Superhero names:
Dan = Circulatron
Jesi = Blastula
These extraordinarily, fabulously dorky nicknames stem from the first time Dan studied for the MCATs, after his junior year of college. Having nothing better to do in Philadelphia that summer, I used to help him study by quizzing him using his handwritten flashcards, and frequently misread his “tion” endings as “tron,” hence the birth of Circulatron from the study of the circulatory system. And so I forced the Circulatron alter-ego on Dan. Don’t jump to conclusions, though – Dan did not christen me Blastula in revenge. I did that myself because it was the only science-y word I knew that sounded vaguely feminine, and every superhero needs a female counterpart. I’m pretty sure Dan wants nothing to do with superhero monikers borne from scientific terms.
And there you have it (where it = a pointless little factoid).
(Incidentally, the only other thing that I remember from helping Dan study is the mnemonic SEVEN UP, which teaches the pathway of the male reproductive tract…)
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