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Pretty funny for all the Scotts...

I'm learning how to solder and put copper pipes together. It is not nearly as exciting as welding. I want to weld but I have to use this little torch and with these little pipes. I feel like Super Mario..I'm not surprised why he left to go save the princess. Actually, I was never allowed to be Mario, my sister got to be him and I was stuck being Luigi.
That jar in the photo is flux (acid) I got it on my finger today, right by my nail where you get those little cuts. It will burn until you wash it off. I used the Gatorade I had left in the car and it seemed to work.  The morning in the classroom was actually my favorite part of the day. We were learning about atoms and compounds, stuff you learn on day one in any science class, it was nice to know all the answers...I didn't spend a number of summers in summer school for nothing. I better know what a compound is.  Thankfully I have an iphone and can express how cool I am by using my Periodic table app as a reference if needed. Did you know there are 118 elements at the present time? If you did its probably because you looked at the chart at the side.  If you only used your phone, click at the bottom of the blog where it says 'view web version' or something close to that.
That square you see in the photo of copper pipe, I made it and didn't have any leaks. So if you ever need a copper square made, you know who to call. Can I fix your toilet? No not yet, just the square. I can sweat the joints out but don't know when or why I would be doing so.
They have these little fake bathrooms set up for us to work it, but the tank is IN the wall. Think of how much space is saved, amazing.
It turns out that years of working with different canvas size and the time I spent working in a glass shop has made me an expert at estimating how many more or less inches are needed. This has come in handy cutting pipe just the right length or somehow keeping my welding rod 1/8 of an inch above the surface.  Tomorrow is B- tank review and more science.