Friday, April 9, 2010

The Tale of the Terrible Tour Guide

As we've already established, we here at The Bobblehead have the misfortune of working in a chemistry lab. In the spring of every year, prospective students come in, and they are usually shown around by one of the members of the lab.

You already know who was chosen today. And you can probably guess how it went.

Tell me. If you are looking at potential labs to join are you going to be particularly impressed with being run through an office while your guide screams out the names of her mates without actually introducing you to anyone?

What if said guide spends a grand total of 2 minutes describing what's going on in the lab, using such fantastic descriptions such as: "Yeah...like half the lab or something's doing this now..."

Inspiring.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Ode to Washing Windows



That (above) is what we like to call genius around here ladies and gentlemen. Check the details HERE.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Where have I seen those pants before?



In lab. Every day. That's where.

Backstory

It's challenging to convey three years of agony, frustration, and indescribable stupidity to you lucky people who haven't had to suffer through it. We can't dump it all on you at once because, frankly, the sheer magnitude of idiocy would probably force a mass panic. So we'll slowly introduce you to the lunacy, one story at a time.

The first sign of the Crazy?

About two years ago, this "advanced" chemistry student was observed loosening the fittings of rubber tubing with her teeth. Patently stupid...until you consider what the tubing was filled with.

Chloroform. Which, you might have heard, isn't exactly Brita water.

The most amazing part of this story? This isn't even remotely the most stupid thing that's happened. Not by a long shot. It's just the first.

Why Chuck, why?

After 3 years of working with one of the dumbest, sluttiest, dirtiest "chemists" on the face of the Earth, we have decided to take our stories to the interwebs.

Enjoy...