- My towels are categorized by absorption capacity
- I dress according to the heat exchange capacity and porosity of my clothing
- I have personalized safety goggles. And the marks they leave on my face are so becoming!
- A personalized hard hat is next on my shopping list.
- I read up the difference between condensed milk and evaporated milk
- I know the direction the water swirls when I flush the toilet
- When I talk of pumps, they happen to be more centrifugal than stylish!
- I point to everything in sight (the paint on the wall, the clothes someone wears, even their toothbrush) and say “A Chem Engg probably did that”!
- Next, I talk about how versatile we are... making everything from a potato chip to a micro-chip!
- I took courses in stripping and various kinds of beds and the only thing sleazy about it was the amount of homework!
- When I add oil to boiling pasta, I think of surface tension
- I study my hairspray’s flammable properties
- I use nail polish remover for more than just removing nail polish
- I wash my hands before I go to the bathroom (occupational hazard?)
- I’m high on solvent fumes most of the time
- I refer to roaming aimlessly as Brownian movement
- Half the time my significant other hasn’t the foggiest idea what I talk about!
And if you thought I’m really into the subject... here’s a review of Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook by Eric Gunther from
"A riveting book from start to finish! Perry has outdone himself once again. The seventh edition is even more of a show-stopper than the previous editions. I read this book from cover to cover in one sitting, unable to put it down for a moment, not even to relieve myself! The molecular weights were so accurate and the heats of reaction made my spine tingle. Once I reached the section discussing distillation and tray efficiencies I knew I was hooked. I won't give away the ending but it's definitely a shocker. Bravo to Mr. Perry's and I am counting the days to the release of your 9th edition!"
5 comments:
SO speaking-true very true..I am dating a chemical geek!!...
Lol! yeah thats what happened to me when I was learning photography!
u are sooo funny re. i have no words to describe how ekdum sahi it is.
roaming about aimlessly- brownian motion?!?!? haha!! amazing!! my friends n i have named(code named..hehe) our crushes and other "interesting people" after theta, delta n such!! science really gets to u!!
@SO - o yes u r... get used to it! :)
@grey, sneha - glad u understand the madness!
@ku - love u to bits!
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