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xars
Wow, something relevant to my career path on the front page? I can dig it
slong
"Samples include some poptart crumbs, because that's what I was eating for breakfast that morning" #Overlyhonestmethods
hairystockings
or the also likely "samples were made in ramen broth because I switched the bowls during lunch by accident"
IwishIcouldbethepersonmydogthinksIam
I sustain that: reviewer 1 is always an asshole.
IlRev
I actually know what they are talking about! Thanks college!
DrMardini
so many memories here lol
cScottVance
I've had to print and hang these all over my lab. The other technicians here are dying. Thanks Imgur, lab production has ground to a halt.
HeyLookImNotTheOnlyCrazyOne
Ugh this makes me miss working in a lab so much :( I'll live vicariously through you and your lab!
sheblindedmewithscience
Yay! More people that work in a lab. :)
UpUpDownDownLeftRightLeftRightBA
"The experiment lasted longer than normal because the people monitoring it died reading #overlyhonestmethods posts."
vabla
Labs sound fun. Kind of wish I chose something that involves labs and not informatics.
disasterwhale
I need to choose between lab and informatics modules next year which kind of decides which field I go into. And advice?
vabla
No idea what it's like there and I've never been in a lab either. Also, informatics is what I'm studying, not just a module.
disasterwhale
Ohhhh sorry, I thought you were working in bioinformatics now sorry XD With my degree you can choose either field to go into
vabla
Sounds interesting. I think I can take something like that for my master's. Is it as bad as medicine?
agustofwind
Ha ha, I'm going to do the exact same. I work with all women scientist, I hope they appreciate it.
Eowyneb
THATS AMAZING! all women scientist! this post made me soo happy :D
agustofwind
You made ME so happy!
Eowyneb
YAY!
agustofwind
Yep, and they're all smart cookies. Pretty hot too. It don't hurt. But sometimes I need guy talk. :/
lowercase
what area of science are you in?
agustofwind
Cell biology. Specifically (yet generally speaking) signaling involved with the pathways of apoptosis.
featheredmonkey
Yarp!
Nophere
Centrifuge made a scary noise at higher speeds, cracked me up
NumNumKitty
for me, this doesnt pertain to just centrifuges... it pertains to EVERYTHING! slow is the way to go!
WilfredPGrundlesnatch
Samples were spun at 20K RPM because the ultra-centrifuge won't go any higher due to a vacuum leak that we can't afford to fix.
velosoraptorsnbunnies
It is a VERY scary sound.
GoatsOnGoatsOnGoats
confirmed. centrifuges, no matter how small, can make horrifying noises
Dungeongeek
I was going to put this but then I realized I would break the 666 a boat do you have
jiayit
12.8k, simply orgasmic.
Dungeongeek
I was going to upvote this but then I realized I would break the 666 votes you already have.
hairystockings
we mostly turn the centrifuges on and then walk away quickly and hide in our offices till they stop. ultra centrifuges are scary.
WrongReference
this is what i want to do but one of my post-docs said it's your responsibility to stay there and make sure it reaches w.e max speed you set
Corona688
Because its scary and he made it your job
chansuke
Haha, just like when you pull the pin on a grenade you need to make stick around to make sure it does its thing.
PastaIsLife
Like your supposed to "watch" the toaster or microwave, no way hosse
PastaIsLife
Wow, I feel bad for spelling jose like that.
insilico
Don't, I just thought you were a cowboy, Hoss.
IHaveThePerfectPuzzleForYou
I wish there was a video or something of this. I want to hear how it sounds.
hairystockings
It's only really scary sounding if it's unbalanced in which case you stop that sucker ASAP cause it sounds like your imminent death.
shumka
It's not necessarily that it's loud, it's just that if they go off balance they can shoot through a fucking concrete wall to kill you.
ninmonkey
so more dangerous than hand grenades?
WrongReference
and by balanced, we mean to the .000X gram especially if you're going in the 10's of thousand rpm
lacole725
I used to repair them. Talk about real fear.
WrongReference
http://i43.tinypic.com/igywdi.jpg
WrongReference
I seriously get nervous and sweaty as it reaches 2k rpm
AllIHaveHadTodayIsLikeSixGummyBearsAndSomeScotch
I centrifuged some suspensions at 4500-5000 rpm and lost one or two test tubes due to breakage.
violenthiccups
While slowly backing away from said centrifuge...
lacole725
It is scarier when you run it up that high with the door open to make sure it we fixed it properly.
babycoolredhead
Can't stop laughing.
lacole725
Our other trusted testing methods included turning it on with a broom stick because we weren't sure if the power supply was wired right.
172redrouge
you've got some balls, man
lacole725
Just enough ignorance to not expect anything.
andoselpantos
Remember, discoveries are rarely a "Eureka!" moment, they're more often a "Huh, that's weird" moment.
JimWest
or a "wait. shit. I must have done something wrong." moment.
Uptownchic
or a "was that supposed to happen?" moment.
chestnut250
Reminds me of Viagra. haha
ohnoshedidnt
Lost it at the centrifuge ha ha. Heaven forbid you put those tubes in unbalanced.
mountainofpuppies
sounds like aircraft taking off!! please be balanced, i did balance then right? oh god i hope so as it spins up
MusculusSternocleidomastoideus
Those centrifuges can be really scary!
catscatsyeahcats
Once, my summer undergrad didn't balance the centrifuge and ran it at like 15000xg, it shook so violently, my laptop fell and broke.
MrBurd
"We did the experiment and then made up the hypothesis''
kipnitch
PCR stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction. So that lady at the top said Polymerase Chain Reaction Reaction. I know. I'm sad.
MrJoeGGriffiths
That's called RAS syndrome, or "Redundant Acronym Syndrome syndrome".
squirrels2nuts
This lab will not tolerate redundancy in this lab
notoneiota
Came here to comment this.
yunadakilla
As a microbiologist : YES TO ALL!
intooblv
If I had a nickel for every time I cited a source that I couldn't read b/c I would've had to pay for the article...
CelticGirl0129
My dad is a geneticist, he loved having access to the pay wall of 2 different unis when my brother and I were in school.
underyourbreath
I once read a paper that cited a paper that I had access to. It was clear they only read the abstract, the paper refuted their statement lol
qqkikilicious
Then you could actually pay for the article.
ifthisismylastchancetosayitrosetyleri
...you would have been able to pay for the articles?
arrowhead507
Would have been able to pay for one article. Maybe two, tops.
cuddlewench
Best comment and logic flow. +1.
ducksinarow
One of my favourite is: "Birds were collected by shotgun"
andwhyisthecarpetallwetTodd
Strokes beard -- interesting.
eggmuffin
I grew a beard for just this reason. It turned into a long pointy goatee, because my cheeks are barren. I feel like a grand vizier.
CeeSe
Strokes chin -- I should really grow a beard.
Supernerdtastic
Yes. Yes you should. But remember different lengths mean different things. ;D
eggmuffin
As I mentioned to andwhyisthecarpetallwetTodd, my long goatee makes me feel like a grand vizier. I decided to go all-in and bought wax.
CoyoteSabre
Because scientists are people first. Lot of "science" is actually sloppier than this.
MrJoeGGriffiths
As the guy from Mythbusters said, the only difference between mucking about and science is writing it down.
eggmuffin
Which is where basic rigor comes in.
CoyoteSabre
Or doesn't, as the case may be.
nosyt22
Tom Petty accepts your sacrifice.
AintTakinNoLs
I TOOK A GENETICS CLASS FROM THE DUDE IN THE SECOND PICTURE! WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
CoastalBiologist
"Our sampe time changed from dead high tide to an hour earlier because my supervisor feared a supermoon tidal zone hike"#Overlyhonestmethods
TheFeralCat
"I've chosen a bunch of complicated words to explain this because my experiment proved nothing but I don't want you to know that."
thatget1
all you'd have to read is P>.## and you'd know the treatment / whatever wasn't effective. it still tells you something though.
eggmuffin
That's not really how experiments work, or why they're performed.
GoodCatBadWolf
You'd be surprised how often this is the case. Always look at the funding for the experiment. Conflict of interest = Be very skeptical.
arrowhead507
Psychology research. The most psuedo of all psuedo-sciences. Except political science. Screw those guys.
idownvoteplottwist
I have a friend who used to be in a quantitative psychology program. On the side his job was basically finding the right correlation test
idownvoteplottwist
to get alpha less than 0.05.
donotaku
I worked in a Microbiology lab for over five years. ACCURATE.
nameismaybecarl
I regularly update my scientific knowledge. As long as imgur post scienc-y pictures or gif. #Overlyhonestmethods
ProsecutorsWillBeViolated
Getting real tired of your shit, reviewer 1.
ShamrockFury
I understood none of this.
Casnchaos
I understood ketchup
CaptainMurrica
Its ok, the scientists don't understand any of it either
ajgriffy
As a scientist, yes we do! I'm a fake scientist though (engineer with an MS)
Moonkey
ShamrockFury
Because I've been able to coast through life on my charm alone.
creatingusernamesgivesmeanxiety
That explains why you've been having so many problems.
ShamrockFury
I have a shitload of them.
creatingusernamesgivesmeanxiety
I get so sad when you use those on someone else :(
Moonkey
It's just Shamrock...
creatingusernamesgivesmeanxiety
Moonkey
BegoniaNom
Lost it at "scary noises"
ISeeWhatIDidThere
Every. Flippin. Day.
qqkikilicious
Reminds me of flylab.
SpecialTrampDanaScullyFBI
I agree that reviewer 1 is a fucking idiot.
deliveryman
Fisher is the Walmart of science, but without all the trashy people. You can pretty much get any science-y thing from them.
CyrusDaPhock
yep, they sell science and science accessories.
ahernandez
If you don't see any of the trashy people, you are the trashy people
eggmuffin
I'd like to know what the SkyMall of science is.
AsinusAdLyram
http://www.sciplus.com/
deliveryman
Highschool lab store
catscatsyeahcats
Plus free shipping, holla! Though my Fisher rep is kind of a douche.
PeanutButterKellieTime
TIL I work for the Walmart of science...I am not sure how I feel about that...
droomph
proud. and a little confused where the exit is.
Daevin
Yeah, but usually the generic with impurities... I like Sigma-Aldrich best. VWR is kind of like the Whole Foods of lab supplies.
jerseytom
McMaster-Carr is the Walmart of engineering, but without all the trashy people. You can pretty much get any engineer-y thing from them.
smashbash
We use Sigma Aldrich, because Sigma is like Target. Slightly less sketchy, a little better quality.
offdahook
I wish you would've submitted these separately, so I could give you 16 upvotes instead of one.
ajgriffy
I would love to see more science posts on imgur. I particularly liked, "The postdoc who did all the work has since left to start a bakery."
CatOnTheRoof
A baker I knew left the bakery to become an astrophysicist.
mishamigo
A postdoc in my scientific research field has just left to become a yoga instructor...
serenitywatchmesoar
A PhD student I know did the same thing.. Got her doctorate in Evolutionary Biology, started decorating cakes
hurrimagurr
The one about the scary noise at higher speeds sent me into giggles
SteevyT
The experiment was terminated early because it was fucking 4:30AM and I had 3 hours of sleep last night.
woodburnin
I would be that postdoc
Schnecken
haha me too!
Berethian
My ex has a Masters in Molecular Biology... she left a prestigious lab to go make face masks for Lush.
sheblindedmewithscience
I love seeing all the people in science on imgur! :D
StephenStrangeMD
A friend of mine got his PHD in microbiology and promptly started a coffee roasting business.
krieghart
Acceptable alternatives to bakery are distillery and brewery.
mthardy
Not kidding, I know a postdoc who left to sell cheesecake.
JohnnyTheBlade
Walter Wheat
sevenofninetertiaryadjunctofunimatrixzeroone
I cannot believe I got to this comment before it had been upvoted. I feel like I witnessed the birth of something great.
Dominian
Baking Bread
sandiegosd
hahahah
SirHakase
That second one is actually a true anagram.
SirHakase
You are both amazing. And I love you.
SergIsSuchHumbleSoAlwaysMuchBeautiful
silentgeorge
The two scientists in that one are cuties, too.
SergIsSuchHumbleSoAlwaysMuchBeautiful
The fuck's a postdoc? ;o
ajgriffy
Mostly what it sounds like, "post-doctor." Someone with a fresh PhD that works in labs before conducting more independent research.
SergIsSuchHumbleSoAlwaysMuchBeautiful
Ah. :o | So, what does it mean in this situation? That after doing their experiments, their post-doc doesn't analyze their end-result?
ajgriffy
A highly-educated individual that ran parts of the lab that no one else could replicate leaves for a no-education-required venture.
SergIsSuchHumbleSoAlwaysMuchBeautiful
Ah. Ty. :p
elpurofresh
A bakery?!! Yet another awesome idea I didn't have. -Another post-doc *swallows sadness*
ardia
Bakeries are more profitable than science.
StephenStrangeMD
People eat every day, and most people stop sciencing after high school.
ajgriffy
Duh, how else are you going to bring home the dough!?
ninmonkey
hehehehehah
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