Out here I spoke about attempted humor in graphical abstracts of Angewandte. The abstract often begins with a few words aiming to create some hilarity.I have no idea whether Jerry Lee Lewis could laugh about it (or Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer).It seems to be a hype to use song titles (or derivatives) for this. Many other songs can be identified.Chubby Checker:Let's twist again (http://dx.doi.org...

The previous post about was about Wine Chemistry. One discipline in this area is Champagne ChemistryA while ago Industrial and Engineering Chemistry published a wine special (Vol. 27, No. 11: November 1935).One article fits very well in those days around Christmas and new year.Manufacture of Champagne and Sparkling Burgundy F. M. Champlin, H. E. Goresline, D. K. TresslerInd. Eng. Chem.; 1935; 27(11...

Do you like wine?An alarming title of a paper by Harry Drake Gibbs (1872 – 1934). This is the guy from gibbs reagent (2,6-dichloroquinonechloroimide for a phenol test, Chem. Rev. 1927, 3, 291)The arsenic in the wine came from arsenic-containing pesticides, clarifying agents, aniline-dyes and agents to clean the wine casks. You may think: 'I don't care I prefer beer.' Well don't feel safe. The Man...

There is this very nice paper by Prof. Albert Ripley Leeds (prof of chemistry at the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J. who died of gastric cancer in 1902)He analyzed the ingredients of mother's milk and relates that to age, nationality, hair color etc.The style of writing is awesome.Prof. Albert screwed things up, writes it down and publishes it. That's something you don't see a lot no...

1) Samuel Edwin AshbyPharmaceutical chemist Ashby was found guilty by the Statutory Committee of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain for misconduct on 25 October 2006. His name was removed from the register of pharmaceutical chemists. Ashby made a lovely record of inappropriate behaviour at 5 pharmacies. Supplying the wrong medicine to patients, taking oxazepam and other drugs for his...