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Science Memes @mander.xyz fossilesque @mander.xyz 1 mo. ago

Fatty acids

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I didn't sit through any of those and I don't get the joke. Do I upvote anyway, trusting that it's funny? Or just based on the conversation below? Such a dilemma...
- its 2024. nobody cares about facts anymore...
  
  I care.
  
  I care deeply.
  
  So deep...so deep...put her butt to sleep.
- If you care about who is factually correct, then it's person 2 and 4:
  
  Palmitic acid (hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature) is a fatty acid with a 16-carbon chain. It is the most common saturated fatty acid found in animals, plants and microorganisms.
  
  (Although person 3 is correct in that it is a carboxylic acid. It doesn't exclude the other terms though.)
- When you realise to late, that it was a question
  
  O oh

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