John thought himself a chemist, but his eyes will see no more
for what he thought was H2O was H2SO4
Students are smart
Chemistry Professor: Now, class, here I have a beaker of H2SO4, and here I have a gold ring. Suppose I drop the ring into the sulphuric acid. Will the gold dissolve?
Student: No
Professor: Good. And will you please tell us why not?
Student: If it would dissolve, you wouldn’t put...
A limerick that I heard years ago
Poor Johnny used to drink But alas, he drinks no more For what he thought was H2O Was H2SO4.
Billy
Billy was a chemist's son/ But now he is no more/ 'Cos what he thought was H20/ Was H2So4.
In a chemistry class, the teacher asks a girl
- Mary, what is H2SO4?
- Oh god, this is so easy, why can't I remember, it's on the tip of my tongue.
Quickly, Johnny says:
- Then spit it out, that's sulfuric acid!
Billy was a chemist’s son.
Billy is no more.
What he thought was H2O was H2SO4.
Jimmy was Billy’s friend.
Jimmy’s dead too.
What he thought was H2O was H2O2.
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