Chemystery 2024

Let us all unveil the truth behind these mysteries.
Something is coming... 🧬👨‍🔬

Prepare for an immersive experience that challenges your intellect and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Get ready to unlock secrets, decode clues, and race against time. ⌛❓

Are you ready to delve into the unknown? Stay tuned for CMY 2024's exciting theme reveal!




Spiel by Kim Falogme
Pub by Josh Abaya

Unveiling the secret that lies within is certainly a treat. 🔎🍬

Eager to find out the mystery that lies behind chemistry? 🧪 Before we do so, let us reminisce the oh-so-tasty SOUPer aMAIZEing race brought to you by CMY 2023 🍜! The core team would like to thank all participants and volunteers for making Chemystery: The SOUPer A-MAIZE-ing Race a fruitful event 🧡 May all of your cravings be satisfied by the taste of victory 🏅

Now that we have hit your sweet spots 🍭, are you all ready to find your chemical escape? 🧐🤫

Documentation by Edge Oliva and Matths Baldonado
Post-processing by Avi Malana

Just like wine, some things take time to reach their full potential. 🍷

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the onsite phase of Chemystery 2023's SOUP-er A-MAIZE-ing Race originally scheduled on February 25 (Saturday) at 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM, is postponed to March 4 (Saturday) at 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. We would like to apologize for the inconvenience this postponement may cause.

However, please keep your eyes 👀, ears 👂, and tongues 👅 on standby as we announce additional details regarding the onsite Amazing Race throughout the following week. For now, signups for CMY ‘23 volunteers are still open through the following link: https://bit.ly/CMY23Volunteers!

Nothing’s sweeter than the taste of victory, so we can’t wait to see you call in the Ateneo campus next week!

Tick ⏱️, tock ⏱️, orders up! 🍜

It is officially ONE 1️⃣ DAY before the long-awaited online cutoff game of Chemystery 2023 at 8:00-10:00 PM! Who will rise above the rest and continue to our onsite SOUP-er A-MAIZE-ing Race, and who will fall short and meet the bitter end of their journey? 🧐

Are you ready to take a bite and savor the sweet taste of victory? 🏅 We await you tomorrow at Chemystery 2023!

Love is in the air 💕

What better way to profess your love than by giving chocolates? 🍫

It may be slightly outdated, but chocolate contains some health benefits. There is a compound in chocolate that has mental and physical benefits. Theobromine can be found in the cacao bean, and higher quantities of this can be found in dark chocolate. Theobromine can naturally lower blood pressure and improve blood flow, protecting the heart 🫀. It also has a similar structure to caffeine ☕ and serves as a stimulant, providing an energy boost for both mind and body. Lastly, eating chocolate can elevate a person's mood as theobromine acts as a mood boost of relaxation and positivity 😌 (Buckley, 2021). Huh, no wonder having chocolate always makes you melt and have a smile on your face! 😁

Aside from chocolate, you can also feel a smile on your face by accomplishing and learning fun and cool chemistry experiments as you join us in this race against time in Chemystery! And if your team is up to the challenge to aim for the top, you may win some cash prizes! 🤑💸💰 WHAAAAAAT?!!! You heard us right! We will give cash prizes to the top THREE teams who can pass through level one and win the race using their intellect, skills, and luck! If this sounds interesting, sign-ups are still open until FEBRUARY 15 through the following link: bit.ly/CMY23Registration!

Stay tuned to our upcoming phase one event where we test your quiz bee knowledge to see if you have what it takes to face head on our Souper Awesome Race! 🍜🔥

Source: Buckley, A. (2021, November 30). Theobromine benefits. TCHO. Retrieved December 17, 2022, from https://tcho.com/blogs/news/8-health-benefits-of-the-theobromine-found-in-chocolate

Remember chewing bubblegum and enjoying that minty freshness? 🍃🌿

Mint is used in many refreshing drinks 🍹, ice cream 🍨, and candies 🍬 to give a cool and minty flavor. This is because mint contains menthol. Menthol exudes a cool feeling due to the chemical reaction within the receptors of our tongues. The receptor proteins in our tongue 👅 are designed to open the ion channels when a stimulus is detected. The ion channels relay a sensory feeling to the brain 🧠. The menthol in mint causes the TRPM8 receptors to open. These receptors are responsible for the “cool” 😎 and “cold” 🥶 feelings being relayed to your brain (Currin, 2019).

But if you are looking for something cooler, wait no further! Chemystery has more in store as it opens the floor to an online quiz and even Souper Amaize-ing Race on campus! Questions and puzzles will be solved by teams of three to have a more and merrier experience with friends!

Beat 🥵🧯 the heat 🔥 by getting cool 😎 prizes that await you by completing the challenges prepared for you! So, sign up now using this link: bit.ly/CMY23Registration

Hope to see you soon! 🔥

Source: Currin, G. (2019, July 27). Why does mint make your mouth feel cool? LiveScience. Retrieved January 11, 2023, from https://www.livescience.com/66028-why-mint-makes-your-mouth-cool.html

Valentine’s Day 1️⃣4️⃣ is so close, and many are thinking of plans to make the day memorable! 💕

Some may try to confess or plan a date, but they find it tough to choose. We are here to help you out! Why not go to a fancy schmancy Japanese restaurant 🍜 where you will get an umami experience trying their delicious delicacies? And maybe by the end of this date… you can umami-n to crush! 😲😳

But first, what is umami? Umami is a “savory flavor” that describes the taste of glutamic acid, a compound found in meat 🥩, mushrooms 🍄, and soy sauce 🫘. In other words, it describes the taste of monosodium glutamate (MSG) as MSG is chemically produced from glutamic acid (Negulescu, 2018). It does not necessarily mean that too much "very umami" food will cause health risks, but it is good to keep in check the amount of MSG you eat from instant food and other produced goods. 🥫

But if you couples out there still want something more exciting and thrilling, Chemystery is open for sign-ups for the Hybrid Amazing Race! Join in with your significant other 💑 and bring a friend to tag along (not as a third wheel, okay?). Or if you are a single pringle, why not come join us with your friends 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 in partaking in fun and cool chemistry challenges to strengthen your love and friendship with each other? Who knows you may meet someone special when you join as well! 👀

What are you waiting for? Join us by filling up this form here: bit.ly/CMY23Registration! This will remain open until February 11.

Don't forget to take your chances with your crush and with Chemystery! 🥰

Source: Negulescu, I. (2018, December 19). 35 fascinating science-backed food facts - berries & spice. Berries & Spice - For those with a curious palate. Retrieved December 17, 2022, from https://berriesandspice.com/35-fascinating-science-backed-food-facts/

Can you already sense the sweet taste of victory? 🍭 For this year’s SOUPER 🍲 a-MAIZE-ing 🌽 race 🏁, what grandiose rewards lie in store for Chemystery’s prospective victors?

That’s right, your team could win up to P1000 in prizes! 🤑 If this sounds interesting, sign-ups for Chemystery 2023 are still open at bit.ly/CMY23Registration!

Are you ready to uncover the secrets of Chemystery? 🧐

Have nothing to think about for the New Year? Eat something sweet 🍬 to get on the right track! We suggest having some liquorice to keep the brain 🧠 energized, but one must acquire a taste 👅 for liquorice as some may find it displeasing to their tongue. Why is that?

Liquorice comes from the root of the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant used to make liquors 🍸 and medicine 💊 (Holohan, 2012). This root contains glycyrrhizin, a natural sweetener 30-50 times sweeter than sucrose (Zeece, 2020). So, it is advisable to eat this candy in moderation. Because of its very saccharine taste due to the compound, the sweetness lingers when liquorice is consumed, making others displeased and disgusted 🤢 by the overwhelming and sickening taste. However, some may find this delicious. It is up to you whether you want to eat it or not. But give it a try, you may find that you like it! 😋

If you are still looking for something to challenge yourself and your brain, we harbor good news 🕊️: Chemystery is coming around the corner! Make sure to gather your friends, form a group of three, then sign up through this link: bit.ly/CMY23Registration. Keep your eyes and ears open to any information regarding our upcoming events and surprising challenges coming your way!

Source:
Holohan, M. (2012, August 25). Why do so many of us hate black licorice? A few theories. NBCNews.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022, from https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/why-do-so-many-us-hate-black-licorice-few-theories-963738
Zeece, M. (2020). Glycyrrhizin. Glycyrrhizin - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. Retrieved December 17, 2022, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/glycyrrhizin

Feeling bored 😩 and wanting something to spice 🌶 up your routine? Why not have a go in some hot red chilies or wasabi to bring up the heat? 🔥 Yes, who needs cool 🧊 treats if you can just Netflix, chill, and eat some spicy food! 🥵

Red chilies contain capsaicin, while wasabi, mustard, and horseradish contain allyl isothiocyanate. But did you know that allyl isothiocyanate is very volatile, and receptors for this compound can be found in our noses? This explains why we feel its effects in our noses as we eat wasabi. On the other hand, capsaicin is oil-based and has receptors on the tongue (Negulescu, 2018). Therefore, we feel the burn of chilies on our tongues 👅 and the wasabi in our noses 👃. Cool, right!

Speaking of heat, do you want to feel the burning 🔥 sensation of solving puzzles 🧩, answering questions, and achieving challenges in chemistry? Well, stay tuned 📺 and look out for our upcoming announcement on Chemystery’s newest game as of yet. For now, sign-ups for this year’s Chemystery are still open until February 11! Register your team using this link: bit.ly/CMY23Registration.

Look forward to our announcement of prizes and grand reveal of the games we have in store for you! See you all soon!

Source: Negulescu, I. (2018, December 19). 35 fascinating science-backed food facts - berries & spice. Berries & Spice - For those with a curious palate. Retrieved December 16, 2022, from https://berriesandspice.com/35-fascinating-science-backed-food-facts/

Are you ready to spice things up?

Brace your tongues as the Ateneo Chemistry Society (ACheS) cordially invites everyone to Chemystery 2023: SOUPer A-MAIZEing Race! Mark your calendars and join us in a race like no other as we return online and onsite on February 18 and 25, 2023 to serve the wonders of food through the lens of chemistry! The signup link for this event is already available: https://bit.ly/CMY23Registration

The exciting part does not end there yet! A full team of three can avail the early bird promo beginning on this Saturday (January 21) until January 27, 2023!

So what are you waiting for? Don’t miss out on the chance to be a part of this Amazing Race—it costs 80 pesos for a limited time period only!

Chemystery 2023 hopes to see you soon!