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YingYangMom ago

@whirledpeas @Kawksnahch

As I was reading your post and comments about the pipes, ABS and gas, I was reminded of this Jimmycomet Instagram picture about the Moloch Napkin and the # comments.

https://twitter.com/i/moments/795452870745354240

The #idonitron bothered me. Why would he specify that he does nitron? Anyway, nitron's original Greek word is short for Nitrogen and this led me to the next disturbing fact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen

From the wiki page:

The name nitrogen was suggested by Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal in 1790, when it was found that nitrogen was present in nitric acid and nitrates; this name derives from the Greek roots νἰτρον "nitre" and -γεννᾶν "to form". Antoine Lavoisier suggested instead the name azote, from the Greek άζωτικός "no life", as it is an asphyxiant gas; his name is instead used in many languages, such as French, Russian, and Turkish, and appears in the English names of some nitrogen compounds such as hydrazine, azides and azo compounds.

The name comes from the Greek πνίγειν "to choke", directly referencing nitrogen's **asphyxiating properties. **

Gas chamber is not too far fetched after reading the comment about how he does nitron.

whirledpeas ago

There's just about nothing I wouldn't put past the guy. However, the hashtag he used there when discussing the napkin is #idontiron -- "I don't iron". Thanks for sharing info about nitron, YYM, it's always conceivable it could come up somewhere else in this case.

YingYangMom ago

Anytime.