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Steve Flower

@flammableflower.bsky.social

Chemistry lecturer, allotment grower, cider maker

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Same here - I think teaching labs are silver LEAF.

22.09.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Infographic on the chemistry of a mojito. Some key chemical components of rum, mint, lime and brown sugar are detailed with chemical structures.

Infographic on the chemistry of a mojito. Some key chemical components of rum, mint, lime and brown sugar are detailed with chemical structures.

It's Friday and it's #NationalMojitoDay!

Here's some of the chemistry behind this refreshing minty cocktail 🍹 www.compoundchem.com/2020/07/10/m...

#ChemSky πŸ§ͺ

11.07.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Trump: not just over-promise, under-deliver, but: ridiculously over-promise and nowhere near deliver (then repeat so no one has chance to notice).

24.06.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant.

28.04.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's what's more worrying - it's not overt

05.04.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Musk is an Edison at most.

02.04.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When did she actually do anything else?

29.03.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On placement at Sandoz in Basel in the mid-90s, you could order company branded ashtrays to fit to the side of your fume cupboard... I saw older staff smoking whilst doing column chromatography.

23.03.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"If you don't like our principles, we can find some other ones"

12.03.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You been listening to Sliced Bread by any chance?

09.02.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Homemade cornish pasty and Thatchers cider

Homemade cornish pasty and Thatchers cider

Empty plate with knife and fork, with crumbs of cornish pasty...

Empty plate with knife and fork, with crumbs of cornish pasty...

Proper job. Heritage meal - Cornish pasty (homemade by mum) and Somerset cider.

31.01.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Flyer for the launch of the ViCEPHEC25 conference on August 28-29th (with IOP and RSC satellite meetings on the 27th). The conference website is at https://vicephec2025.weebly.com

Flyer for the launch of the ViCEPHEC25 conference on August 28-29th (with IOP and RSC satellite meetings on the 27th). The conference website is at https://vicephec2025.weebly.com

Registration and abstract submission for #ViCEPHEC25 is now open! Come to Liverpool in August to join the community of HE educators.

Please consider sharing your work, too. We are trying to make a bigger space for case studies of teaching design and delivery this year, for example.

31.01.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Sung in a Tina Turner voice

30.01.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Agree so much. If it's going to collect data it should allow you to use it.

14.01.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Mildly justified"...?

14.01.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sublimation: Concept, Purification of Ferrocene, Applications Learn by watching this video about Sublimation: Concept, Purification of Ferrocene, Applications at JoVE.com

Rembered purificaton of ferrocene by sublimation and found this: app.jove.com/v/10429/subl...
But it just refers to collection of solid by deposition, not necessarily forming crystals.

11.01.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoying catching up with the Chemistry teaching crowd at #CTiP

09.01.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Take care. The most important thing is to look after yourself.

01.01.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy New Year, you lovely people

01.01.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Close-up of many small sulphur-yellow cupped-ear shaped fungi on a dark wooden bench.

Close-up of many small sulphur-yellow cupped-ear shaped fungi on a dark wooden bench.

Fungi on a bench cut from a tree trunk at Dyrham Park

#FungiFriends

30.12.2024 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow!

26.12.2024 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Washing some cabbage harvested from the allotment for tomorrow's Christmas dinner. Beautiful how the hydrophobic white cabbage leaf glistens silver with the layer of air over the surface. The red cabbage doesn't have it at all.

24.12.2024 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have to restrain myself from starting on the Christmas cake...

22.12.2024 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All the best, whatever turns up.

15.12.2024 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Missed opportunity

08.12.2024 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With their siblings Commercial and Criminal?

08.12.2024 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great night out at The Fleece. Good to see live music.

07.12.2024 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Caledonian sleeper compartment

Caledonian sleeper compartment

All aboard the night train

03.12.2024 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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