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muriel_volestrangler

(101,311 posts) Wed Mar 13, 2013, 07:19 PM Mar 2013

Scientist Confessions #OverlyHonestMethods

Samples (no, I don't know if any of these are genuine confessions):

"blood samples were spun at 1500rpm because the centrifuge made a scary noise at higher speeds"

"Reagent became unavailable in 2002 because nobody wanted to order more and risk being added to terrorists watchlists"

"The samples incubated at ambient temperature in a remote border customs office for 5 months"

http://www.sadanduseless.com/2013/01/overly-honest-methods/

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23overlyhonestmethods&src=hash

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Scientist Confessions #OverlyHonestMethods (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 OP

Coworkers have not been calibrating GCs and LCs correctly TxDemChem Mar 2013 #1

Does anyone know what this thread is about? jerseyjack Mar 2013 #2

Yes! kdmorris Mar 2013 #3

So true! n2doc Mar 2013 #4

As a journal editor and a publishing scientist Aldo Leopold Mar 2013 #5

I'm currently living through this one: caraher Mar 2013 #6

I know her. GeorgeGist Mar 2013 #7

LOL... littlemissmartypants Mar 2013 #8

Sometimes you're just "Caught in a Bad Project" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2013 #9

That was amazing. undeterred Mar 2013 #10

Wow. Brilliant! nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #12

Reminds me of those old what we say vs what we mean charts eridani Mar 2013 #11

Ya gotta love science. Jerry442 Mar 2013 #13

TxDemChem

(1,918 posts)

1. Coworkers have not been calibrating GCs and LCs correctly

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 07:49 PM

Mar 2013

9 years of bad data, even GMP samples

jerseyjack

(1,361 posts)

2. Does anyone know what this thread is about?

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 08:05 PM

Mar 2013

kdmorris

(5,649 posts)

3. Yes!

Reply to jerseyjack (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 08:09 PM

Mar 2013

From the first link:

This is a random selection of confessions made through the twitter hashtag #overlyhonestmethods placed on random images borrowed from Google image search. Enjoy.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

4. So true!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 08:41 PM

Mar 2013

Aldo Leopold

(685 posts)

5. As a journal editor and a publishing scientist

Reply to n2doc (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 08:59 PM

Mar 2013

I can relate!

Best laugh I've had all day.

caraher

(6,278 posts)

6. I'm currently living through this one:

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 09:59 PM

Mar 2013

GeorgeGist

(25,320 posts)

7. I know her.

Reply to caraher (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 10:53 AM

Mar 2013

Great bakery.

littlemissmartypants

(22,655 posts)

8. LOL...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 12:56 PM

Mar 2013

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,585 posts)

9. Sometimes you're just "Caught in a Bad Project"

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 05:16 PM

Mar 2013

undeterred

(34,658 posts)

10. That was amazing.

Reply to LastLiberal in PalmSprings (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 10:23 PM

Mar 2013

SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)

12. Wow. Brilliant! nt

Reply to LastLiberal in PalmSprings (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 16, 2013, 01:00 PM

Mar 2013

eridani

(51,907 posts)

11. Reminds me of those old what we say vs what we mean charts

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2013, 07:06 AM

Mar 2013

"Synthesized according to standard methods" = "Purchased from CalBiochem"
"Typical results are shown" = "The best results are shown"
"Thanks to Joe Blow for expert technical assistance and Jane Doe for valuable discussion" = "Joe Blow did all the work and Jane Doe told me what it meant."

Jerry442

(1,265 posts)

13. Ya gotta love science.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2013, 08:18 PM

Mar 2013

Even though it's done by very fallible people, it still works pretty well most of the time. How can you not love that?

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