Talk:Wilhelm Normann

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I've requested a translation of the German page, which is far more comprehensive. LeadSongDog 16:08, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Heated Esters?
The English translation needs a wee bit of tidying up. Especially strange is glossing "Elektrisch beheizter Etagenroester" as "electrically heated esters". Google Translate says "Etagenröster" means "floor roasters" (whatever they are) and my old German-English Brockhaus seems to agree. In any case, I don't think "Öster" is a form of the word "Ester"; and that would leave the very strange "Etagenr-" for the first part of the word. Perhaps someone who knows about Etagenröster would correct this.

(I have a little girlfriend named Ester. She's aready hot, and needs no more heating. Sorry, couldn't resist the pun.)

--  Solo Owl   13:40, 11 August 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eall Ân Ûle (talk • contribs)

misleading introduction
the introduction to the article equates hydrogenation with the creation of trans fats. trans fats might be created in hydrogenation but the main product of hydrogenation is saturated fats, not trans fats. 2803:9800:9504:7B33:4B6C:CC1A:D8EF:BD67 (talk) 04:53, 25 September 2023 (UTC)


 * its worth remembering in this context that trans fats have always existed, 3% of butter is trans fat. Normann didnt invent them. elaidic acid has been known since at least 1840? https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jlac.18400350203 2803:9800:9504:7B33:4B6C:CC1A:D8EF:BD67 (talk) 05:36, 25 September 2023 (UTC)