When Chemists Attack

Rev. BigDumbChimp points out a little trivia about Friday the 13th:

There is an estimated $800 to $900 million lost on Friday the 13th due to people not flying, not going to work and not doing business as they normally do.

I’m sitting in class right now, watching my freshman chemistry students take their fourth exam.  Most of them are here today, so I suppose Friday the 13th hasn’t taken a huge toll on the test.

It simply hadn’t occurred to me that people might want to skip out on the test because it was Friday the 13th.  Friday itself is reason enough for some students to skip class!

But if any of my students are reading this … I wouldn’t advise skipping the Friday tests – whether or not it’s Friday the 13th.  The final exam will count in the place of the missed test, and taking that risk just to get yourself a long weekend is a lot like inviting this guy over for a hockey game.