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Hey, you know those weird shapes that electron clouds take? The ones that you maybe never had explained to you in chemistry class?
Turns out they're just... wobbly spheres? They're "spherical harmonics" by analogy with standing waves in a string.
Kinda mad they never told us this in college chemistry! I would have had zero use for this information but at least now it makes *any* kind of sense.
While disassembling my toothbrush, I came across an oddity. What are these little gray cylinders?
They're held loosely captive in a pocket of the plastic, not touching any other component. They're lightweight, rigid, non-magnetic, and maybe composed of something granular.
What the heck?
[EDIT: See rest of thread for possible answer!]
