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[-] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 60 points 2 years ago

I wash fancy dishes Mom, you just don't understand

Also if I'm not careful I could dissolve my finger lol

[-] BOB_DROP_TABLES@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'll wash petri dishes instead

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years ago

AHEM. Ackshually petri-dishes are mostly made of plastic these days and discarded with the rest of the biohazardous waste... At least in microbiology labs.

Also I love the word autoclave.

[-] HankMardukas@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That is indeed a soothing word.

"Kim wipe"

"Standardized cuvette"

"Parafilm"

"disposable pipette tips"

Like the -80c fridges, it just gives you comfort that nothing is going to go wrong.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago

I'm liking these science field memes

[-] marcos@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Those are much cooler dishes!

Or, some times hotter. IDK. (Maybe I should check this before washing them.)

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Eh just look at em they probably look different at different temperatures

[-] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago

Well those are fancy dishes, a nice upgrade.

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Yeah but I bet you didn't wash dishes with DI water at home now did you!

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago

at this point being able to get a job as a dishwasher is a profound privilege

[-] unreachable@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

lethal dishes

[-] Bebo@literature.cafe 5 points 2 years ago

Yes and subject my hands to the harshness of not just soap solution but also acetone, sometimes pet ether or even chloroform, not once, not twice, but several times in a day, every day.

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

My previous coworker (I could write a book on the shitty lab practices she exhibited on a daily basis) would shake out the glassware and hang it to dry. She didn't understand that I could actually see the discoloration from previous tests. My bosses gave no shits, I did extra dishes, I gtfo at first opportunity.

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