is it the other way around? --> please correct me here if I'm wrong), can be an adhesive agent for compounds of similar polarity. Should the explosive powder he was chewing be an organic molecule, the major way that energy could have been released to such an extent would likely be so that the energy of the products is relatively lower than the energy of the reactants (exothermic). This might be due to a simple Sn substitution or even elimination to form more stable products. Since these reactions could be stereoselective, it probably makes more sense that the gum allowed a certain configuration to cause the reaction.

My point is.........mabye its not the solvent, but rather the gum itself that facilitated the rxn because of assistance in orientation. AS for the actual substance, that will take a strenuous time to figure out. (resynthesizing old molecules back takes forever)

IntoTheWow

is awesome32278 Posts

December 12 2009 07:28 GMT

#183

On December 12 2009 05:08 old times sake wrote:
Making fun of this disgusting tragedy is just not something I am able to swallow, or chew on. Knock knock! Who's there? Jamaican. Jamaican who? Jaw making a run for it! My mouth goes faster than my brain, and my head, oh shit, help me catch it! Don't talk with your mouth unable to close, cos you can't. Okay three half jokes = 1 whole one, law of the universe. Fin.

*edit: ROTFLMJO.

ROFL

Whiplash

United States2929 Posts

December 12 2009 07:48 GMT

#184

I love how iNcontrol dictated the flow of this thread by his post :D

NastyMarine

United States1252 Posts

December 12 2009 07:53 GMT

#185

this thread is pure pwnage. +100

EpiK

Korea (South)5757 Posts

December 12 2009 08:13 GMT

#186

holy shit dude.. you are amazing

sharkeyanti

United States1273 Posts

December 12 2009 08:43 GMT

#187

I guess he was going for the wrong jawb.

Mortician

Bulgaria2332 Posts

December 12 2009 10:16 GMT

#188

Screenshot or didnt happen

Perguvious

United States1783 Posts

December 12 2009 10:25 GMT

#189

On December 10 2009 11:18 Necosarius wrote:
Reminds me of the movie The Grudge...

+ Show Spoiler [Jawless girl. Don't look.] +

I like her eyes, would do her

edit: fuck 1000th post -_-

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

December 12 2009 12:35 GMT

#190

how the hell do these stupid pun threads go on and on for 10 pages?

foeffa

Belgium2115 Posts

December 12 2009 13:57 GMT

#191

Haha the article was funny in itself but the puns just made it that much better. :p

NFL2368

United States112 Posts

December 12 2009 14:37 GMT

#192

My mouth hit the floor when I read that

maga33

United States247 Posts

December 12 2009 19:46 GMT

#193

He wanted to get to the berry cream filling

Gdarkness

United States40 Posts

December 15 2009 01:32 GMT

#194

Anyone else think of Mission Impossible?

Brett

Australia3822 Posts

December 15 2009 01:57 GMT

#195

On December 10 2009 21:17 XeliN wrote:
Wow some of your inhumane comments i really find reprehensible, a student of similar age to many of you on here experiences a tragic accient and all you can do is make lame puns?

I'm gobsmacked..

Unbelievable isn't it? Some people just live in their own little bubble.

prOxi.swAMi

Australia3091 Posts

December 15 2009 02:08 GMT

#196

that is so good