Fake chemicals

OK, so here's a really simple yet addictive game you can play in Wikipedia. I'm going to call it "Fake Chemicals".

1. Go to the Wikipedia website.
2. Think of a possible name for a chemical. Maybe you've heard generic names for drugs on TV ads, or the chemical name of some popular recreational substances, or industrial cleaners, stuff you put in your hair, etc.
3. Type it into the search box.
4. If there is no Wikipedia entry for the chemical, give yourself 2 points and write it down somewhere (I use a Notepad window).
5. If there is a Wikipedia entry for the chemical, give yourself 0.5 point.
6. Stop doing it when you're tired of it, or if you're not bored anymore.

My list of fake chemicals? I scored 28 points!

• Cycloparaben
• Isoquinone
• Pentathone
• Hydroxycalbutenal
• Dimethizone
• Lamic acid
• Hydrokeratinol
• Pentaphthalate
• Stereoxanthylline
• Metrocyanibinol
• Polymethylacridase
• Propanodione
• Multidecanine
• Hydroproxin sulfate

As an option, try scoring your chemical names Scrabble-style, by adding up the Scrabble values of the letters in the chemical. That means q's and x's and the like would score very high.

What can you do with your list of words? Nothing, really... but if you're a science fiction writer (or know someone who is) this list may come in handy someday. ^_^ Oh, and advance apologies to any Biology or Chemistry majors whose sensitivities are offended by this kind of nomenclature-wrangling. ^_^ It's all in fun, I promise. And tell them the Math Wizard thought you'd have a laugh for it.

I watched my old school's rendition of The Little Mermaid tonight. It was great, as their productions always have been. The parents section went wild when my sister's class appeared on stage; hey, my sister and her friends were celebrities in their own right. ^_^

Thanks for reading.

Song in my head: Regine Velasquez' version of "Harana".

P.S. OK, found one more... Phosphydactilone. This is addictive... ^_^