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Sketch Chemistry is Here

A new collaboration between ChemScrapes and Chemical and Engineering News. Click on the image to check it out!...

Please Explain - Bedtime Blues

This one is simply an exercise in layers of irony. The age-old scenario of "Not tonight dear, I have a headache" played out by ibuprofen...

Please Explain - Augmentined Reality

With Pokemon GO creating a wave of outdoor activity as folks immerse themselves in augmented reality, I pondered if there was potentially...

Please Explain!

Here is another one of those cartoons that requires some explanation. The two molecules in this cartoon are Sildenafil (right - more...

I didn't do it!

A long time ago, in an attempt to see if any of the ChemScrapes cartoons are getting hits, I just googled "chemistry cartoons" under...

Please Explain

Obviously a lot of what goes on ChemScrapes is for a limited audience. Below is a cartoon that was drawn for universal appeal..."Not...

Genetic Disorder - Failed Abuse

I have tried many things to promote ChemScrapes over the years. In the days before I knew what a hashtag was, I used to try to interact...

Ruganisms

This is a fairly topical post after the All Blacks' impressive win last night to secure back-to-back world cup titles. When I was...

Before there was ChemScrapes

In the days before ChemScrapes, an ACS publication called Chemical Innovation published some early cartoons. Archives of Chemical...