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[–] 89 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Maybe it's just me, but inconclusive results are still results, and get you a tiny step closer to the solution by redirecting you in a different direction.

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  • [–] 55 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    What if they results was "vacuum chamber got sprayed with media when I left the lid loose again" and "glassware that is sealed and put into the autoclave once again shatters"?

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago

    "Successfully replicated the findings of Miller, et al, 1962 that dropping the test tube on the way to the spectroscopy machine makes the custodial staff annoyed with you"

    Solving the replication crisis, one untied shoelace at a time!

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  • [–] 35 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    This is why all centrifuges should be hand-cranked.

    Chase the lab blues away with some vigorous physical stimulation.

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Sorry, but there's been a blanket ban on any "vigorous physical stimulation" in the lab ever since the incident

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  • [–] 28 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    I find it helps if you reuse the animals you kill for dinner that night.

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  • [–] 36 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Cons: cause a global pandemic.

    Pros: free dinner.

    I see no problem with this.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Nah, just cook them very, very, very thoroughly first, and you'll be fine.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Include high-concentration strong base in the cooking process if it involves prions!

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  • [–] 40 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Na this is actual intrusive thoughts from someone who has spent a considerable amount of time in a lab. It's legit. I felt seen reading this comic. The plastic waste makes me shudder. Also experiments actually just fail sometimes, not even giving a positive or negative result. The method went wrong or a reagent was cooked.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago
    [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Or...

    Same shit different day.

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