The Glassware Above My Desk

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I am not a chemist. I do have two Erlenmeyer&#185 flasks on the shelf above my desk. One is Pyrex&#174–the good stuff. They’re both 500 ml and take the standard #7 stopper.

I’m not sure where they came from. Probably a lab at Yale-New Haven years ago when I did science stories on Channel 8.

They are used now for sucking hard boiled eggs to demonstrate the power of atmospheric pressure.

I like them. They help reinforce my inherent geekiness.

&#185 – Hats off to Google Chrome. Erlenmeyer is in the browser’s built-in dictionary.