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• Thane commented on Yokai Land Q&A
  On a similar note, I took an intro to chemistry class at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA; NOT the famous one in Austin) in the summer of 2003. The chemistry labs had just undergone a major renovation, and were now equipped with metal-rated fire extinguishers. Why? Because some overly-enthusiastic TA had done a metallic sodium + water demonstration that had gotten out of control a couple of years before. Also, metallic sodium (and other related elements in the first column of the periodic table) were banned from all labs occupied by undergraduates....
• Pigeon commented on Yokai Land Q&A
  That must have been a pretty maddening restriction, seeing how useful it is for drying ether and suchlike purposes in all the various procedures that can't tolerate even a trace of water....
• Troutwaxer commented on Yokai Land Q&A
  My copy of Yokai Land just arrived. Looking very much forward!...
• Troutwaxer commented on Yokai Land Q&A
  Good story, and I hadn't thought about it but of course _ was going to leave a trail of _ __ behind him. I also read the book jacket - are you ever going to tell us about the second police stakeout? I don't know about everyone else, but I've never heard the story....
• waldo commented on Yokai Land Q&A
  Thanks for reminding me about "Prott". I had forgotten it (which ought to be impossible, obviously :) )....