Capsaicin-molecule necklace

Posted by Cory Doctorow, March 11, 2008 1:07 PM | permalink

Etsy seller Molecularmuse makes jewelry shaped like exciting molecules, including this necklace in the shape of my all-time favorite compound, capsaicin. Link (via Craft)

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#1 posted by sredmore , March 11, 2008 1:35 PM

I have a dopamine version that I wear - I got it from a donation to erowid (www.erowid.org) - a great resource on psychoactive substances and their subjective effects.

I wear this as dopamine is the neurotransmitter I've struggled with and finally have (pretty much) in balance. (With an assist from fantastic health care professionals. :) )

I touch it when I feel down or anxious and remind myself that this too shall pass.

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#2 posted by Jeff , March 11, 2008 2:10 PM

It's not a compound; it is, as the bit states: a molecule. It could also be called a "substance." Like your curry hot, eh?

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#3 posted by tweaked

, March 11, 2008 2:24 PM

mmmm, capsaicin. nom nom nom!

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#4 posted by Tenn , March 11, 2008 2:37 PM

@2 Jeff;

A compound is a molecule and a molecule is a compound. The combination of two or more elements forms a compound. If I remember correctly, even 02 is a compound. But anything organic is definitely more than one element, so either way, capsaicin is a molecule. And a compound.

I want one of these necklaces! Maybe with cut glass for the various elements.

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#5 posted by ill lich , March 11, 2008 3:08 PM

"That's hot!" -- Paris Hilton (actress, model, Nobel Prize winner)

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#6 posted by Jamie Sue

, March 11, 2008 3:08 PM

That is the sexiest thing ever!

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#7 posted by Apashiol , March 11, 2008 3:16 PM

@#4
All compounds are molecules but not all molecules are compounds. A compound is a molecule composed of at least two elements. Therefore O2 is not a compound but it is molecular oxygen.

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#8 posted by magdelane , March 11, 2008 4:31 PM

I have been in love with her work since I saw her on Etsy last fall. I hope that if you are considering buying from her that you do. She is a true original.

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#9 posted by Des , March 11, 2008 5:41 PM

Dopamine is also released by love and novelty.

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#10 posted by ravenhanna , March 11, 2008 7:58 PM

Thank you so much for featuring my jewelry! I'm having trouble keeping up with the demand through my Etsy store. Feel free to visit my other website: http://www.madewithmolecules.com which has even more molecule-inspired goodies!

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#11 posted by strider_mt2k

, March 12, 2008 5:17 AM

I think I'd like one in Ibuprofen please...

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#12 posted by Jeff , March 12, 2008 5:52 AM

I stand corrected. Different elements combined can form a compound. My education did not fail me, my brain did.

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#13 posted by Tenn , March 12, 2008 9:04 PM

@12 Jeff

No kidding. I had a brain hernia trying to remember if a compound meant a molecule or not. Definitions like that stopped mattering once my chemistry teacher started to expect me to calculate the decay of a substance based on experimental data of certain elements. Of course we have to figure out the substance, too. Simple definitions don't mean much, I'm just a correction-nazi.