Did Breaking Bad inspire many young people to become chemistry students?
It’s pretty amazing seeing all the tricks Walt could do
In the case of my step-son, yes - he’s in 2nd year Chem Eng right now.
Best click-bait misdirect I’ve seen in a while 
Yes I bet it did!
Congrats, it’s a tough course
It inspired my friend to become a method actor.
LOL at that last post 
I’m just glad they didn’t abandon human decency and
start wearing tighty-whities.
It inspired me to start cooking
breakfast every morning.
My friend is a high school chemistry teach but I can never get him to watch BB. So I never get to make any meth cooking jokes with him.
It made me realize that drugs are
bad, mmkay?
I’m so glad I started this thread… keep 'em coming
Are you saying that you’re now trafficking
bacon?
Hey, it has inspired me to become a criminal
[SPOILER]lawyer.
(No, not a *criminal *lawyer.)[/SPOILER]
The show really made me appreciate meth
odical, meticulous plans
It reminded me that
[spoiler]First of all, NO ONE who uses speed EVER calls it “meth.”
The resulting effect is as if people who did not drink coffee decided to refer to it as “splornk,” and went around calling you a “splornk-drinker” all day.
In the underworld, if somebody asks if you know where to get some “meth,” you know they’re a cop.
Second, and more importantly, “meth” is a short form of “methamphetamine.” There ARE NO methamphetamines available anywhere! In order to make methamphetamines, you need to have certain precursors (like P2P or ephedrine) which are now virtually impossible to obtain. Anyone procuring an amount of these precursors sufficient to actually produce a batch of methamphetamine is certainly not going to distribute it to the general public.
THERE ARE NO “METH” USERS! THERE IS FUNCTIONALLY NO SUCH THING AS A “METH” USER!
(unless they have a prescription for it – and then, we don’t call them “users” – we call them “patients.”)
Anyone purchasing what passes for speed these days is getting “bath salts:” a substance so nasty, so adulterated with God-knows-what, so unpleasantly far removed from anything like a genuine methamphetamine, that it has caused actual (formerly) meth users to give up in despair.
Or so I am told.
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Pssst! Want some drugs?
I’m about to go down to the pharmacy
The actress who played Walt’s wife made me want to traffic some bacon.
By all means, encourage him to find an internship or co-op position! They’re extremely useful for sorting out what kinds of ChemE work you want to do, and nowadays vital to have on an entry-level resume.
… um, internship or co-op not involved in illegal drug business, obviously.