Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had the floor in the House of Representatives this week as she explained the foundational concepts of Organic Chemistry using nothing but a rubber coat hanger, a set of colored chalk, and a large chalkboard.

“The structural diagrams are fundamental to understanding bonding patterns and the chemical processes that work together in organic chemistry,” she said as she quickly drew structures depicting carbon atoms and showed how they join together with other elements in organic reactions. She then directed her gaze to the coat hanger, demonstrating complex surgical and splitting reactions by twisting and bending it into shapes.

After making her careful explanations and striking visual AOC concluded her lecture, receiving a standing ovation from the House floor accompanied by the chant, “AOC! AOC! AOC!”