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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 11 Apr 1997.
Re: Chemistry
In article <5ijdi1$8ka$1...@decius.ultra.net>, 
Michael Nute <mnu...@ma.ultranet.com> writes:
>>>>Ah, but it's better with a drop of this in.  
>>>>   
>>>>                  h                                     H   H
>>>>                  |                                     |   |
>>>>        _-0-_   h_-C-_      (that's a 3D view.    H--O--C---C---H
>>>>      h~     ~C~  h   ~h      flat schematic: )         |   |
>>>>              |                                         H   H
>>>>              h
>>>>
>>>
>>>And what is this a drop of? Scotch?
>>
>>  C H OH  --- ethyl alcohol.  I assumed people would guess *that*
>>   2 5           even if they don't know the chemical formula for it.
>
>Sorry, I don't remember my high school chemistry that well.

No, I thought people would guess from context that I meant water was
better with a drop of alcohol in it (and hence that the funny looking
symbols probably meant "alcohol").

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From: Dave Bird---St Hippo of Augustine <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Chemistry
Date: 1997/04/11
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