Last weekend I ran a 50 mile ultramarathon. It took me just over 9 hours to complete. Leading up to the race, I switched my training from competitive CrossFit to more endurance, long run training sessions. During this time, I lost 15lb over 4 months, most of which was muscle (my pants and shirts are…
Category: Chemistry
Peeling boiled eggs! How to do it the easy way.
Continuing from the recent post about refrigerating eggs in the U.S. versus Mexico, I wanted to briefly share my non-scientific protocol on how to make the perfect boiled egg! Specifically, how to make sure the eggshell is easy to peel! How may times have you tried to peel and egg and its absolutely terrible? The…
Some chemistry on water and ice.
October 9th, 2019 Water is considered the most important resource on planet Earth. It’s vital to existence. We all know the basic facts: It covers 71% of the globe, the human body is made up of 60%, etc. etc. Let’s look at one aspect of water that we may not know, and some situations that…