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What's the deal with Osmosis? Anonymous Mon Apr 6 06:59:17 2015 No.7176509 [Reply] [Original]

A while back, I was talking with my uncle about what I was "learning" in High School Biology. This man is quite literally a rocket scientist (he designs timers and detonators for missiles, if I recall correctly), has studied physics/related fields extensively, etc. He was quite adamant that Osmosis has been "debunked" to the point that he was legitimately upset that I was being taught this at school.

I went on to learn more about osmosis in a Gen Ed bio class in college.

Anybody know why biologists and physicists can't seem to agree on osmosis?

Pic kinda related.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 6 07:04:34 2015 No.7176514 >>7176509 Osmosis exists, your misunderstood your uncle or he's a retard

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 6 07:05:10 2015 No.7176515 How can you disprove an observable fact?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 6 07:05:35 2015 No.7176517 >>7176509 Osmosis exists, we even use an Osmometer at my job.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 6 07:50:04 2015 No.7176592 >>7176514 (OP) Both are entirely possible.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 6 08:01:38 2015 No.7176621 >>7176509 What is the debunking about? All you need is a semi-penetrable membrane and a little thermodynamics.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 6 10:30:16 2015 No.7176796 your uncle doesn't know what he's talking about >asking a physicist about chemistry you fucked up

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 6 10:34:55 2015 No.7176800 >>7176509 Oh it's this thread again. b8/100

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 6 11:02:12 2015 No.7176820 Well osmosis jones exists so ex post facto osmosis does too

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 6 13:05:11 2015 No.7176981 >>7176509 >Anybody know why biologists and physicists can't seem to agree on osmosis? They don't.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 7 02:02:12 2015 No.7178215 File: 273 KB, 368x447, 1423955446178.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7176509 >osmosis doesn't exist Your uncle was >letrolling you hard

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 7 02:16:14 2015 No.7178232 File: 477 KB, 400x200, as-if.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7176796 >osmosis >chemistry as if, L0L

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 7 02:36:19 2015 No.7178257 File: 33 KB, 330x550, jaden-smith-bio.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] How can osmosis exist if our eyes don't exist?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 7 04:58:34 2015 No.7178391 >>7176509 I don't know what kind of osmosis they have in physics but in biology it's very real and happens all the time.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 7 05:17:42 2015 No.7178402 Osmosis is just glorified diffusion you cockmongler.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 7 05:49:25 2015 No.7178418 >>7178402 diffusion is just glorified movement

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