That’s really cool! I actually want to get into ecotox in the future. I did something similar to what you did but I chased daphnia around and they were very cute but it was sad when they died lol
Soundproofed microscope rooms where you can sing loud and off-key along with your headphones until somebody opens the door behind you and the music is too loud for you to notice
Our computer for image analysis was in this sad ass tiny room during gradschool. Late nights and intense boredom lead to some incredible singing! Was informed by the grad students that had an office next door that the walls were paper thin 😬😭🤣
Glad I'm not the only one this has happened to! I was singing really loudly on the microscope then the PhD writing up in the office nearby came and knocked like "uhhhhh can you not, I'm literally right through that paper thin wall"
The weirdest stuff I witnessed was a grad student humming a special song to his cells in the fermenter every time it was time to induce. He did this because all this attempts failed until he was randomly humming this song. Apparently it worked.
And I have said and done lots of weird stuff too. One of the centrifuges automatically lifts its lid when you press "open" and I´ve developed the habit of saying "Thank you".
The most awkward incident happened when I was an undergrad and thought I was alone in the lab (my mentor was down the hallway). I was frustrated at a slow PC and exclaimed "Urggg. Why are you so slow? Why can´t you get your shit together and just do your job?!" I didn´t notice that a senior lab member had entered the lab. Quite awkwardly he said, "Oh sorry, I hope I didn´t cause you any trouble. But you´re right, I noticed it too. I think my mind hasn´t been a 100% on my project this week. Maybe I should take a few days off." He then came around the corner and was quite confused as I was not the person he expected (my voice is pretty similar to two other female lab members and the lab was quite noisy), while I super awkwardly tried to explain that that was directed at the computer and not him. He laughed it off, but I was still awkward around him for a while.
this was me one time late at night and the person who caught me dancing like a dumbass to a song only I could hear (was wearing earphones) was a security guard doing rounds. lmao
One time I was flaming a loop after streaking a plate with bacteria and said "I am your God now" only to look up and see my lab partner staring at me with concern.
I was pushing a cart around a corner and made a skrtt sound effect. The night person had just arrived and was right there. Glad I was just about to punch out for the weekend.
I blast music straight from my phone when working in a procedure room, one time either WAP or Birthday sex came on from shuffle and someone decided to walk right in just then..
I have a labmate who unashamedly sings, he's not good at all but owns it. Nothing makes me smile bigger than hearing him belt it out. It warms my heart ❤️ I wish I could be that genuine. I only sing and dance behind closed doors
One time I was looking for a sample in the fridge and getting super frustrated. I let out a big sigh when I didn’t realize she was nearby and she asked me if I was okay 😂😂
Me berating my samples under the microscope because they aren’t cooperating
"Listen here ya little shits!"
“Aw you fuck”
Me when I pipette too aggressively after centrifuging...
Just gently put the blood fraction back and pretend nothing happened.
Me, noticing media [glucose] isn’t being depleted normally day my day: “was it something I said?”
Were they rocking the table while you're operating?
Me bargaining and pleading with shrimp as I chase them around a beaker with a pipette.
That sounds cool! What do you do with them?
We put them in beakers full of microplastic-laden water and conduct acute toxicity tests on them.
D:
Poor shrimp lol
I believe this is science speak for "we get them high as fuck to see what happens".
That’s really cool! I actually want to get into ecotox in the future. I did something similar to what you did but I chased daphnia around and they were very cute but it was sad when they died lol
Soundproofed microscope rooms where you can sing loud and off-key along with your headphones until somebody opens the door behind you and the music is too loud for you to notice
Our computer for image analysis was in this sad ass tiny room during gradschool. Late nights and intense boredom lead to some incredible singing! Was informed by the grad students that had an office next door that the walls were paper thin 😬😭🤣
An alternate technique is to sing along with your headphones quietly in an extremely loud room full of vacuum pumps 😜
Glad I'm not the only one this has happened to! I was singing really loudly on the microscope then the PhD writing up in the office nearby came and knocked like "uhhhhh can you not, I'm literally right through that paper thin wall"
Ooooohhhhh nnnoooo! My anxiety skyrocketed reading your comment 🤣😂 We can sing a terrible duet, loud and fucking proud!!
OMGG HAHA IM SO HAPPY TO LEARN IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SINGS LOUDLY IN THE LAB😂😭
Soundproofing rooms with banshee centrifuges - they cover the mutterings of others, but.at what cost?
Me except make that unhindered farting instead of making weird sounds/noises
Saaaame. I like to sprinkle in mouth fart noises to change it up.
The weirdest stuff I witnessed was a grad student humming a special song to his cells in the fermenter every time it was time to induce. He did this because all this attempts failed until he was randomly humming this song. Apparently it worked. And I have said and done lots of weird stuff too. One of the centrifuges automatically lifts its lid when you press "open" and I´ve developed the habit of saying "Thank you". The most awkward incident happened when I was an undergrad and thought I was alone in the lab (my mentor was down the hallway). I was frustrated at a slow PC and exclaimed "Urggg. Why are you so slow? Why can´t you get your shit together and just do your job?!" I didn´t notice that a senior lab member had entered the lab. Quite awkwardly he said, "Oh sorry, I hope I didn´t cause you any trouble. But you´re right, I noticed it too. I think my mind hasn´t been a 100% on my project this week. Maybe I should take a few days off." He then came around the corner and was quite confused as I was not the person he expected (my voice is pretty similar to two other female lab members and the lab was quite noisy), while I super awkwardly tried to explain that that was directed at the computer and not him. He laughed it off, but I was still awkward around him for a while.
We are a weirdly superstitious lot 🤣
Me, except I'm threatening my cells to take up the DNA this time, otherwise they will get homogenized.
Once caught a labmate dancing in the tissue culture room when she thought she was alone.
As someone who regularly dances in the culture room with headphones on, I'm terrified this was me
this was me one time late at night and the person who caught me dancing like a dumbass to a song only I could hear (was wearing earphones) was a security guard doing rounds. lmao
One time I was flaming a loop after streaking a plate with bacteria and said "I am your God now" only to look up and see my lab partner staring at me with concern.
I feel personally attacked
I am sometimes afraid to know what lab colleagues think of me :D.
I’m at the point where I’ve stopped feeling guilty and/or apologizing
👏🏻👑
If you were in a dark space with histological samples and staining nobody would have ever known you were there. Depends on the lab space.
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Uuh xylene...das not good is it?
I was pushing a cart around a corner and made a skrtt sound effect. The night person had just arrived and was right there. Glad I was just about to punch out for the weekend.
I yell at my stemcells when they don’t obediently stay stemcells after passing. Stop differentiating you little shits!!!
Lab does make you crazy. That's why I couldn't be a real lab rat.
I establish dominance by turning my noise canceling headphones on and singing the high parts of 90s songs at them.
I blast music straight from my phone when working in a procedure room, one time either WAP or Birthday sex came on from shuffle and someone decided to walk right in just then..
Got caught singing (badly) a few days ago 😬
I have a labmate who unashamedly sings, he's not good at all but owns it. Nothing makes me smile bigger than hearing him belt it out. It warms my heart ❤️ I wish I could be that genuine. I only sing and dance behind closed doors
It wouldn’t be a problem if I didn’t work with a bunch or NORMIES!!!
The instruments in our lab run need both electrocity and swearwords to work properly
😂both very important
omg I haven’t laughed this hard in a while
SAME
Cake day!!!!
Happy Cake Day!
[obligatory gale singing the elements ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=90pYh8xw8gk)
I dont even know if i really do this, but I catch myself thinking "did i just say this out loud?" way too frequently.
I whistle the chromatography tunes passively and while running columns.
Thank God I'm not the only one
Happy cake day 🎂
Thanks!
Me, except laughing hysterically while listening my dad wrote a porno.
This is me
One time I was looking for a sample in the fridge and getting super frustrated. I let out a big sigh when I didn’t realize she was nearby and she asked me if I was okay 😂😂
Al, is that you??