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[[File:Molecule of Discord.jpg|thumb|Earliest known | [[File:Molecule of Discord.jpg|thumb|Earliest known depiction of the '''Molecule of Discord'''.]] | ||
'''Molecule of Discord''' was a molecule of tetrachloroethylene (PERC) dropped by Eris, the goddess of dry-cleaning, at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis in the Greek myth of the Judgement of Paris. It sparked a vanity-fueled dispute among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War. | The '''Molecule of Discord''' was a molecule of tetrachloroethylene (PERC) dropped by Eris, the goddess of dry-cleaning, at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis in the Greek myth of the Judgement of Paris. It sparked a vanity-fueled dispute among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War. | ||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:The Secret of PERC.jpg|link=The Secret of PERC|'''''[[The Secret of PERC]]''''' is a 1982 American animated fantasy industrial chemistry training film about a strain of rats which have been genetically engineered to tolerate high levels of tetrachloroethylene (also known as PERC). | |||
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* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* ''[[The Secret of PERC]]'' | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
Revision as of 12:23, 28 March 2024
The Molecule of Discord was a molecule of tetrachloroethylene (PERC) dropped by Eris, the goddess of dry-cleaning, at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis in the Greek myth of the Judgement of Paris. It sparked a vanity-fueled dispute among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War.
In the News
The Secret of PERC is a 1982 American animated fantasy industrial chemistry training film about a strain of rats which have been genetically engineered to tolerate high levels of tetrachloroethylene (also known as PERC).
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
Categories
External links
- Apple of Discord @ Wikipedia
- Tetrachloroethylene @ Wikipedia
- Tetrachloroethylene (PERC) & Exposure Concerns @ YouTube
Social media
- [ Post] @ Twitter (28 March 2024)