Comments on: New Shirts in the mental_floss Store!

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:29:21 +0000

I didn’t get the mole shirt right away, either, but I figured it had to do with the moles I vaguely remembered learning about in high school chem (I should get the “I’m an English major, you do the math” shirt). My husband, who is a chemist, thought it was great.

On the other hand, I thought the marriage one was funny. My husband totally didn’t get it. So I didn’t understand the science one, and he didn’t get the play on words. I love it.

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:00:55 +0000

Heh. I didn’t know the math equation but I know how to add…

602-1023
6+2=8
1+2+3=6

You know what happens when you 86 something. Gotten rid of.

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:31:07 +0000

I like the “spell czech” one. Classic.

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:00:42 +0000

Mangesh might want to be concerned, given his wife’s suggestion.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:53:28 +0000

It took me a second to get, too, but it refers to the mole that is a unit of measurement in chemistry equalling 6.02×10^23. Clever shirt!

By: EV

EV — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:51:32 +0000

Avogadro’s number is 6.02 X 10^23, and is used to calculate a ‘mole’ of atoms or molecules.

Someone w. a better memory please correct anything that’s wrong in my statement above.

By: Tara Kell

Tara Kell — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:39:37 +0000

I don’t get the Mole shirt…what am I missing?