Scientific Theories

If you have one post it here.
I'll start:
My theory, since it is a topic everyone loves, is about beer. I hypothesize that there is a higher concentration of alcohol in beer (as in most drinks) closer to the glass than in the drink itself. My reasoning is thus. Glass is mainly composed of silica (75%) and as such is mainly non-polar. The majority of the ethanol molecule (or rather the alcohol in "booze") is an alkyl group which is also non-polar. In chemistry, like attracts like so the alkyl chain portion of the ethanol molecule should adhere to the surface of the glass. This would mean that the majority of the glass should be coated by alcohol. Now since the rest of the molecules not adhering to the glass should be governed by the rules of molecular diffusion, the rest of the alcohol is distributed evenly in the drink. But since there may be a higher proportion of alcohol is on the glass, make sure you lick your glasses after drinking to make sure you get wasted.
Courtesy of your friendly Analytical Chemist. :D

I kinda hoped this was a spam thread but nope :bigsmile:

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just to play along

I meant that you post your own theories, Matt!
Not just re-quote other peoples. Beside nobody like dead cats except Ted Bundy! :D

That's not a theory, it's a hypothesis.

And a very sketchy one at that, seeing as the glass is drained, surface tension plays a far greater role than polar bonds.

But then again, it is a chemist's hypothesis, so what do you expect.

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Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

That's not a theory, it's a hypothesis.

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My post is not a hypothesis. It has viability in pactice as I have sampled 40%v/v alcohol in a lab in cork using a micro-pipette, a number of sterilized beakers. And a GC-MS for safety. So no not a hypothesis. A basic Theory. Just not published.

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Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight

And a very sketchy one at that, seeing as the glass is drained, surface tension plays a far greater role than polar bonds.

But then again, it is a chemist's hypothesis, so what do you expect.

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Hey Chemistry is as much an intrinsic science as physics. And even in bead form, inter-molecular forces play a role so alcohol directed polarity will still exist in a drained glass. As you should know if physics was so important to you!

Hypothesis.

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Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

Hypothesis.

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Hypothesis contains no testing whatsoever. I will admit greater testing would be needed for international recognition of this theory. But since I have scientific evidence it is no longer a hypothesis.

It's a working hypothesis, granted, but still a hypothesis.

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Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

It's a working hypothesis, granted, but still a hypothesis.

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So do you wanna do the correlating work and make it a theory? Because I'm far too drunk to do it now.

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Originally Posted by Caboose

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Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight

And a very sketchy one at that, seeing as the glass is drained, surface tension plays a far greater role than polar bonds.

But then again, it is a chemist's hypothesis, so what do you expect.

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Hey Chemistry is as much an intrinsic science as physics. And even in bead form, inter-molecular forces play a role so alcohol directed polarity will still exist in a drained glass. As you should know if physics was so important to you!

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I never said it didn't exist. Chemists do great stuff, polymers and everything, just wonderful. But one thing they just can't do is put everything in a perspective of orders of magnitude. It exists, but the cumulative effect is so small compared to all the other forces, it hardly makes a difference, especially on a glass substrate.

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Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

It's a working hypothesis, granted, but still a hypothesis.

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Caboose will argue this point until doomday be warned lol

I have this theory that if you cut all her hair off, she'd look like a British man.

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Originally Posted by Caboose

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Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight

And a very sketchy one at that, seeing as the glass is drained, surface tension plays a far greater role than polar bonds.

But then again, it is a chemist's hypothesis, so what do you expect.

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Hey Chemistry is as much an intrinsic science as physics. And even in bead form, inter-molecular forces play a role so alcohol directed polarity will still exist in a drained glass. As you should know if physics was so important to you!

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I never said it didn't exist. Chemists do great stuff, polymers and everything, just wonderful. But one thing they just can't do is put everything in a perspective of orders of magnitude. It exists, but the cumulative effect is so small compared to all the other forces, it hardly makes a difference, especially on a glass substrate.

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But an undeniable force exists. No matter how small, it will always have an effect. Depending on the volume of the liquid, the force will become less and less but the force will forever have an effect. Even the graviational pull of the smallest particle of dust has an effect!

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Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

It's a working hypothesis, granted, but still a hypothesis.

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So do you wanna do the correlating work and make it a theory? Because I'm far too drunk to do it now.

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No, that's your job, Mr. Hypothesizer.

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Originally Posted by Shattered Dreamer

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Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

It's a working hypothesis, granted, but still a hypothesis.

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Caboose will argue this point until doomday be warned lol

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Too late, I already won.

FOR SCIENCE! *fist*

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Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke

I have this theory that if you cut all her hair off, she'd look like a British man.

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Hypothesis.