mrundkvist, 9 months ago Swedish Why does silicone have this confusing name? Turns out "silicone" is short for silicoketone. There are silicon atoms in the compound but it is very far from being a chemical element. #chemistry
Why does silicone have this confusing name? Turns out "silicone" is short for silicoketone. There are silicon atoms in the compound but it is very far from being a chemical element.
#chemistry
Virginicus, 9 months ago Swedish @mrundkvist Reminds me of the time I saw a lady wearing a t-shirt that said “Silicone Valley”. (It was not in an English-speaking country.)
@mrundkvist Reminds me of the time I saw a lady wearing a t-shirt that said “Silicone Valley”. (It was not in an English-speaking country.)
mrundkvist, 9 months ago Swedish @Virginicus Put too much silicone into them and you enter the Uncanny Valley.
@Virginicus Put too much silicone into them and you enter the Uncanny Valley.
SRDas, 9 months ago Swedish @mrundkvist worse - it's not really a ketone (those are C double bonded to O; C=O). Silicones are (poly)siloxanes - so not even Si=O but Si-O-Si. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siloxane #Chemistry
@mrundkvist worse - it's not really a ketone (those are C double bonded to O; C=O). Silicones are (poly)siloxanes - so not even Si=O but Si-O-Si. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siloxane
#Chemistry
mrundkvist, 9 months ago Swedish @SRDas It just makes you lose faith in humanity!
@SRDas It just makes you lose faith in humanity!
SRDas, 9 months ago Swedish @mrundkvist oh I don't know about that - but if you mean because of terms that get introduced for marketing purposes, then sigh, yes...
@mrundkvist oh I don't know about that - but if you mean because of terms that get introduced for marketing purposes, then sigh, yes...
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