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[-] Terces@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago

All of which cost more than a 100000 dollars but were still somehow bought on a whim for that one experiment that one time...

[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 1 month ago

and then it becomes impossible to get money for periodic maintenance

[-] Toes@ani.social 22 points 1 month ago

You forgot this beige box where the real magic happens.

[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Michael, stop playing Oregon Trail in the lab.

[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 19 points 1 month ago

Hey, sometimes we also have glass boxes or boxes with screens on them where the magic happens too.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

My favorite part is when the magic happens.

[-] metaStatic@kbin.earth 14 points 1 month ago

Smell that?

Can't be good for ya

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 9 points 1 month ago

Smell that?

Fuck guess the fume hood isn't working

[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago

magic happens only once, when you don't know how it was made to work, it's your best result and then it's impossible to repeat it

[-] luciole@beehaw.org 18 points 1 month ago

OK but do they go beep boop, or brrr, or pfffh, or eeeiiigh?

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 month ago

Most of them have programmable sounds so the researchers can more easily impress people and get more grants.

[-] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago

Programmable? Look at rich guy over here!

In our lab all machines apparently use the same sound chip. So when you heard the beep, you had to check if it was the dish washer, the centrifuge, the oven or the automatic water measuring scale.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago

everyone should set their phone notifications to the same sound for maximum insanity, call it an experiment

[-] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

I see you majored in mad science.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] thurstylark@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

So, Clair de Lune for visitors, and Cbat every other time. Got it.

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago
[-] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Bing! Bolololo, zoop! Shweeee!

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Guess which one of those is actually a toaster.

[-] Fern@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago
[-] 7dev7random7@suppo.fi 5 points 1 month ago

Now I want to know why the material has its color like it does. Anyone?

[-] n0clue@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Because that's the color of undyed plastic.

[-] weker01@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I could be very wrong but it looks to be the same color as old computer cases. These got their color from a study by the German government which color would work best in an office environment. It was then written into health standards for the use in office environments for a time.

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

"And just what is it that happens inside the box?"
"Quantum yeets!"

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

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