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Home Chemistry An Endangered Hobby in U.S.

Disoculated writes "Wired is running an article entitled "Don't Try This at Home" discussing how that increasing paranoia about terrorism and liability is making it nearly impossible to become involved in any chemistry related hobby in the United States. Sure, the innovative will try to work around these types of limitations, but are we teaching our kids to be afraid of science?"

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  1. new chemistry by samsonov · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, while conventional chemistry might have gone the way of the rotary phone, there are still those playing with chemicals in their houses - how about all those meth labs?

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  2. Good For America by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 4, Funny

    Chemistry supports terrorism.

    You're not a chemist are you?

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  3. Re:Awww =( by ozmanjusri · · Score: 4, Funny
    You're education was better than mine

    Thank you. That's a keeper!

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