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Fake it til you make it. (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] breakfastburrito 41 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Missing is “have to use that one chemical you’re actually scared of”. For me it’s trizol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

That's what the minimum wage lab tech is for. And they're probably gonna be high while handling that trizol.

source: was lab tech in college.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I googled that chemical and what the fuck

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Your comment made me look it up and now I also what the fuck

[–] JohnDClay 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The pie chart here reminds me of this one:

Pyramid pie chart

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Haha this should be its own post.

[–] JohnDClay 2 points 11 months ago

Feel free to post it if you'd like

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

my lab coat protects me from:
10% contamination from hazardous lab stuff
90% spilling my lunch/snack on my street clothes

[–] sbv 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Am computer scientist. How to lab coat?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Don't wanna get the bits on your street clothes, do you?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Okabe Rintarou has entered the chat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Additional segment: "because you're a huge annoying nerd who takes forever to develop an actual personality"
Ugh I hated having to push through his douchebag phase, even after that he was merely tolerable.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Too cold in the lab every time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Do you have no freezers in your lab? Can recommend. Those buggers make every lab a sauna.