• Question: What is your favourite substance ?

    Asked by swi7chgb to Chris, Eva, Michael, Paddy, Philip on 13 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Chris Jordan

      Chris Jordan answered on 10 Jun 2011:

      I’m a bit partial to gold, but my Grandpa was a jeweller, so that may be why

    • Photo: Philip Denniff

      Philip Denniff answered on 11 Jun 2011:

      Thats difficult. It has to be the compound that gives ginger its hot taste, gingerol. I studied it for 3 years at university

    • Photo: Michael Wharmby

      Michael Wharmby answered on 11 Jun 2011:

      Creme Eggs! Though they’re a bit seasonal.

      In the lab, I recently made something which should only be described as purest-purple. So that’s another favourite at the minute (though a bit less edible).

    • Photo: Paddy Brock

      Paddy Brock answered on 12 Jun 2011:

      For a biologist, nothing beats chlorophyll! Photosynthesising organisms on land and in the sea affect and control the world’s climate and major ecosystems. Since most of the world’s surface is covered in water rather than land, the majority of photsynthesis is done in the sea. Have a look at this link: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=4097

    • Photo: Eva Bachmair

      Eva Bachmair answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      Chocolate, what else?!

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