He persevered, despite the tar and the yellow.
What is the joke? Seems a few people have made a similar comment
The joke is that the guy in the meme hates yellow chemistry (yellow compounds) and failed polymerization(I think that’s the specific reaction) reactions which basically makes tar.
And yes, the description in the meme is very accurate.
failed polymerization(I think that’s the specific reaction) reactions which basically makes tar
Often times tar is a result of successful polymerization when you were not intending to polymerize anything.
Could someone explain?
The gentleman pictured is one Mr. Thomas de Prinse of the Explosions&Fire YouTube channel. He recently finished up a synthesis of dimethyl cubane-1,4-dicarboxylate. While this is impressive feat to accomplish with hardware store chemicals in a shed, it is not novel or groundbreaking enough to warrant a Nobel Prize.
Someone has then created this portrait of him, replicating the style often used in Nobel Prize announcements (see this year’s as an example), with a few differences, such as misspelling ‘Nobel’ as ‘Noble’, substituting ‘Swedish’ for ‘Swiss’, and writing ‘This is a work of satire.’ down the side.
Why does it say satire when it’s just so true ?