One day, all of the world's famous chemists decided to get together for a
tea party. Fortunately, the doorman was a student, able to observe some of
the guests......
Mendeleev arranged the table.
Democritus considered it unthinkable that he should not cut the cake.
Berzelius thought it was a symbolic occasion.
Kekule couldn't stop dancing around in circles.
All the females ended up knowing where to ring for Amadeo Avogadro (you work this out!)
Becquerel simply glowed.
Kelvin was a cold fish at the party.
Priestly was dephlogisticated.
The more Lavoisier ate, the heavier he became.
The more cakes Le Chatelier ate, the more appeared on the table.
Gay-Lussac was ejected from the party as he had a problem with gases.
Arrhenius dissociated himself from the whole affair.
Submitted by Ken Hargreaves and the Science Staff at Merewether High School in Newcastle Australia
'In a way science is a key to the gates of heaven, and the same key opens the gates of hell, and we do not have any instructions as to which is which gate.
Shall we throw away the key and never have a way to enter the gates of heaven? Or shall we struggle with the problem of which is the best way to use the key?'