UoM General Chat

[Russ]

Was on campus today to organize summer elective and the library was already full of people studying. I approve (y)

nb i have no idea what they're studying this early but I APPROVE

[Shenz0r]

Hey I somehow managed to memorise their structures while on the train somehow. Pair the amino acids together if possible as some have very similar structures. Asparagine is an amide with the same side chain length as aspartatic acid. Same for glutamine and glutamic acid. Then, aspartine has one less carbon in its R group than glutamine. That's four amino acids done.

Cysteine has a terminal SH group. Methionine is cysteine except the S is bonded to a CH3 not H. That's another 2

Phenylalanine is alanine plus a phenyl group or a benzene ring. Alanine is glycine plus methyl group. That's another 3.

Serine is just a CH2OH group, nothing scary. Threonine has an extra methyl group on the carbon attached to the hydroxyl group. Proline has a ring. Tyrosine is like serine except with a benzene ring between the CH2 and the OH. Another 4 down. We've already done 13.

Tryptophan is crazy unfortunately. You'll have to find a way to remember that ):
But it is sort of similar to histidine

Lysine is just 4 carbons then an amine group

Valine is an isopropyl group. Leucine has an extra carbon in the side group. Isoleucine branches out on carbon 2 not 3. 19 down?

Argimine is the last one. 3 carbons, then a weird group with a carbon bonded to three nitrogens

That's sort of how I remember them

I find it impossible to rote-learn like that lol

I like to approach these things with a "let's-learn-new-Chinese-characters-by-writing-them-out-20-billion-times" mindset. That or I'll maybe make a bunch of flashcards and play a game where I need to match up the names, codes, pKa and the structures (sounds like a good idea actually)

[Hehetymen]

All wrong. I had no clue about you, El, and DrBro either

lol I forgot there were other ANers in GHS. I only went Mon, was busy Wed and will be working Labor day for $$$.

So far I've narrowed it down to under 30 y/o, human. Will eventually work out who you guys are.

[Hehetymen]

I find it impossible to rote-learn like that lol

I like to approach these things with a "let's-learn-new-Chinese-characters-by-writing-them-out-20-billion-times" mindset. That or I'll maybe make a bunch of flashcards and play a game where I need to match up the names, codes, pKa and the structures (sounds like a good idea actually)

Yeah remembering facts about the structures doesn't work for me. I just ripped a copy of the 20 aas from the net and drew them in the air on the train, refreshing it once or twice a week once I got them down. Easy marks once you get them down tho.

Brb using imagination (srs).

[Ballerina]

^ I went to Wednesday but not Monday. It's probably impossible without hints but I so love sick psychological hunting games. Hint: El2012 has skin like Kate Moss. She needs to do St Ives commercials. I am...uh. Female. MmMmMmmM I don't want to make it too easy. I...resemble...an...erythrocyte.

All wrong. I had no clue about you, El, and DrBro either

aw butts

[LeviLamp]

Ballerina is really good at making people sound attractive.
Also, can confirm El2012's skin is ridiculously fair. (Though I wonder if she uses St. Ives; I use St. Ives and my face still looks like the face of the moon Io.)

P.S. I went to try and answer Turtle's chemistry questions and realised I've forgotten how to chemistry, apparently H1s mean nothing in the face of a 4-month break.

[Ballerina]

That's only because all my friends are sexy

[Hehetymen]

Coming Wed to ID you.

Will be looking out for a ballerina and a super model.

[Starlight]

What appears to be harder than balls, my dear fellows, and rhymes with piological bsychology?
I tried guessing who you were during the last GHS lecture but severely underestimated how many students are in that breadth class rofl.

It's going to be impossible to guess haha. Let's narrow it down substantially and sit at the right hand section of the lecture theatre next time.

^ I went to Wednesday but not Monday. It's probably impossible without hints but I so love sick psychological hunting games. Hint: El2012 has skin like Kate Moss. She needs to do St Ives commercials. I am...uh. Female. MmMmMmmM I don't want to make it too easy. I...resemble...an...erythrocyte.

Ballerina is really good at making people sound attractive.
Also, can confirm El2012's skin is ridiculously fair. (Though I wonder if she uses St. Ives; I use St. Ives and my face still looks like the face of the moon Io.)

P.S. I went to try and answer Turtle's chemistry questions and realised I've forgotten how to chemistry, apparently H1s mean nothing in the face of a 4-month break.

 I just bought St Ives moisturiser for the first time like last week.. this is too strange.

Coming Wed to ID you.

Will be looking out for a ballerina and a super model.

I can assure you I am no supermodel at all haha

[hobbitle]

Was on campus today to organize summer elective and the library was already full of people studying. I approve (y)

nb i have no idea what they're studying this early but I APPROVE

Are you kidding I've been either in class or studying in the ERC 9-6 every day this week.... :-/ There's fkn HEAPS to do already!

[Ballerina]

Coming Wed to ID you.

Will be looking out for a ballerina and a super model.

I wish I could show up routinely in a tutu and leotards ;c! I don't want to make it too easy. So the only hint I can give is that my ethnicity is impossible to guess. My parents are from very different countries which rarely interact with each other (they aren't robust neighbours, allies, traders, etc), so people estimate wildly different things. French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Venezuelan, Thai, British, Scandinavian...(none of which are correct).

Hahaha most obscure hint ever. But it does rule out many fellow peers.

HINTS PLS

It's going to be impossible to guess haha. Let's narrow it down substantially and sit at the right hand section of the lecture theatre next time.

 I just bought St Ives moisturiser for the first time like last week.. this is too strange.

I can assure you I am no supermodel at all haha

but then my lies regarding being an erythrocyte will unravel so quickly :'c

el2012 is a doll <3

[Hehetymen]

I wish I could show up routinely in a tutu and leotards ;c! I don't want to make it too easy. So the only hint I can give is that my ethnicity is impossible to guess. My parents are from very different countries which rarely interact with each other (they aren't robust neighbours, allies, traders, etc), so people estimate wildly different things. French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Venezuelan, Thai, British, Scandinavian...(none of which are correct).

Hahaha most obscure hint ever. But it does rule out many fellow peers.

HINTS PLS

lulz so a shapeshifter sitting on the right side of the lecture theatre. Gotcha.

I'm Asian but coming from Melb that's probably not much help.

[simpak]

I'm Asian

Worst fucking hint ever.  I feel like we're playing the game 'Guess Who' and you just said 'do I have a green and purple striped hat with a pompom on it' and everyone said no and you could flick down approximately 0 possibilities.

[MelonBar]

judging by his user he probably lifts too

[Hehetymen]

Worst fucking hint ever.  I feel like we're playing the game 'Guess Who' and you just said 'do I have a green and purple striped hat with a pompom on it' and everyone said no and you could flick down approximately 0 possibilities.