Kerileanne99 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Ugh. The first day of lab in college chemistry I remember the prof telling us a little rhyme: Little Daniel was a heavy drinker, but he shall drink no more. For what Daniel thought was H20 was really H2SO4! The moral is, never assume a clear liquid is water (or otherwise drink anything of unknown origins!) However, I totally wasn't expecting that to be a problem in my own kitchen:) I came into the kitchen and found a kitchen glass full of just the right amount of ice and water, lovely with condensation. Being thirsty, I greedily gulped down half of it before realizing something was wrong! Turns out dd5 decided to conduct an experiment to see if soapy water freezes at the same rate at plain waterðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜. I guess I should be grateful it was ONLY soapy water, right? Anyway, I remembered a lesson and dd got a lesson on remembering to label all future science experiments. Anybody else have stories on home science gone wrong? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 :lol: Glad it was a relatively safe drink! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I remember the prof telling us a little rhyme: Little Daniel was a heavy drinker, but he shall drink no more. For what Daniel thought was H20 was really H2SO4! My oldest said that rhyme once on a car ride home non-stop and my youngest joined in. A young homeschool class classmate taught them the rhyme. Needless to say hubby wasn't impress since it was a long car ride due to traffic congestions :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Ugh! Did you throw up? Soap can have emetic and whatever the polite word is for the other end effects. :( 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Ugh! Did you throw up? Soap can have emetic and whatever the polite word is for the other end effects. :( I didn't, although I felt quite sick to my stomach! Dd is very interested in the laxative properties of soap and asked if she could examine uh, the toilet, to check for bubbles. Ummm, let me think...NO! Although I did offer to report:) of course, this is the kid that wanted a sample of baby bro's meconium, and could.not.wait for bro's umbilical cord to fall off so she could look at it under the microscope. I sometimes think she sees us as her personal science experiments.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 LOL - I'm gagging just thinking about it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abba12 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 My husband has a shirt with a similar rhyme on it.... i think his goes Johnny was a chemists son, but Johnny is no more For what he thought was H2O was H2SO4 I think my dad actually did the same thing with a salt water experiment I did once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Yes, be thankful.. I'm sure it tasted awful!! My son is a chem. phD candidate. I've heard a couple sobering and sad stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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