reyonthehill

This is something I have been playing around with for some time now. In place of referring to pH when noting a substance's acidity (a measure of the hydrogen), make note of the substance's ratio of hydroxide, or pOH. The equation is elementary, and they both reveal the same meaning; same difference. pH + pOH = 14. There you go.

My first example when I brainstormed this two-and-a-half years ago was the pool man. When the professional let you know the health of your pool -- "Sir, I measured a pH of 6, within the safe range for swimming; everything is fine, nothing to see here" -- he would instead say, "Ma'am, your pool has a 'pooh' of 8." For some reason, that made me laugh, and almost cry. It doesn't anymore, and I really don't wonder why.