Spyke
lemmy.world

Maybe it's just me, but inconclusive results are still results, and get you a tiny step closer to the solution by redirecting you in a different direction.

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What if they results was "vacuum chamber got sprayed with media when I left the lid loose again" and "glassware that is sealed and put into the autoclave once again shatters"?

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"Decontaminated vacuum chamber to prevent future false positives"

"Glassware temperature limits tested and confirmed"

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We live in an inherently lossy universe. We can do our best, but entropy comes for us all.

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"Successfully replicated the findings of Miller, et al, 1962 that dropping the test tube on the way to the spectroscopy machine makes the custodial staff annoyed with you"

Solving the replication crisis, one untied shoelace at a time!

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Denovo Techniques in Waste Generation and Cost Overruns: A Look Into the Walrus-Dragon Lab Methodology

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lemmy.world

Na this is actual intrusive thoughts from someone who has spent a considerable amount of time in a lab. It's legit. I felt seen reading this comic. The plastic waste makes me shudder. Also experiments actually just fail sometimes, not even giving a positive or negative result. The method went wrong or a reagent was cooked.

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Same. I've used tens of thousands of pipette tips. I can't imagine what my lifetime plastic consumption is like compared to your average person. I'm guessing I'm like a small neighborhood.

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Also experiments actually just fail sometimes, not even giving a positive or negative result. The method went wrong or a reagent was cooked.

You should know better than to start an experiment on Tuesdays!

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Phineazreply
feddit.org

It took me a second to see your angle. I gotta say tho', I have felt this way many times and I will continue to do so. To someone from the field, it is quite relatable. I assume it is also intended in such a way.

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I was maintenance in a lab for a few years and these seemed to be common jokes, especially the plastic.

Just got a reply to it from a friend who's a tech there "yep, pretty much"

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lemmy.world

This is why all centrifuges should be hand-cranked.

Chase the lab blues away with some vigorous physical stimulation.

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lemmy.dbzer0.com

Sorry, but there's been a blanket ban on any "vigorous physical stimulation" in the lab ever since the incident

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Are you telling me I could get paid to hand-crank my centrifuge? I've been doing it for free all these years.

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antonreply
lemmy.blahaj.zone

In lew of a hand cranked centrifuge, we installed a Crank machine next to the centrifuge, for "reforming offenders stimulating researchers by teaching them habits of industry."

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lemmy.world

Cons: cause a global pandemic.

Pros: free dinner.

I see no problem with this.

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