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posted on 2025-04-17, 08:02 authored by Matthew PartridgeMatthew Partridge

A lab worker instructs a colleague to hide boring-looking chemicals and display bright, colorful ones for upcoming visitors. The cartoon suggests real chemistry can appear dull, contrasting with the public’s expectation of visually exciting experiments.

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2016-05-09

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Researcher telling a colleague to swap dull chemicals for bright ones before visitors.

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Person 1: "Visitors in ten minutes! You know the drill. Put away the ugly chemicals and get out anything that glows bright colours." Additional text: "Fun fact: Most chemistry looks pretty dull."

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