http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1958 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:19:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1958/comment-page-1#comment-386742 Julie Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:28:23 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1958#comment-386742 I just found this website while searching for something else. I find this mean spirited, at least for students in class. There is no such thing as a stupid question, only impatient teachers. I rather think the question/comment about the radioactive gold was rather funny and inventive! I just found this website while searching for something else. I find this mean spirited, at least for students in class. There is no such thing as a stupid question, only impatient teachers. I rather think the question/comment about the radioactive gold was rather funny and inventive!

]]> http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1958/comment-page-1#comment-2258 Sandy Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:52:34 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1958#comment-2258 I have a great dumb chemistry student story, too. Two years ago, when I was a sophomore, a particularly dull student in my class was most fascinated with my teacher's notes on radioactive decay. Specifically, he asked a multitude of questions about that of radioactive gold. (It turns to mercury.) He proceeded to ask the teacher, "So, if I had a chair made of radioactive gold, would it melt from underneath me, causing me to fall on my butt?" We all burst out laughing. How silly. I have a great dumb chemistry student story, too. Two years ago, when I was a sophomore, a particularly dull student in my class was most fascinated with my teacher’s notes on radioactive decay. Specifically, he asked a multitude of questions about that of radioactive gold. (It turns to mercury.) He proceeded to ask the teacher, “So, if I had a chair made of radioactive gold, would it melt from underneath me, causing me to fall on my butt?” We all burst out laughing. How silly.

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