Chain Reaction by Emily and Kristen

Emily; Kristen

P. 3

Chain Reaction

“And of course one of the most important rules: you

must wear your safety goggles and aprons at all times. Don’t

take them off, understood? Any questions.no? Okay, get to

work.” John snapped back to reality. He had no idea what the

teacher had been talking about the last 20 minutes. Something

to do with the lab they had been assigned and what not to do.

He heard the chatter of students, the rustling of paper, and

the scrape of chairs against the floor. All the students around

him were beginning their labs. There were some students

measuring and another small group of students in line outside

the closet where the chemicals were stored. They all seemed

fairly excited but for what, John didn’t know. “Hurry up and

get to work John” the teacher called. He stood up and got on

the end of the line. He couldn’t afford another bad grade. He

watched each student walk out with a small blue container in

their hands. When he got to the front of the line he grabbed

the small blue container he had seen but realized that next to

them were more little blue containers but with a different

label. He picked up one of each. He wasn’t sure which chemical

he needed. He had forgotten to check the paper but he didn’t

want the teacher to think he hadn’t been listening. John picked

one at random, and set the other container down. He hoped he

had picked the right one. What was the worst that could happen

anyway?  On his way back to his seat he pulled off the cap and

took a whiff. “Smells alright to m-” John muttered to himself

but he was cut off. All of a sudden, John tripped over his

untied shoelace and the container flew out of his hand. It spun

in the air, the chemical hitting Ben, the student sitting

behind John. Ben had forgotten to wear his safety goggles and

some of the chemical had gotten into his eyes. Everyone looked

over at John and Ben, a low murmur of disapproval rippling

through the group. Ben jumped up, his seat crashing to the

floor, and dropped the bottle of ammonia in his hands. He

rubbed at his eyes and moaned. The teacher rushed over to him

and tried to calm him down and lead him to the eye-wash but it

was useless. The ammonia Ben had dropped mixed with the chlorox

John had dropped and started forming a cloud of mustard gas. In

his panic, Ben knocked over a Bunsen burner that James had left

on. It landed by James foot and set fire to his pants. The fire

was reaching out, extending its arms, ready to claim a victim

as soon as it got the chance. James rolled around, desperately

trying to put the fire out. It spread up his pants and to his

shirt. The teacher grabbed the fire extinguisher off the wall

and started spraying James. John got up from the mess of glass

and brushed himself off. David, in the desk next to John, who

witnessed the whole incident, stood up, jumped over John’s desk

and pushed him, yelling “You klutz!”. John pushed David back

and yelled back “It as an accident”. It soon turned into a

fight. The others students gathered around, chanting “Fight!”

and watched in excitement, hoping to see something worthwhile.

Books and papers fell to the floor. The teacher eventually put

the fire out, helped James up and rushed him toward the

door. “I’m taking John to the nurse. Everyone sit down and wait

for me to return. Don’t touch anything! And someone help Ben!”

the teacher yelled on his way out. Ben had been forgotten in

all the commotion and was still flailing around having not

located the eye-washer. Instead he found his way to the shower

and pulled the handle before anyone could stop him. Ben titled

his head up to the water and was instantly soaked.  In a matter

of minutes the water was crawling along the floor, making its

way over to the other students. The students backed away from

the approaching water. Meanwhile, the cloud of mustard gas was

growing larger and thicker, so thick it was getting hard to

see. All the other students started itching in result of the

mustard gas. Then the students heard a series of small

explosions from behind them. They screamed and spun around.

There was a small fire coming from the Bunsen burner that the

teacher had missed. It was mixing with the chemicals that had

been spilled exploding like small fireworks. David ran forward,

grabbing the fire extinguisher on the way, and aimed it at the

fire. He pressed the button but nothing came out. Empty. He

dropped it and ran back to the other students as the fire grew.

It snarled menacingly, laughing at the thought of all the

innocent students with no way to escape. Too scared to think

clearly no one thought of pulling the fire alarm or leaving the

room. Everyone was frozen in their spot. The teacher was

running back to the classroom to sort out the rest of the mess.

He threw open the door and saw pure chaos. The students were

boxed in. Mustard gas above, floor below, water behind, and

fire in front. He couldn’t believe all that had happened in the

short time he’d been gone. “Everyone out now!” he yelled to the

kids. They unfroze and raced towards the door, John behind them

all. John snapped back to reality. He was still sitting in his

seat, the students working on their labs. There was no fire, no

flood, no mustard gas.just quiet. He looked down at the

instructions and found the chemical he needed to get. He got up

and started walking toward the closet. “Hey, John, your shoe is

untied” Ben said. John turned around and stared at

Ben. “Thanks” he replied and bent down to tie his shoe.

 

Jeopardy Jeff by Chris V. , Spencer, and Jessenia

Jessenia
Spencer
Chris

Ring! That’s the bell for first period to begin and the science laboratory is packed with kids waiting to be instructed by the teacher. Jeff runs inside the room barely making it into his seat when the late bell suddenly rings and class has just begun.  Mrs. Fisher hands out a sheet of paper that contains rules and instructions that tell the students how to be safe in the lab. “Alright students lets read through the rules carefully and make sure you listen and follow directions.” said Mrs. Fisher.  Jeff sat there staring off into space completely distracted and did not hear a word of the instructions being read aloud. At the end of class Jeff rushed to the door and on his way out he dropped the paper on the floor but didn’t notice and kept walking.
The next day came quickly and before he knew it Jeff had to perform the experiment scheduled today in the science laboratory and all students had to participate. All the students had their safety equipment put on and were eager to start the lab activity. Mrs. Fisher had told all the kids previously to read through the hand out and be prepared to begin the lab as soon as class began so that they wouldn’t waste any precious time. Jeff was a bit lost and confused at first and was wondering why all his classmates were wearing all this equipment just for a simple lab. He wasn’t worried at all and just wanted to get started and see what will result from the experiment. The lab activity had to do a lot with different chemicals that had to be mixed together in certain measures and quantities to be successful.  Jeff looks around and notices that all the other students were wearing something to protect their clothing from being damaged.  Jeff walked over to the front of the room and got a copy of the instructions to begin the experiment. Right by the front of the classroom was a rack with the aprons hanging on each stand. “Hey! What do you think you’re doing?” said the apron. Jeff said out loud “Who said that?” wondering where that came from. “I’m over here” said one of the aprons hanging on the stand. “The name is Ron.”  He stated. Jeff rubbed his eyes with his hands not believing what he was hearing; the apron was talking to him. “Didn’t you pay any attention in class yesterday? You were supposed to wear all the safety equipment.” said Ron. “Alright, fine then” replied Jeff and so he tied the apron around his waist.
Just as he was about to begin, he heard another voice coming from behind. “Pssst. Where are your safety goggles?” said a pair of goggles sitting inside the cabinet behind Jeff.  “I don’t need them” replied Jeff, so he ignored the talking and reached over for the Bunsen burner but it wouldn’t turn on. “No no, I won’t light up until you put on your goggles it’s for your own good.” said the Bunsen burner. Getting frustrated Jeff was finally convinced to put them on and continue on with his lab activity but he had to hurry because he was running out of time. “Wait! One last thing Jeff, you almost forgot about the gloves.” yelled a pair of gloves from across the room. “Oh no not you too, I thought I was set to go already.” replied Jeff. Jeff quickly put on the gloves and read over the instruction all over again. “See now you can begin and can be safe so that everything goes well throughout the experiment” said the goggles. Jeff realized that he really should have tried to listen to his teacher yesterday in class while they were reviewing these rules. If he didn’t take the precautions prior to the lab activity today he may have gotten hurt or injured, possibly even cause harm to one of his classmates or teachers.
While Jeff was following each step carefully as it said on his sheet of directions, he dropped the glass beaker on the floor as it slipped out of his hands. As he bent down to pick it up sure enough another little voice popped up. “Hold it! You can’t just pick up broken glass from the floor you can get hurt, you should raise your hand and tell the teacher to be safe.” said the bits of the broken beaker on the ground. “Oh yea you are probably right” replied Jeff and so he called over Mrs. Fisher. Jeff was finally beginning to realize the importance of being safe in the lab. “Thank you for letting me know about the broken glass Jeff” the teacher said as she picked up the glass carefully.  Then he continued on with the experiment and was at a point when he had to mix two chemicals together in the test tube. He stood and watched waiting to see what would happen but nothing did, he leaned over to smell the substance but was quickly stopped. “Don’t! No you can’t just go around smelling things if you don’t know what it is Jeff.” yelled the test tube. “Oops, bad idea isn’t it” replied Jeff. “Wow he finally learns this” said the test tube. Jeff smiled and finished up his lab activity so that he could get the grade he wanted.
The class period was about to end and everyone was finishing up their lab activity, Jeff also managed to just barely finish before the period came to an end. All the students were cleaning up their work areas and getting organized and fortunately everyone’s end result was overall successful. The next time there is a lab activity in the science lab Jeff would be aware of the safety rules and regulations that need to be followed before he can actually participate. This is probably one of the most important things to know when you are conducting an experiment.

 

Everybody Hates Freddy

Jennifer ; Karina D.; Kayla ; Jadyna

Everybody Hates Freddy

It was a rainy September day, right after the school’s second lunch. This was the day that my life would change forever. It all began when the bell rang and the sixth period honors class students had just walked through the door and taken their assigned seats. They were all dripping from head to toe from walking to class from lunch in the cold, pouring rain. The teacher, Ms.Tabares was standing in her usual spot in front of class room giving instructions about the new lab assignment everyone would have to do, but from the looks of how that class was acting I could tell that every one was ignoring the teacher’s very important instructions and just doing their own thing and that the day was not going to end well at all. Everybody got up and walked to their assigned lab tables at the back of the classroom to begin their experiments. I noticed that Jadyna, Stephanie, Haley and some of the other girls in the classroom that I did not recognize started whispering to each other. Kayla could tell that it was about her from the way that they turned around and looked at her every time something was said. I saw from the look on her face that she was becoming very angry and wanted revenge on the girls. She called Karina over from all the way on the other side of the room, they exchanged a few words, and from that point on everything got silent. Then I saw it, it happened so fast. Karina handed Kayla the pack of matches off of the counter and Kayla lit one and tossed it at Jadynas table. Instead of just scaring the girls, Jadynas hair engulfed in flame and she started screaming, “help!”  Ironically, Jadyna was not following directions and did not tie her long hair back into a ponytail, so I guess she had it coming to her.  Ms. Tabares frantically ran across the classroom to get Franchesca the fire blanket that yelped in joy because she knew that she was going to help. The teacher ordered that Kayla would have to sit out for the rest of the day and watch everyone else do his or her experiments. And she also had to copy all the safety rules over again. The teacher angrily yelled at the entire class that if another accident were to happen no one would do any more labs for the rest of the year and begged them to be very careful when handling the materials. Just when I thought everything was going to be okay, I noticed that Jennifer was not wearing the safety goggles that the teacher instructed the entire class to wear while doing lab work. Just then, Karina slammed the beaker she was working with down on the counter harder than she had meant to and some of the chemicals inside splashed up into both of Jennifer’s eyes. Jennifer panicked because of the burning sensation so she began to run frantically towards Eyeisha the eyewash but on the way she knocked over a bottle of acid that spilled all over Karina’s clothes. If Karina had been wearing the apron the teacher told everyone to wear while working with chemicals, the situation wouldn’t have been as serious as it turned out to be. Karina also started to scream while complaining about how her clothes were ruined. I saw all the commotion and got my hopes up, because for the first time in my life I thought that I was going to be able to help in a dangerous situation. I obviously got my hopes up for no reason at all because there was no fire to put out. While Jennifer was using Eyeisha the eyewash, Ms. Tabares rushed Karinas to Shameka shower to wash off all of the dangerous chemicals. Half the classroom went to help Jennifer and the other half went to help Karina. Everyone was screaming and panicking and didn’t quite know what to do. When it finally calmed down, Ms. Tabares made the class take their seats and sit quietly while she cleaned up the mess of chemicals on the floor. Since the tables are so high she did not see Kayla who was still angry about Jadyna and the other girls, sneak all the way to the back of the classroom. Disobeying the teacher’s rules, once again she grabbed the pack of matches off of the counter and walked quietly back to her seat. Under the desk she lit one match after another and then she accidentally put the flame too close to the under side of the desk and it caught fire. Slowly the flame under the desk grew higher and higher until the entire desk was burning. If Kayla was going to even use a match she should have known not to point the flame towards any objects or people. That’s when I knew my big moment was coming and it was my time in the spotlight. Suddenly I felt the strong feeling that I had to sneeze, but I wanted to hold it in for just the right moment when someone picked me up with intentions to use me.  I couldn’t take it anymore and it slipped out. I sneezed for the first time in my entire 109 years of life, and white foam sprayed everywhere, but most importantly, it covered the put of control fire. The once very scared classroom of kids knew that they were safe again as the fire receded.  Its crazy how it all turned out because I saved the day! It was clear that the students hadn’t read the lab safety contract in the very beginning of the year but I am happy that thing worked out like they did. Me, Freddy the Fire Extinguisher, the one who everyone thought was completely useless, the one who sat in the back of the classroom depressed, because I was always the one to witness but never to do. Today I did it, and ill never forget it.

 

Chem Cave Sweethearts

In the Chem Cave, there was no surprise that Flank the Flask was flirting with Bertha the Beaker.  All you could hear between the two of them was all giggles and laughs and they were always getting yelled at for always talking by the teacher, Mr. Track, who was going over the lab safety rules that day.  Bruce, who was Flank the Flask’s and Bertha the Beaker’s classmate was getting annoyed by all their chit-chatting since he was fascinated by Mr.  Track’s lecture.
“Would you two love birds keep quiet so I can hear what Mr.  Track is saying” said Bruce. Flank the Flask replies “You’re just jealous because you can’t get any girls!” Bruce just then sighs and ignores Flanks the Flask’s comment.  The bell then rings and the class is over and it is time for lunch.  As Flank the Flask and Bertha the Beaker are walking together, right in front of them, Bruce goes and trips George the Graduated Cylinder and causes George to get a chip on his face.  Bruce and his friend’s walk away thinking that their joke was hilarious.  But they don’t realize that George the Graduated Cylinder is upset and feels bullied by his boisterous classmates.  Being the good people that Flank the Flask and Bertha the Beaker are, they run to George and help him up.  George denies their help and runs away crying.  As Flank the Flask and Bertha the Beaker keep walking, Flank is trying to come up with the confidence to ask Bertha on a date.  As they were walking, Flank becomes very quiet, and Bertha is suspicious so she keeps looking at Flank dead in the eyes.  But he can’t look at her because it makes him nervous and when he gets nervous he sweats profusely.  Bertha was very worried something was wrong with Flank, so she finally stops him and asks him what’s wrong.  He finally just shouts out and says “BERTHA WILL YOU GO ON A DATE WITH ME?” She chuckles and says “Of course!” and Flank just smiles and starts dancing around in a circle. As she’s laughing she asks, “Is that what you were worried about the whole time?” Flank realizes how stupid he looks and just runs away.  The next day in the Chem Cave, Flank and Bertha see each other and Flank trying to act like a gentleman pulls out the chair for Bertha to sit in.  As Mr. Track begins to lecture the students again, Flank and Bertha start planning out their  date together.  Flank says, “So I hear there’s a swingin’ new restaurant in town, The Hot Plate”.  Bertha replies “I heard that The Hot Plate is so hard to get into and I don’t think it’s possible for us to be able to go there tonight.”  Trying to act all cool Flank replies “Don’t worry pretty lady, I’ve got the hookup.”  Bertha thought that his overly confident statement was so corny and stupid she began laughing uncontrollably.  Flank became so embarrassed that his cheeks got red and he started sweating, again.  Flank was saved by the bell.  It was time for lunch and he ran fast out of the Chem Cave and into the bathroom to fix himself up.  As Flank the Flask was walking back to see if he could see Bertha, he spotted her still laughing.  Flank then grabbed her arm and said, “Let’s just go to The Hot Plate for lunch instead of the crowded ol’ cafeteria.  Bertha started blushing and said in a shy, innocent voice, “Oh Flank, I would love to!”  So the two Chem Cave sweethearts walked over to the entrance of the restaurant.  When Flank and Bertha noticed that there was nobody in line waiting to get into the restaurant, they were so surprised.  They suddenly became suspicious.  “Why does a new, swinggin’ restaurant like this not have a crowd waiting around the entrance?”  Bertha asks.  Flank then realized it was only 12 o’clock!  “It is only lunch time, no one would think to come here for lunch”, Flank replied.  Helen the Hostess immediately seated Flank and Bertha to their table.  No one was in the restaurant.  Bertha and Flank were the only two people there.  Bertha says, “Oh my Flank, how romantic are you, renting this whole place for us.  You are a true gentleman.”  Before Flank could even respond, Bruce storms in the restaurant and pours chocolate milk all over Flank and Bertha.  “HAH ! I WAS THE ONE WHO SET YOU TWO UP TO BE IN THIS RESTAURANT ALONE SO NO ONE WOULD SEE WHAT I’VE DONE!  GOOD LUCK GETTING THOSE CHOCOLATE MILK STAINS OUT OF YOUR CLOTHES. HAHA !”  Flank then stands up and shouts, “You are a mean person Bruce, and my mom uses bleach, so HA!”  Bruce became very angry after that remark and pushed Flank over causing him to shake the table.  In result to that, both Bertha and Flank fall over onto the floor, shattering into pieces.  Roger the ring stand walks into this commotion.  “Bruce, there have been many complaints about your behavior today.  Your behavior is very inappropriate.  I am going to have to report you to Mr. Track.  Come with me now.  You’re in big trouble mister.  Don’t worry Flank and Bertha I am calling for help right now.”  In no time, Flank the Flask and Bertha the Beaker are being fixed.  “I know this date isn’t what you expected, but I’m glad we can finally put the pieces together, I know we can make this work, I know you feel the chemistry”.  And just like that, Flank the Flask and Bertha the Beaker start off their relationship with complete trust and get to start things from a fresh start.  As for Bruce, I hope he is learning a very valuable lesson.  It is a very important rule.  If you can’t handle the rules, GET OUT OF THE CHEM CAVE!

 

Catastrophic Boom!- By Ekaterina, Katherine, & Hugo.

Catastrophic Boom!

In the mist of solitude, an evil scientist turned out to be his
destiny.
Dr. Durak was a lonely, mature in age, tall, skinny, weak, long
hair bearded man living isolated from the inhabitants of Atomic
Island. In the time frame of ten years he had created an evil
plot. In a deserted shack he found refuge. In there, was where
his massive plans were to arouse.
In a Chemistry Lab, safety is the key to successfully develop
an experiment. Little did Dr. Durak know, therefore safety was
not a key to his plans.
Rules, procedures, equipment, these are some of the principles
to conducting an experiment. In his mind, nothing more than the
evil plan of taking over the world took place. Safety for Dr.
Durak was no big thing. In his chemistry lab located on the
farthest most desolated area of the island, there were only
chemicals, mixtures and their labels. He mixed substances with
a wooden stick; this is how undeveloped his lab was. Not
knowing the procedures and key terms of the proper way of
conducting an experiment, Dr. Durak ran experiments at an
extreme risk. On the other side of the island, in the little
village lived a young, annoying, curious boy that was trouble
to all the residents. Billy was his name, a twelve-year-old
with the idea of nothing more than just play. One day Billy
went "exploring". Soon enough, he found the shack in which Dr.
Durak conducted his experiments. Curious, Billy led himself
inside the shack and went to find strange chemicals and
substances with strange labels on them. Little Billy inside the
shack was touching and looking at his expense, he was lucky for
that Dr. Durak was nowhere near to say anything.

Tired, hungry, and confused little Billy head back to the
village, keeping to himself what he had seen that day. A couple
of days passed by and Billy curious got. Again "exploring"
little Billy went back to the shack later to find what its
purpose really is.
That day though, Dr. Durak was there more determined than ever
to make his plans take effect. As Billy walked in the shack Dr.
Durak looked at him and said to him, "Little kid out of my
place you go! This is not your property and you should NOT be
in here!!" Billy replied, "Sir, what is this that you have
here? Are you working on something? Can I know? I can help. I'm
a smart kid, I go to school. If you explain to me I can be very
useful." Dr. Durak said, "Go away! You're not welcome in here
and I do NOT need a little kids help. Now leave! I don't ever
want to see you near my shack again."
Billy, being hurt walked away. But not too far away. He waited
until the dawn of day when Dr. Durak left the shack. Dr. Durak
was not smart at all because he had left the lab unlocked, this
was also a mistake the mad scientist would soon regret. Taking
advantage, Billy went in, and angry he started playing with the
chemicals and substances mixing one with each other. Along with
that he changed the labels as many times as he could. Billy
left angry at the fact that Dr. Durak had been such a jerk.
Little did Billy know that his rage and actions were to be the
reasons for which his village remained safe.
Two days later, ready to take his experiment into full action,
Dr. Durak came in the shack eager to have his plan take effect.
Dr. Durak not acknowledging the rules of safety in the lab also
was not informed in the fact that fire can catch onto your
hair. Carelessly, he ignited flames onto coal that was to burn
and soon he noticed that his beard had caught the flames!
Without the right equipment in the lab, outside he ran to the
ocean to try and turn off the flames, he was able to turn off
the flames but half his beard had been burnt away. Safety
equipment is more than necessary in the lab, but because he had
such a big ego he never took time to do things the right way.
Scared and uncomforted Dr. Durak made his way back to the shack
determined to make his experiment take place.
Back in the shack, he went back to work again, doing things as
he shouldn't. Careless and restless he took the substances and
mixed away, not having to check and double-check the labels he
just mixed and mixed the substances.
Of course he did not know that Billy had came in the night
before to mess with the chemicals. Soon a slight explosion
formed, causing small fumes. Although Dr. Durak knew this was
not the effect that was to take place, he was to eager to take
over the world and he experimented away. Rushed and anxious he
kept mixing and changing chemicals! Soon enough he took a whiff
of one of the substances and in his nose came a strong smell
that caused him to choke and lose air. WARNING! This is never
to be done. A key rule of experimenting is to NEVER smell any
chemical. If something is to be smelt, you blow the air toward
you to smell! Dumb, silly Dr. Durak was not aware and was now
suffering the consequences. A couple of minutes later after the
coughing Dr. Durak kept working. Soon a catastrophic explosion
took place that devoured Dr. Durak's face. As all the other
chemicals kept spilling onto one another they all reacted
together to form a bigger explosion that shook the whole entire
island! Billy being how he is curious, then went and made his
way down to the shack only about to witness Dr. Durak as being
a completely different creature.
In the shack Dr. Durak completing his mutation, terrified,
looked in the mirror as he transformed. In his mind, thinking
and regretting the errors and complications that had occurred.
If only he had done things right and followed all of the basic
safety rules to conduct his experiments. As he was almost done
changing Billy walks in surprised and frightened at the sight.
Terrified as he was, he went up to Dr. Durak, now a monster, a
creature so obscene that was terrified to see himself in the
mirror. Billy sarcastically looked at Dr. Durak and said the
following words, "If only Dr. Durak, if ONLY you had allowed me
to help, you would not be looking like this, I offered my help
and all you did was yell, now you live the consequences and are
most likely going to be put as a show and tell in the middle of
the village." Dr. Durak looked at him and said nothing. Billy
knew what he had done, therefore causing him for the next
couple of years to study chemistry so that he would work hard
to change Dr. Durak back in his original state. In school he
learned the basics and made sure that he followed all the
rules. Now, three years later Dr. Durak and Billy are together
in a very advanced lab working an experimenting for good. Evil
Dr. Durak exists no more. Now Dr. Durak, is more careful and
intelligent than ever and is the one working side by side with
the boy who went from being little Billy to the hero.

 

“Lessons in Safety from Gregory” – Alyssa D. Julia F. Samuel S.

“Okay class, we’ve finally gotten through all of the lab safety rules” announced Ms. Gallery, “ready to blow stuff up?!” This put the class into an uproar of excitement and chattering. “I was just kidding everyone. Now find a partner and meet me at the lab tables. Don’t forget your goggles and apron!” Richard Greene was average height and a little gangly with a tendency toward doing things before thinking them through. He took off at full speed toward the cabinet of goggles to make sure he got a good pair. He was one of those teenage boys with way to much energy for his own good. When he got to the lab table with his best friend Randy they couldn’t wait to get going on the lab. They pulled on their goggles, tied on their aprons, and began lighting all of the matches they could find then throwing them into beakers of unknown chemicals to put the flames out.

“You really shouldn’t light those matches until you hear all the directions, young man.” “Oh be quiet Randy you’re such a goody-goody” said Richard to his partner. “What are you talking about? I didn’t say anything, freak” retorted Randy. Richard’s only response was to direct a dirty look toward Randy. “He can’t hear me; only you can. And by the way… you really shouldn’t have ran to the goggle cabinet like that; someone could’ve gotten hurt.” “Okay, who are you?!” screamed Richard, by now he was getting plenty of strange looks from his peers. “Oh relax, it’s me Gregory. You know… the magic goggles that you just picked up out of the cabinet.” “Oh! Okay. Well maybe with you I’ll actually pass this class.” “My biggest concern, and what should be yours, is to get you through labs without any injuries to you or your classmates,” replied Gregory.

Just then Ms. Gallery started to pass out papers with all of the needed equipment and procedures for their very first chemistry lab on it. When Richard and Randy got theirs they decided to go ahead and just start the lab at Step 4 because all of the steps before it looked boring and useless. “No No No,” Gregory exclaimed, “you need to go in order or you could miss something important.” “Fine! We wouldn’t want to miss anything important now would we?” replied Richard in a sarcastic tone. By now Richard had already explained to Randy about Gregory the magic and talking goggles. Randy had started laughing and was now playing along while secretly planning to take Richard to the clinic right after class. Now that they were starting with Step 1, Richard grabbed a match and started to strike it when there was a high-pitched shriek in his ear. “Don’t you dare light that match with your sleeves dangling in the way like that!” yelled Gregory, “and open toed shoes to top it off?” “Wow… you are going to take all of the fun out of this class aren’t you?” whined Richard. “If that’s what it takes to keep you safe, then yes” replied Gregory with a tone of authority as Richard rolled up his sleeves.

The flame was lit and they were already moving down the procedure list. But now Randy had just set a flask of some clear and fizzing chemical by Richard. Out of curiosity Richard picked up the flask and began to inhale deeply. “AHHHHH!! Put that down right now! Do you know what kind of damage that could do to you?” lectured Gregory. Unfortunately, when Gregory had screamed he scared Richard and caused him to drop the flask onto the floor. The chemical was all over the floor and the table now. As Gregory was telling Richard to tell the teacher quickly, the girl with long, blonde, flowing hair accidentally dropped her lit match into the spill. Her hair and shirt were engulfed in flames. “RICHARD!!! Go get the fire blanket!!” Richard was thankful for some excitement and was eager to become part of the action. So he grabbed the fire blanket and rapidly threw it on the girl. She was spared with only minor burns and after calling 911 she was taken to the hospital.

“She should’ve had her hair tied back…” griped Gregory. “Well for once I’m not the one that screwed up so how bout you don’t lecture me about her” Richard said extremely rudely. “Well we will see how well you can do without me…” threatened Gregory. “No No No. You can’t leave me! I’ll never get through this without you! I’m really sorry!” pleaded Richard. “Time to clean up everyone! Make sure you don’t leave any mess for the next class!” announced Ms. Gallery. “Seeing as the class is almost over, I guess I’ll help you survive the next 10 minutes” responded Gregory. “Great,” said Richard on his way to the sink to clean out his beaker. It had been a long day and thanks to all the screaming there had been, Richard’s throat was really dry. His beaker had been rinsed with water so the harmful stuff had probably already been washed down the sink. Richard reasoned out that he could just refill the beaker and take a sip with no harm done. As he brought the beaker to his lips, Gregory once again yelled. “You can’t do that!” “Why not?” questioned Richard. He had for once thought it through and figured there was nothing wrong with it. “It’ll kill you!” said Gregory definitively. “Oh” answered Richard at a loss for words.

Richard and the rest of the class had finished cleaning up so they could take off their aprons and goggles of. It was now the time that Richard had to abandon Gregory in the cabinet to be sanitized. “Thank you” Richard said shyly. “You’re very welcome. Maybe for the next lab you’ll know what to do to stay safe. Just be careful. The lab is a very dangerous place if the rules aren’t followed specifically.” “I’ll try.” Richard said trying to ease Gregory’s worries. The bell rang and Richard started to walk out of the classroom; promising himself that when the teacher announces the next lab he will briskly walk, instead of run, to the goggle cabinet and try to retrieve Gregory again just in case he needed him again.

 

The Story of Kenny and Tommy Test Tube-Sarah, Alexis, Paula and Stephania-P.3

The Story of Kenny and Tommy Test Tube He ran and ran as fast as he could, dodging through every tree in his path. He was running out of breath but that didn’t matter. He just had to run away from those boys, those bullies. When he couldn’t run any longer, he realized that he was no longer being chased. He looked around to find that he had no idea where he was. He was lost. He had run too deep into the forest, a part of the forest he had never been in before. Kenny looked at his surroundings and found that he had also no idea how to get back. He then decided to walk straight ahead hoping the forest would come to an end and a road would appear somewhere. He walked for hours on end, thinking that the wild green forest might disappear. Fear started to stitch its way into his thoughts, he began to think that he might die and be forgotten forever in the forest. But those thoughts vanished as he saw an old worn down looking house up ahead. As the house came closer into view, it seemed as if no one had lived there for years. With hope still pushing him ahead, he decided to knock on the door. The wood beneath him creaked loudly, and it felt like a scary movie. Slowly building up courage he knocked three times on the black, battered door. There was no answer. Fear started to once again creep up on him as the silence prolonged. Slowly opening the door, he walked inside. “Hello? Hello?” He shouted hoping to hear an answer. “Anybody home?” Still no answer. Scared and curious at the same time, Kenny decided to peek around the house. Walking blindly around the house something small hit his head. He grabbed the small string above his head and pulled! The room instantly lit up and Kenny found that he had discovered an abandoned chemistry lab! Amazed, he began looking at everything in sight. While looking through some cabinets he happened to find a sapphire blue liquid sitting in a test tube labeled “phosphorus”. Kenny thought it would be cool if he did a small experiment of his own. He began mixing a green unlabeled liquid with a clear blue one. It bubbled for about ten seconds and then produced a strange odor. Being inquisitive, he took a strong sniff of the odor. Kenny’s eyelids became instantly heavy and his legs began to shake. He could no longer seem to hold his own weight. His legs finally gave away and he fell unconscious. Kenny woke up to find himself lying on the floor. He felt sick to his stomach. “Hello!” A small high pitched voice shouted “Hey! I’m down here!” Kenny looked down at the small test tube talking to him. Kenny started to think that he was going crazy. “Hey! I don’t appreciate you dropping me on the floor like that! I think you cracked the side of my head!” “What happened?” questioned Kenny. “Well you broke like a gazillion lab safety rules; thats what! First of all you didn’t even ask if you could mix that nasty green stuff inside of me! Don’t you know you’re supposed to get your procedures approved by a teacher before you attempt them?” “No I didn’t realize I had to!” “Second, when working with chemicals don’t you know you’re not supposed to inhale fumes directly? You have to use your hand to wave the fumes toward your nose and inhale gently!” “Yea, I guess I didn’t know that either” “I guess not or else you wouldn’t have created that dramatic scene and what happened to reading chemical labels and following the safety precautions stated on the labels?” “I sort of forgot I guess. Hey do you know by any chance how to get out of this forest?” “Yeah but why should I tell you? For all I know you might break another rule, and throw me in the garbage!” “No, no I promise to do whatever you want me to if you tell me how to get out of this forest.” “Alright fine, but no breaking the rules, got it?” ”Got it, now what do you want me to do?” “Hmmmm… let’s see…ahh! I got it! I want you to create a secret recipe for me, which will help to heal the crack on my head that you gave me!” “Deal” “Okay, now first let me introduce myself, I am Tommy Test Tube” “Oh and I am Kenny Smith.” “Good now let’s get to work!” So Kenny helped Tommy Test Tube make the secret recipe. “First you have to clean up this big mess that you created! Remember, when doing an experiment you must always keep your area clean and uncluttered.” “Okay” Kenny said, bending down to pick up all the chemicals he dropped. “Wait!” “ What?” “You must wear protective gloves when working or even touching chemicals!” “Okay” Kenny said. “So where are these gloves?” “Hey they are not just any gloves they have a name to you know.” “Oh really?” Kenny said, chuckling to himself while trying to find the gloves. “Found them!” Kenny said, while looking through a box labeled “safety kit.” “Hello my name is George Gloves!” “Wow I must really be knocked out” Kenny said rubbing his head. “Good and while you’re there, you might as well put on Garry Goggles and Abbey Apron!” “Why? I’m a tough guy… I can handle anything!” “Yeah okay! You proved that with your last little episode. Don’t you know that some chemicals can damage your clothing, skin and eyes?” “Yeah, yeah whatever!” Throughout the experiment Tommy Test Tube instructed Kenny on how to make the healing ingredient.While they were mixing the chemicals, Tommy Test Tube always made sure to remind him not to pour water into a strong acid or base because the mixture can produce heat and splatter. “Ahhhhh! That burned!” “Oh sorry tough guy, I forgot to remind you to point the open side of the test tube away from yourself and others when heating a chemical.” “Thanks a lot! Grrrrr” Kenny stomach growled loudly. “Do you have any preserved food in this forgotten house?” “No and it does not matter because you cannot take food, drinks, chewing gum, or tobacco products into a lab!” “Uggghh, these rules are killing me!” An hour passed and they were finally done. “Good, so what do you want me to do with these left over chemicals?” “Well, DO NOT put them back in there original bottle. Put them in that covered container for proper disposal.” “Okay, now what.” “Well, you should first wash your hands with soap and hot water after each lab period to avoid contamination.” After they finished cleaning up, Kenny applied the secret ingredient to Tommy Test Tube’s head. His crack healed and it was almost a happily ever after scene; but not just yet. “Woahh!” Kenny shouted as he nearly tripped over an old, dusty box. “Careful! You should always be alert and walk with care in the lab! Geese, you sure are a lot of trouble boy!” “Sorry! Now tell me how to get home.” “Okay, just keep walking east and you’ll find a road that leads into the city. But first, you must close your eyes and count to 10” “Okay, 1, 2, 3, 4…” Before Kenny could reach 10, he felt dizzy and lost his balance. He woke up to find himself lying on the floor again as if nothing ever happened. Kenny ended up finding the road and he still remembered every lab safety rule he learned that day. “Wow. I feel lab safety smart!” Kenny said as he walked home proudly.

 

“For the Love of Chemistry”

Amanda

Sarah

Morgan

Kimberly

One magical night, Barbara, the human, was praying to the God’s to have a beautiful baby boy. Zeus, the almighty God, heard her cries and was gracious enough to wondrously zap a demigod (half human half god) into her possession. As soon as Barbara had the baby, Zeus summoned Barbara to the clouds to raise the baby, which they decide to name Jon. Barbara was so overjoyed by her new arrival that she had no time to teach him anything. She was too occupied by how cute he was and such.

Now Jon, the demigod, is 15 and he decided to go cloud jumping. Little did he know, the clouds were thin that day due to the anger of Zeus last night. During his adventure….cloud jumping adventure….Jon did not anticipate the gigantic glorious gaping gouge in the cloud. Jon accidentally fell through the cloud at 150 miles per hour towards Morsarda High School, in Adrasromkourjefrentjulizoxie, but for your mortal convenience we will call it Coral Springs, Florida. With a huge blow of wind, a couple strikes of lightning, and little bit of laughter, Jon crashed into room 1141 which was miraculously a chemistry lab.

Jon landed on a desk, gasping for air like a fish out of water. While flailing his arms around like a maniac, Jon absentmindedly released a blurry blue and green gas into the atmosphere that brought the doohickeys? Doodads? Whatchamacallits? OH…gadgets, to life. As soon as he found out he was not in a death threatening situation he came to his sense and stood up. He walked over to the tables in the back where there was an abundance of Chemistry equipment. As he scans the tables thoroughly, he finds pipettes, beakers, a fire extinguisher, a microscope, test tubes, and finally a Bunsen burner.

Jon picks up a beaker which is filled with bubbly purple acid that reminded him of chocolate milk. He puts the beaker underneath his Mt. Rushmore nose, and takes a big whiff of it. As he is doing so, Becky Beaker screams at the top of her imaginary lungs “You’re not supposed to smell chemicals directly!” Jon curiously looks around the room, wondering what that squeaky and obnoxious voice was. He brushes it off as his conscious, and starts to drink the acid anyways. While taking an immense gulp, Talia Test Tube shrieked “Its poison! Spit it out!” Jon immediately spews the acid out of his mouth like a sprinkler. “Just kidding,” stated Talia in a sweet and innocent tone, “You’re not supposed to drink the chemicals.”

Jon asks annoyingly “Why not?” Mike Microscope rudely interrupts “You ignorant child you, chemicals can seriously harm your body. You should never drink them.” Jon says in a snotty way “HAH! I’m a demigod! Nothing can harm me!” As he raises his arms in the air to show his power, the beaker slips out of his hand and shatters into three pieces. Jon goes to pick up the pieces when suddenly Piper Pipette screams in terror “You killed Becky Beaker!” Talia Test Tube adds “You murderer!” as she hides her face behind her imaginary hands in sorrow, crying hysterically. Mike Microscope bluntly announces “Ladies! Calm down!” he wobbles around to turn to Jon “You know Jon; if you break glass you’re not supposed to pick it up. You’re supposed to notify your teacher right away. DUH!” Jon says knowingly “There is no teacher in here!” Mike Microspore responds with “Well if there was!” and he turns away in disgust.

Jon walks over to the other table where Talia Test Tube is hovering over Benny Bunsen Burner in a test tube clamp. Jon starts the gas, and lights the fire of the Bunsen burner. Jon reaches over the flame to grab the stunning Piper Pipette when unexpectedly Jon’s My Chemical Romance jacket catches on fire. In panic, he drops Piper Pipette, not breaking her, and starts to run around in circles like a dog chasing its tail. He starts knocking items over and destroying the room like a tornado. Instantly thinking, Piper Pipette cries “Frank quick! Put out the fire!” Fraunk Fire Extinguisher answers with a French accent “I will not answer until you pronounce my name correctly. It’s FRAUNK. Say it with me now, Fra-unk.” Mike Microscope interrupts “You nitwit! Just put the fire out before he kills us all!” Fraunk Fire Extinguisher answers in his French accent “You’re the nitwit. You can’t use a Fire Extinguisher on a person. Your suppose to use a fire blanket”

Out of the blue, Freddy Fire Blanket swooshes out of his red tin box and starts to fly around the room like a superhero. Mike Microscope criticized “You’re not in Aladdin you moron. Just put out the fire already!” Annoyed, Freddy Fire Blanket tightly wraps himself around Jon’s arm and screams in a suggestive tone “Stop! Drop! And Roll!” Jon falls right away to the ground and starts to roll on the floor like a cat with an itch on its back. In less than an hour, Jon eventually stopped rolling.

Jon starts to stand up slowly, looking at the colossal mess he created. Everyone shouts in an aggravated tone “Look what you have done to our home!” Piper Pipette squeals “You’re a monster!” Mike Microscope says harshly “You’re such a bonehead” Fraunk adds in his French accent “Why don’t you just get out of here already. You caused enough trouble for a century” Jon gets offended and leaves the room while doing the Soulja Boy Dance.

While Jon is walking down the hall he hears a light tapping noise behind him. He turns around and sees Piper Pipette. He asks curiously “What are you doing here?” Piper answers “I just wanted to make sure you learned your lesson today. Lab safety is important and you should follow the rules”. Jon nods and speaks sincerely “I learned my lesson Piper Pipette” Jon thinks for a moment and then speaks

while Piper Pipette starts walking away “Piper?” he asks shyly. Piper Pipette turns around. “Yes Jon?” Jon kneels on one knee and purposes. “Piper Pipette will you marry me..?” Piper Pipette’s eyes widen in excitement and screeches “Yes Jon! Oh yes!”

Jon and Piper Pipette then return to the clouds and approach Zeus. Jon asks Zeus “Father, can you make Piper Pipette and I mortal? We’re in love and we want to live on earth and start a life together.” Zeus looks at Jon with an expression on his face that gives off the feeling he’s about to release his wrath. Fearful, Jon stands anxiously waiting to hear the answer. Zeus stand up straight and tall, raises his arm and….stretches while yawning. “I guess my son. Whatever makes you happy” Jon and Piper Pipette hug each other with smiles of joy and enthusiasm.

Instantaneously, Piper Pipette and Jon become human. A few years later, Zeus checks up on them to see how they are doing. He finds that Jon is a chemist and Piper Pipette is a high school chemistry teacher with the alias of Mrs. Tabares. Beyond the shadows of doubt, Piper Pipette and Jon lived happily ever after as the smart scientists they are. With a huge blow of wind, a couple strikes of lighting and a little bit of laughter our story ends here.

 

The Floor is Lava by Bidjeny

The shattered glass of a beaker scattered among the broken remnants of now useless school supplies, the nauseating stench of burning human flesh in the air, the shrill, irritating screeches of a girl in danger, the icy sting of the fire extinguisher’s foam, a long forgotten test tube on the counter top, upturned lab tables and chairs. If only she had tied up her hair before turning on that Bunsen burner; if only the students had remembered the location of the fire blanket. If they had only listened… They had a choice, all of them. They could have read the rules, listened like decent students. Instead they texted on their phones, turned a blind eye, and flat out ignored the only hope for order. Don’t tell me they didn’t have a choice. Now the whole school stands on the brink, staring down on yesterday’s chaos… And all of a sudden, nobody can think of anything to say.
Fifth hour. 12:04. The worst day of my existence. The students had just come back from lunch. They shoved their way into the room, already starting to make a mess. They do not care for this classroom; they do not feel as I do. But I see them; I see everything that goes on in this classroom. I see the boy who’s listening to his ipod, the group of girls gossiping about the night before, the three stragglers who sneak in just after the bell rings, the kid with his hood up and head down. I know their secrets. I know why they are here. They do not care about learning, the classroom, anything. They just want to make a mess of everything. It’s anarchy. And I hate it.
It’s lab day and the teacher is trying to instruct. “Read the lab before you start,” she says, but they never listen. I hear the voices getting louder, and her, straining her voice so she can be heard, a grimace on her face. The students do not listen. They hardly notice.They can not see the future; if only they had known then.
The teacher finally gives up and dismisses them. Like wild beasts they scramble into groups, scratching their desks along my surface. I see every flaw. She did not put up her hair. He is wearing a long sleeved shirt. She is slipping a bottle of chemicals in her bag. The list goes on. No respect for rules, no respect for the classroom, no respect for themselves..
She did not seem to stand out then, the girl with the loose hair. She walked along the back of the classroom, setting herself up in front of the bunsen burner, just like the rest of them. It was clear that they did not read the lab instructions. When have they ever?
I continued looking around the classroom, noting every movement. I could see everything. And then it happened. I was blind. That light, it was so bright. But the girl, that dumb girl who didn’t tie up her hair; She was on fire. Her head was in flames and I could hear her screams, the pain in her voice. And for once, I felt even with the class. For once, they had to suffer for what they had done and the rules they had broken. I was not the only one who had to bear the consequence.
But those children did not remember the rules, even then; the room was in chaos and the fire blanket stood folded near the wall, forgotten. That’s when I felt the searing pain. The foolish girl had fallen to her knees, and the fire was everywhere. I could feel it burning through my fresh wax. More pain, more disaster; confusion. I was numb.
I saw someone grab for the fire extinguisher. All of a sudden, white foam consumed me. It was everywhere. The students were running from the room, and new people began to fill it. People in suits, a stretcher, medics. I could feel their feet pound on my burnt back, smell their fear. Someone bent down and squeezed her wrist. From the solemn look in his eyes and the hopeless nod he gave the others, I could tell it was over. She was dead.
A new teacher, new students, a new year. The students are gone, but I don‘t forget. The shattered glass of a beaker scattered among the broken remnants of now useless school supplies, the nauseating stench of burning human flesh in the air, the shrill, irritating screeches of a girl in danger, the icy sting of the fire extinguisher’s foam, a long forgotten test tube on the counter top, upturned lab tables and chairs. I can feel it now, see it.
But I cannot prevent it from happening again. The students file into the room once again. They are the same; only the faces have changed. The teacher talks; they do not listen. I see them getting the bunsen burner, and a see the girl with loose hair.
Suddenly I find myself screaming. They cannot hear me, I cannot hear anything. The world is hell and I want them to know. They do not remember her, they did not see what happened. They are vermin; they never learn. I can see the flames. The girl’s head is on fire! Can they not see her; can they not here her screams? Am I the only sane one in this room?
The fire is gone, the room is calm. I notice a girl sitting in the back of the room, staring into nothingness. The fire awaits her, and only I know her fate. I need to be heard, the rules need to be followed. For once, all I see is her. I do not see the teachers, the classroom, the students. Just her, and the tragedy that awaits her. Suddenly I’m searching for my voice. But It’s gone. I want them to know, to hear. And then I find it; it grows from a small whimper to a loud grumble; I look up and I say, “No. Not again.” And for once, there is silence.

 

The Cool Guy by Chris, Paul, and Alex

Chris
Paul
Alex

The Cool Guy

There once was a boy who was the coolest out of all the students in the school. He was always ready to party, or to hang with his friends but he was never ready for exams. On one fateful day, Philip’s chemistry teacher tells everyone to clear their desks for their final lab exam. Like on every other exam day Philip responded with shock, “ Aw man I am so not ready for this exam!” Philip groaned. To add to the disappointment this exam just so happened to be mostly on lab safety, which Philip knew the least about. Then, out of nowhere, a puff of smoke appeared over his left shoulder. The puffy cloud of smoke caused Philip to sneeze on the little figure that just appeared. When the smoke cleared completely, Philip could clearly see the small human-like figure standing on his shoulder. “What in the name of all that is cool in the world are you?” gasped Phil. “ Watcha mean what am I fool, I’m Eva Gurl!” replied Eva. “ Oh you’re one of those two angels that represent good and evil that stand on people’s shoulders and give them advice, right?” asked Phil. “Ummmm, yeah something like that but whatever. Just tell me what’s goin’ here boy, I got things to do!” said Eva. “ Okay Eva Gurl, well I have this exam that I totally forgot to study for, and I need to ace this exam to pass this class! Hey Eva, isn’t there supposed to be another angel on my right shoulder?” “ Naw man, don’t worry about him he’s probably still sleeping anyway. But you need to hurry up, and besides I’m the one who gives better advice anyway.” Said Eva. “Oh, well in that case…” Phil started, but before he could finish there was a boom over his right shoulder followed by a puff of smoke, which again knocked Phil to the floor. When Phil regained consciousness, he asked, “Now are we done knocking me down with these entrances or is everyone finally here, because I’m about to fail here!” “ Dang, I thought I lost him.” Eva whispered to herself. The newcomer finally said, “ Eva Gurl, did you forget that we had to go to the hospital and help that poor soul because of the bad advice that you gave him.” “ Just leave me alone Neo!” Eva retorted. “ Hey, sorry for knocking you down Phil” said Neo, “ I put a little more juice into that one because I was rushing from the hospital, and I had to go to Eva Gurl’s favorite corner store to get our 20 gallons of goat milk.” “ Whoa, you guys drink 20 gallons of goat milk. Well considering what’s been happening, I’m not even surprised,” replied Phil. “ Well let me wrap this up, just cheat off of someone. That’s how I always got by, seriously one of my favorite sayings is “When in doubt, look about”, so just do that so we can go” Eva said. “No!”, Neo yelled, “ You must never cheat Phil, here let me help you….” After Neo said this he waved his hand in a big circle, and suddenly the class was empty except for Philip and Neo. “ Great help Neo” Phil said “ Look down at your desk man!” Neo retorted. Philip’s desk had all of the lab equipment that was mentioned in the test. Philip just stared at them for a second, then looked at Neo, and then back at the equipment. “ Wait for it” Neo said. A few seconds later, the apron started talking! “ When working on a lab where something could be spilled onto you, you should use me. Next the goggles chimed in “ You should always use me when doing a lab”, and next the Bunsen burner “ You should always put your hair up when you’re around me man because I can burn it all really quick. Also, be extra careful because not only can I burn hair, I can burn skin!” Of course the ever-talkative test tube had to but in, “ When your heating me, point me away so that I’m not right in your face because that’s dangerous. Then Neo told him “ Remember to never distract someone who is working with a machine, and that fighting and horse playing is never allowed”. “ Wow thanks Neo, you really helped out you cool angel you!” “ Okay okay, now wake up already, because it’s time to get ready for school man.” Philip awoke then to a dark room with drool dripping down onto his chemistry textbook. He then realized that he had fallen asleep from studying all night. When Philip got done with his exam he realized that he knew all the answers. Eva Gurl and Neo really helped out last night in his dream. Actually all that day he was cntemplating whether it was a dream or not. Also whether or not he should share his little encounter. He wondered about this weird dream (if that’s what it is), so much because it had been a weird day for him. It seemed that there was someone new at his school that could be cooler than him. His name was Chris Johnson, but this was not the weirdest thing. It was when he was taking his chemistry exam, when he could’ve sworn that he heard Eva Gurl’s voice telling him to cheat, and Neo’s voice telling Eva Gurl to shut up. He even could have sworn that he heard Eva Gurl’s voice using the word chubchub in a taunting way when Phil was looking around for the source of the sound. So our Philip had a little meeting with Neo and Eva Gurl, AKA, the dynamic duo, AKA, the gruesome twosome. Sometimes those two can do some good, excluding the people they’ve put in the hospital, or worse, with their little rivalry. But the coolness of Philip, AKA, Phil, AKA, the cool guy allowed him to understand the point and use the knowledge to help him ace his exam. So in the end, the cool guy prevailed.