chemistry=puzzles

[jedusor]

I had an epiphany in biology today: molecular structure is just a bunch of little games of Hashiwokakero.

This is easy.

Comments

[kaberett.livejournal.com]

Well. Ish.

It can get a lot more complicated that that, but I suppose as an understanding it will do for icky biological foo. :p

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

Hee! Be sure to point this out to your TA; s/he will surely get a grin out of it!

[bookishfellow.livejournal.com]

And conversely, having never seen that puzzle type before, I figured it out just from your comment that molecular structure is just like it. Heh.

[devjoe.livejournal.com]

That's about right! Now you understand valences and how not to cross the streams. Er, bonds. Well, that part doesn't match Hashiwokakero quite as well, so just stick to the valences. :-)

[dacrons-lair.livejournal.com]

A wonderful game. I, however, wish the clock would stop automatically once the puzzle is solved, instead of having to press a button to stop the clock. It could be right, but you wouldn't know.

Meh. And yes, I do see a bit of semblance between molecular structures and Hashiwokakero. Nifty find.

-M