From: sigmannsb**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu Subject: Small Chemical Explosion at UNC Date: November 28, 2007 12:43:43 PM EST Has anyone heard what chemicals caused the incident at UNC - Chapel Hill yesterday? Sammye http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/797744.html (story below) -- *************************************************************************************** The Washington Post's Style Invitational asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. Samuella B. Sigmann, NRCC-CHO Lecturer/Safety Committee Chair A. R. Smith Department of Chemistry Appalachian State University 525 Rivers Street Boone, NC 28608 Phone: 828 262 2755 Fax: 828 262 6558 Email: sigmannsb**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu Triangle Briefs: Published: Nov 28, 2007 12:30 AM Small chemical blast injures two students From Staff Reports CHAPEL HILL - Two students were taken to UNC Hospitals with minor injuries Tuesday afternoon after "a small explosion" in a UNC-Chapel Hill laboratory. The students were discarding two chemicals in Kenan Labs when the explosion occurred at 3:53 p.m., said university spokeswoman Lisa Katz. One student had a cut above the right eye. The other had no visible injuries, she said. Katz did not know what chemicals were being discarded but said the explosion was contained and the building was evacuated.
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