Table Salt turned Awesome

An international group of scientists found a way to turn ordinary table salt into what are called "forbidden compounds". They gave them this name because under the laws of chemistry, it is not possible to create them. The way the research team accomplished this was by applying high amounts of pressure to the compounds. These compounds are also thought to be able to be found in the cores of early planets and even at the cores of planets today. Unfortunately, once pressure returns to normal the compounds revert back to normal.

 

 

The main thing that this really connects with is that it proves the saying anything is possible. In school and in the workplace everyone is always wanting people to strive to be creative and to go beyond what is possible. In school teachers always say, "Never rest till your good is you better and your better is your best". This experiment proves that nothing is set in stone if you push yourself to discover something new.

I honestly think this will have a huge impact on the world, and I fully support this article.  I think scientist will use this knowledge and eventually find ways to stabilize the compounds, and they may replace some of the things we use today. For example, Na3Cl( one of the compounds they made) is actually a metal that conducts electricity. For all we know we may have the wiring in our homes replaced with this stuff.

The author of this passage takes a pretty neutral standpoint. This effects the text by making it sounds more like a scientific report rather than an article in a magazine. One example of negative words can be found when Kracht states, "In addition to NaCl3, the team has predicted other new "crazy" compounds, such as NaCl7, Na3Cl2, Na2Cl, and Na3Cl". Nothing in this passage really radiates negativity or positivity. Another example is when Kracht states,"Their research opens up the way to successfully create and stabilize a huge number of compounds previously considered to be forbidden." In both of these examples(and pretty much the whole article), Kratcht just states facts regarding the research and says how It is going to further us.

 

Get ready to update those chemistry textbooks guys.

 MLA citations
Kracht, David. "salt or sugar ...". Flickr. Yahoo, 30 Nov. 2013. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.
             <http://www.flickr.com/photos/57761648@N02/11193610766>
Sandhana, Lakshmi. "Scientists turn table salt into forbidden compounds that violate textbook rules".
            gizmag. Gizmag, 20 Jan. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.
            <http://www.gizmag.com/scientists-create-forbidden-compounds-table-salt/30520/>