Another Educational (and Terrifying) Lecture

You must imagine this spoken by my elderly professor, who has a thick Japanese accent:

"Chemical disposal can cost more than the chemical. In the good old days we throw everything in the sewer . . . We cannot use benzene in the lab anymore. Too dangerous. When I was in school, I wash my hands with benzene. It's a good solvent. But, I do not have skin cancer yet, so maybe it's okay."

He also informed us that 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, which is naturally found in the human body, is produced in increasing amounts with age. "It make the old man smell."

If you found this post hilarious, you must be a chemist.