A disclaimer, a story, and an introduction.

Disclaimer: I am not a cultist.

##Story##

Sulfur, the alchemy symbol for which you will see above, has a beautiful (albeit confusing) history that spans nearly the entirety of humankind.

Stay with me, historical references always have purpose.
Plus, it's just a cool story. :)

Sanskrit is a language that places its origin at around the 2nd millennium BCE, and is potentially the first language to ever become widely known. It predates Latin by over a millennia, but Sanskrit's use as a language is very comparable: the scholars and wealthy spoke Sanskrit when they wanted to flaunt their affluence in gold-adorned parties over much-too-expensive beverages or keep records that needed to be read by people across multiple cultures. [1]

The name "sulfur" potentially comes from the Sanskrit word "shulbari," which literally translates to "enemy of copper." [2]

When you heat copper in a test tube with sulfur, the sulfur melts and evaporates without changing composition too much. However, the copper becomes crusted with a blue material that we now know as copper sulfide.

You have to look at history with a little bit of humor.

If I put two kids in the same room, and they started yelling and screaming and throwing punches, I'd quickly say that these two kids are enemies of each other. Early chemists used the same intuition for their experiments.

I value curiosity and unhindered experimentation above all else; that's the first thing you should know about me.

This is a good segue. :)

##Introduction##

I'm new to Steemit, so I thought I'd share one of my favorite stories from history as an icebreaker.

My name is Jon, and I have the pleasure of joining you all from talking with @dwells. I am a 19-year-old college student from upstate New York.

I love chemistry, and that is what the majority of my schooling involves. I will be sharing interesting stories from my own experiences working with the tricky beast of chemistry, along with the experiences of others.

I have recently fallen in love with graphic design, I practice it in my free time now. You can find my BrandCrowd page here (it is a little barren, unfortunately).

Thank you for welcoming me into your community. :)

Work Cited:
[1] http://aboutworldlanguages.com/sanskrit
[2] https://www.chemicool.com/elements/sulfur.html