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.
History
Creation date
2016-05-09
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Researcher telling a colleague to swap dull chemicals for bright ones before visitors.
Transcript
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."