Today, while reading some chemistry notes I came across the term "solid water". Completely stumped, I asked myself "what the hell is solid water??". Then I heard my little cousin say "ice". I'm a 4th year science major in university. He still checks the closet for monsters. FML
I agree, your life sucks (9739) - you totally deserved it (39802)
On 06/23/2009 at 10:19am - work - by uneek14 (man) - Canada (Ontario)
I made the same mistake in Honors Chemistry this year. Except in front of the whole class. :/
So don't worry; You're not alone. xD
Hey monsters in the closet is a growing problem/epidemic. Don't make fun of your cousin for being smart and aware
because of the vast amount of information you have, you are allowed to forget the basics, that's common
#182 - On 06/24/2009 at 12:23pm by LesYeuxDeDario
So, I have a tough question for you, OP, but it might help you study:
can you tell me what liquid ice is?
YDI ;)
good job there. Plz tell me your ugly too and therefore have a lower likelihood of passing on your genes.
#4 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:04pm by friday1892
Well I hope you're ugly too, because you can't seem to be able to spell correctly. Oh the hypocrisy.
Pointing out when people confuse 'your' with 'you're' was once a decent reason to insult people; but now it's done so often and by so many people, it's just annoying. Give it up.
It's okay, when you study so much you can have stupid lapses like that.
#6 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:05pm by Cerataphora
I agree, just a stupid lapse. Nothing to complain about. QYB.
#104 - On 06/23/2009 at 5:34pm by quiturbitchin
Was there not an FML about an American who went into a drive-through, told their order to a garbage bin, and then started yelling at that garbage bin for not answering? And you think Canadians are dumb?! BTW, figures an FML posted by an American would have happened in a drive-through. They need to stop being such gluttonous pigs.
#101 - On 06/23/2009 at 5:21pm by dowhatiwant
Tell me how. Really.
We're not America's bitch, more like your fricking maids, having to clean up messes America makes.
#125 - On 06/23/2009 at 7:47pm by Paigeth
Wow #101... please, try harder to make Canadians sound even more obnoxious and ignorant than you already have. I bet you couldn't do it.
It's drive-thru you retarded Frenchie.
Your entire country's GDP is less than the state of California's, and you own more land than all but 2 countries.
When I officially learned that people say that, "solid water, liquid water" it really bugged me, and it was like "Why not call it ice? and WATER?" The reason they didn't in my class is because, in Astronomy, most of the time they aren't referring to H20. And you've grown up with it having distinct terms for the stage it's in. It's understandable a little kid would get it without thinking about it, they aren't programed yet. It happens, but it isn't an FYL or YDI. It's more like an I've never heard this term before and my younger cousin shed new light on the situation.
#11 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:12pm by justaquietghost
Exactly... I was doing a biology test, and one of the questions (this is college mind you) was "Where does the energy used for photosynthesis come from?" And the choices were something like:
a. water
b. sunlight
c. chlorophyll
d. mitochondria
e. Krebb's Cycle
f. Calvin's cycle
Now, don't get me wrong, I knew exactly what photosynthesis is; it's the means of converting sunlight to sugar... However... I was thinking this was a trick question that was seeing how much attention we paid to calvins/krebb's cycle, so I randomly guessed between one of the two.
Naturally, had I not overthought it, I'd have picked the right answer (sunlight).
Yeah, I agree. Remember, in chemistry we have terms like "dry ice" to refer to something that is *not* H2O. Personally, I'd get "frozen water" much more quickly than "solid water," as "solid water" might mean "water with one element added that solidifies it."
#71 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:49pm by regalarius
lol I didn't even know what it was. they shouldve said water in the solid state or just ice. sheesh. stupid over complicaters. >_>
#13 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:14pm by extrahoang
you just killed it by saying your a "4th year science major".
you have just classified yourself as an idiot.
i hope you aren't pre-med, i would never trust you as my doctor.
#14 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:14pm by omgitsafly
It's the same thing as that infamous list of "scientists who accept Creationism" that includes plastic surgeons and metallurgists. Being a science major doesn't mean you know shit about another discipline, even the obvious.
got so confused for a second i thought you were wrong but then i was just thinking of soft water and hard water, then again we were never taught to call ice solid water and i only just left highschool a couple weeks ago
#16 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:15pm by Bex_dazzled
friday1892: What's an ugly "too"?
In all seriousness, just because some has an instant "brain fart" doesn't mean they're stupid. It happens to the best of us.
OP: Really, don't beat yourself up. These kinds of things happen.
#19 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:25pm by absurdliaisons
I think Friday meant that the OP should tell him/her if he was ugly as well.
#37 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:52pm by shadowsx1101
Yeah, friday is just a moron and doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're".
#40 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:57pm by TheLetterZero
Apparently, my humour is lost.
Before saying such ugly things, perhaps he should learn how to use pronouns correctly.
#45 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:07pm by absurdliaisons
I had a brain fart today. I started writing pheet instead of feet on a description of a picture on facebook of a chalk drawing I did in my street. I stuck with it though, pretending I did it on purpose for a "creative" effect.
So it's a brain fart. No big deal. Anyone that claims it never happens to them is a liar.
#20 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:26pm by Evilbeagle
WTF is a science major anyway? Why wouldn't you say "chem" or "bio"? You're probably a poli sci major or some BS like that.
#26 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:31pm by randomusername
Why would someone in political science be asked questions about "solid water"....?
#108 - On 06/23/2009 at 5:59pm by nebjamin69
Ahhhhh... If you want to look smart. Hide in his closet with a freaky mask and scare him. Then tell him there's no such thing as monsters......until the lights turn off. That'll keep him occupy
Everyone has moments like that...not a big deal or else you would not have even made it to 4th year.
are you sure it wasn't hard water? cuz hard water isn't ice... then i would understand. but solid water? wow.
#35 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:51pm by Casualt1234
Everyone that says it happens is right, because it happened to me this morning!!
I was studying for a test i had tomorrow, and on the pre-test it said: what is one sex cell.
I was so busy studying, that i accidentally shouted, "WTF? HOW can we have a sex cell if we have red and white blood cells?"
Then, I got to thinking and remembered.
#39 - On 06/23/2009 at 2:56pm by shadowsx1101
That made no sense whatsoever. Blood cells and sex cells have nothing to do with each other.
#46 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:11pm by princesskitten
LOL, we used to do that to the no0bs where I used to work, we ask them to go to the butchers counter and ask for a bucket of evaporated water or solid water. Most got it after the butcher would laugh, there was one girl though, she called him a dumb ass and then went to the boss to complain. He had to explain it to her! Rofl
#42 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:00pm by MorlekEngel
Don't worry about it, that happens to everyone. Solid water being ice would be much more obvious to a young kid than to someone doing studies as advanced as you, since something as simple as ice wouldn't be the first thing you'd think of.
I really think you should have put two and two together... (2+2+4) however, the term "Solid water" isn't used a lot, and there is a reason for that... The reason being the term "solid water" has a name... It's call "ice" so whatever book that was in should think revising it... It is technically correct, but due to the language a little misleading... that said, you should have figured it out before your little relative.
How dumb can you be. God I hate "smart" people that have no common knowledge
#55 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:21pm by amorris525
LOL you probaly don't know what steam is YDI and FYL Im torn
#57 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:28pm by iowagirl1997
maybe you should change your major then if you don't know solid water is ice... how this is an fml anyways? woop te doo, a 23 year old guy got outwitted by a 4th grader.... rme
#59 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:31pm by brkn_hearted
make no mistake, the kid didn't get lucky. he put two and two together with his common sense. I've seen many people that graduated from ivy leauge schools that had zero common sense. you may have book smarts but you'll be calling him when you need to build that chair from walmart. that's what's wrong with this society. you'll probably be my boss someday.
#60 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:33pm by Suckstbeyou
You stop remembering the basics after a while. I once had to think hard about how to multiply. It was pretty bad
a science major is general sciences bud : physics, calc, chem, bio, etc... the real classes not arts
#63 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:37pm by fahubugahds
... Have you ever taken three studio art classes at once?
#106 - On 06/23/2009 at 5:46pm by justaquietghost
Don't feel bad. Most of the people on this website probably wouldn't get it either. At-least you can be proud that you have some scientific education, unlike most people on the internet.
I love everybody that's insulting the OP. As it's been said before, when you're at a certain education/intellectual level, your mind tends to make things more complex than they really are. Of course, a child is going to be able to think of the answer first, since the child thinks in simpler times. Those of you that are insulting the OP probably have a simpler thought process than the OP. Congrats, you think like a child.
The book probably should have written it as "water in solid state". THAT is clearly ice. The term "solid water" made me think of non-Newtonian liquids.
#66 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:42pm by cheesesoda
i feel there may have been a slight twist on the the truth here
it was probably not solid water but rather "heavy" water, which is just water with a deuterium isotope
if it was indeed solid water you are a tool
haha Dumbass. that was my first thought after reading this. I'm sorry, but it's true :)
#74 - On 06/23/2009 at 3:57pm by badabing94
It's not that bad, you know. Being a science major, you probably overthought it. Sometimes, simplicity is key.
There is such a thing as solid water, and it is not ice.
http://solidwaterusa.net/
#76 - On 06/23/2009 at 4:06pm by I_am_stupid_also
i derno what's sadder, that you don't know what hard water is or that you believed him. epic fail.
anyways, what i learned from billy mayes yelling at me: hard water is that stuff that comes out of your shower/sink/hose and causes lime scale (hard water is packed with minerals)
#78 - On 06/23/2009 at 4:09pm by songbirdsecrets
It happens. =) I don't think it's that bad. A lot of math majors, once they get into more complex concepts, for example, start to forget how to do simple arithmetic (or so says one my math major friends). Sometimes we forget how *simple* things can be!
#80 - On 06/23/2009 at 4:14pm by englishmuffin
humorizer, obviously you didn't pay attention afterall because Krebs does not have two 'b's in it.
#81 - On 06/23/2009 at 4:15pm by wilshires1
@ #80:
That's... partially true I guess, I think I can integrate better than I can subtract. o.O; That's... kind of scary, in a way.
Hey you know what else would be really funny? If the earth were round.
#88 - On 06/23/2009 at 4:45pm by retardthinkswhat
solid water=ice
hard water=dissolved rocks
if you have hard water buildup, it just means there are sediments in you water that show on surfaces when water evaporates. you can listen to Billy mayes, but make sure you know WTF your talking about.
#93 - On 06/23/2009 at 4:50pm by badabing94
hard water is different than solid water. ice is water in a solid state. hard water is when there are dissolved sediments in your water. hard water buildup is when the sediments 'buildup' on a surface
#94 - On 06/23/2009 at 4:52pm by badabing94
You're an idiot. Of course, Chemistry majors are morons. It's all about physics.
#95 - On 06/23/2009 at 4:53pm by TotallyAwesome
Actually I would put this under "health", as in your mental health is questionable
#96 - On 06/23/2009 at 4:57pm by Leaveittosteven
I completely understand that, lmao. Sometimes on tests, I will completely ace the tough questions no one else gets, but I'll completely screw up the duh questions. It's just a matter of switching off your brain. xD
#102 - On 06/23/2009 at 5:31pm by CyclonePsycho
Solid Water IS NOT Ice
Solid water is water under a lot of preassure, like the lower layers of Neptune
ok not only am I blonde, I'm a 9th grader who's smarter than a college student.
#110 - On 06/23/2009 at 6:06pm by badabing94
Do you want a cookie? Whoopdie do Freshman. I'm a Junior who is going to graduate early, only have half day classes, and graduate with Honors.
#136 - On 06/23/2009 at 8:26pm by ohhhhshizzz
People need to find something better to do with their lives than come on here and be pricks to people they don't know. Brain farts happen to the best of us.
#114 - On 06/23/2009 at 6:40pm by bunnywuffles
I did do that once only it was little bit different, I was drinking this really bad coffee and I said "This tastes like burnt water" and then I spent the next 20 minutes trying to imagine burt water...then I realized it turns to steam.
#115 - On 06/23/2009 at 6:49pm by billymaysfan
Don't worry, happens to the best of us! but then again! If you induce a magnetic field to liquid water, it will turn into a solid! even thought it could be room temp!
LOL, when I first read "solid water" I had to think about it for a minute
#118 - On 06/23/2009 at 7:08pm by Avenging_Angel
This reminds me of football players who get full college scholarships, without even being able to read. Well I guess as long as you actually do understand the concept of ice being the solid form of water, then it's okay, we all have "brain freezes."
#119 - On 06/23/2009 at 7:23pm by jmgirl
Don't feel bad, u probably just overthought it, being so highly learned in science. I know I was thinking of some altered form of water that was highly saturated lol.
#130 - On 06/23/2009 at 8:04pm by Ub3r_Crippl3
Littler kids simplify things. When you think about complex stuff for a while, you don't really notice the simple things. I think that's what happened here, not anything else, like you're dumb or w/e. I think you know what ice is... :]
Why would they call it "solid water" anyways? That's a stupid term. Why not "frozen water" or better yet, "ice?"
#134 - On 06/23/2009 at 8:24pm by jewelzgalore
Hey now, there's nothing wrong with looking for monsters. >:-[
#137 - On 06/23/2009 at 8:29pm by Alice_Renee
Hmm... I looked up the definition of water and every definition I find online assumes "water" refers to the liquid state. I'm a 4th yr university student as well and I find it weird how many people have text books referring to ice as "solid water." I've never heard of the term myself and in my opinion the editors of those texts tried too hard to sound smart...
quote:
wa·ter (wôtr, wtr)
n. 1. A clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid, H2O, essential for most plant and animal life and the most widely used of all solvents. Freezing point 0°C (32°F); boiling point 100°C (212°F); specific gravity (4°C) 1.0000; weight per gallon (15°C) 8.338 pounds (3.782 kilograms).
If it makes you feel any better, I just asked some of my older friends and they thought it was either mud or jelly.
Mwahahahaha. How embarassing. You probably just over-thought it. FYL.
#141 - On 06/23/2009 at 8:44pm by Loverfli
Lol, this just goes to show you how much we overanalyze things as adults.
#142 - On 06/23/2009 at 8:59pm by brasileirinha
LOL! It's okay! That happens to a lot of us. When you learn more, you tend to overthink the simplest of problems. I was studying really hard in Geometry, because math is not my strong point, and I forgot my times tables, so I had to use my calculator. XD
#143 - On 06/23/2009 at 9:00pm by xxXChiiXxx
buuuut, things like that happen all the time. the other day I was confused about what 5 plus 8 was. It took me like 10 minutes xD brain faaaaaaart.
#144 - On 06/23/2009 at 9:23pm by SusanaSaysRawrxD
please tell me you have a few more years before getting a job and screwing up our lives...
ps the world is NOT flat
#152 - On 06/23/2009 at 10:56pm by iloveericmaynor
man... getting an education does that to you. you lose the imagination and simplicity and everything has to be so complicated because thats how things are being taught.
no worries... =)
#153 - On 06/23/2009 at 11:12pm by dreamsmean
the was a pet peeve of most of my highschool teachers...proper schooling kills curiosity...
#163 - On 06/24/2009 at 12:55am by madame_malfoy
Brain fart. it happens.
I'm studying to do my nursing major so i've been in well over 6 biology classes. one day in Nutrition my prof asks me "what does ATP stand for" and i blanked, boo!
You were probably really fried... :3
Take time to reeeelaaaax.
#157 - On 06/23/2009 at 11:49pm by BreezyPear
Haha, well you are, 'uneek'.....actually, I didn't get it either until I saw ice. And I aced chem.
#158 - On 06/24/2009 at 12:22am by snowflake19
LOL- I think that might have taken me awhile to get too, if someone randomly asked me that. Sometimes the simple things get temporarily shoved out of the brain while craming a ton of both helpful or useless info we have to know order to pass a class.
#160 - On 06/24/2009 at 12:35am by jendmurray5
you would think in high school or college the term "ice" would be worded as such. "solid water" seems kind of like a term a younger child would use to refer to ice.i can see the mix up.water isnt really solid,only ice is.it should have been written a bit better.if anything, this is the books fault since quite a few of us would or have done the same thing.
#161 - On 06/24/2009 at 12:38am by CruelSirDrum
Common mistake of thinking too hard about something so simple. Not too big of a deal.
#171 - On 06/24/2009 at 3:08am by U_idiot
usually smart people over analyze things and skip the simple awnser
#172 - On 06/24/2009 at 3:37am by Paige_Nicole10
Can I get you to sign this petition to ban Dihydrogen Monoxide? It's a colorless, odorless chemical that has been known to be fatal when ingested or inhaled, but can still be found nearly anywhere in the world-- 70% of it, in fact! It has been used as a coolant for thousands of years, and is also found in many foods and drinks. WE MUST STOP THIS CRISIS NOW!
That just further proves that being in college doesn't mean ur smart, it just means u did ur homework and/or ur family is loaded. I know people at Brown who are as dumb as a dishcloth
I agree little confusing but you should have been able to figure that out
#181 - On 06/24/2009 at 9:35am by beaniebabe
Well I guess sometimes it takes someone from the outside to figure it out. Don't give up... Yet ;)
#184 - On 06/24/2009 at 1:09pm by wowXthatsXanXfml
I love it when people get "smarter" by pushing their education to its limits, and then actually get dumber in the process when it comes to common knowledge. However, I disagree that you're completely stupid when you have one brain lapse. That's a very close-minded thing to say....
Hahah Some people just get too smart that they forget many simple things. Simplicity can be so complex :D
smart people often lack common sense, it's not something to worry about =)
our physics teacher once told us about a dumb moment of einstein to cheer us all up.
einstein asked his carpenter to make two holes in the door for the convinience of the 2 cats that lived in his house. a small one for the smaller cat and a big one for the bigger!! ;)
cheer up.
i did it too...you were probably just over thinking it
#196 - On 06/24/2009 at 11:23pm by minisloth21
On a true-false quiz, I answered "true" on the line that asked, "Name:________"
It happens.
#197 - On 06/25/2009 at 3:01am by Max_Glycine
HAHAHA....it's ok you just had a blonde moment ;) sounds like something I would say w/o thinking lol
Don't worry! I had the same reaction to "solid water" and i scored 34 on my science ACT.
It happens to all of us!
#200 - On 06/25/2009 at 9:09pm by VampireLullaby
Says the person who can't even completely spell out the simplest words.
Even, brain farts like that happen to people all the time. Chances are, he is probably much more intelligent then you or me.
Woah dude. Sounds like you need some downtime. Relax and have a beer before you fizz out completely.
#204 - On 06/28/2009 at 5:42am by der_Jabberwhock
Actually I noticed that since the younger generation don't have as much info in their brains, they tend to think more clearly when it comes to even the littlest details. Us univ. students have to deal with at least a trillion pieces of info, so the brain gets all crammed up and confused. I've even seen pHD professors forget tiny things that I know!
#205 - On 06/29/2009 at 8:57pm by flogurl9
Well to be fair I was thinking of Heavy Water (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_water) when I read the first sentence, I'm not a chemistry student but it's easy to over think things when you're inundated with complex problems on a daily basis.
haha well you were over thinking it. same thing happened to me in bio (cells unit) when i was looking at the formula H2O and being so is this hydrochloric acid or what is this thing? overthinking it, thats all
#212 - On 08/13/2009 at 11:38pm by DevineLegacy
Lol wow looks like you had a brain fart must of been stinkay in there!!!
#213 - On 08/24/2009 at 6:54pm by i_will_eat_you
