Let me give you a piece of my mind.

[wyndebreaker]

Let me know if any of you learn anything useful from this, other than the fact that I'm cynical and sarcastic. That's no secret.

As the person who runs the digital electron microscopy facility at the school here, one of the things I have to do is train faculty, grad students, and industry clients on how to use some of the equipment. Some of them

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[anmorata]

I am really tired, and I probably need a bit more sleep to process all of that (I'm more of an organismal bio fan.. I like things on the gross anatomy level), but I am utterly thrilled that you included LOLatoms.

Really.

:)

I will come back later and re-read this after I nap.

[wyndebreaker]

I know you're a science geek, so I thought you'd appreciate this.

I look forward to your rested input. :)

[anmorata]

Okay. First of all, LOLscience brings forth the following:

Thanks for your feedback

[wyndebreaker]

Weird, that picture was posted to lolscience the day after my entry

[carpe_jugulum]

Ok, that was hands down the best post you've ever made. It was funny, it had metaphors, it had net memes, it had hyperlinks, it had a pretty fabulous photo. You name-dropped people I know. I laughed. I cried (because I laughed so hard). Dude. Encore! Now!

*applause*
Yeah, let's hang out soon.

[wyndebreaker]

I'm afraid a phone call is all I can spare these days. I'm working like a dog so that I can have another trip full of WIN to San Francisco for the Holidays.

But yeah. Let's!

[mopmonster]

nom nom nom!

[wyndebreaker]

I'm not an artist like you, but I try to be creative when I can. :)

[littlebella1980]

Even though I am married to an instructor of physics, I am not a science person (I used to be, back in elementary school until I realized that my "science teacher" had no idea how anything *really* worked).

That said, I was able to follow your post! Granted by the end of the post I forgot what I was reading about, but it made sense while I was reading it! And that is saying much!

[wyndebreaker]

Make sure that Sir sees this post. I'd love to get his input.

[littlebella1980]

By the way, I will now forever need to view electrons as "ugly dudes".

It makes me smile.

[marduk_lok]

I think the previous idea of a LOLPhysics site sounds pretty good. ;-P

On the other hand, you know you've become to indoctrinated into modern theory when even pretending that electrons (or even nucleons for that matter) are actual particles hurts your brain.

I kept saying "but they *aren't* ugly guys... they aren't even THERE." I've got to the point where electron 'orbitals' seem more like musical harmonics than actual paths or probability shells. But, overruling my science-gland's objections, I couldn't help but appreciate the line "like gamers towards Cheetos and Mountain Dew." :-)

In general, this nailed the science on the head better than anything else I've seen before - it should be taught this way in classes:

"So Miss Daniels, under its current emotional state brought on by Ogee cascade effects, should our silicon sample reach out to the cupboard? Or pull from the Krispy Kreme down the street?"

wow

[myarsenalx]

Didn't know how involved you were - and that you have journal published work. Very cool! :)

Re: wow

[wyndebreaker]

Yeah, but I'm a nobody because I never finished Grad School.

Who am I kidding, I barely even started it before I quit.

Re: wow

[wyndebreaker]

Ha! They're not called Freshmen in Grad School. They're "First Years."
And no, I was dating someone back in SF (I was in school in Chicago), and I already had my eye on someone else in Indianapolis.