So, I had my very first chemistry "lab" last week, wherein we watched a lot of safety videos and got out glassware (locker 48, room 211 represent!). Amongst the old 80's-era videos was a very... interesting guide to using the safety showers.
Picture this: old fat man spills a caustic acid on himself. Other old fat men run and grab him, put him under a safety shower, and start stripping him down while he screams a lot in the cold, cold water. Once he's down to his boxers and really drenched, they take him to another shower (because safety showers have a very small water supply). They shove him inside and just before he closes the curtian, this huge grin breaks out on his face. Then it cuts to the OTHER GUYS TAKING OFF THEIR CLOTHES AS WELL. We couldn't tell what was going on because everyone in the 200-plus person lecture hall was cracking up, but all we know is that after the brief stripping scene it cut to learning how to use the eyewash stations. Sure, there's a logical reason for the stripping of the fat men (they probably got the caustic material on their clothing too), but it was really starting to look like an awkward 80's fat man gay porno toward the end.
Yes, anyone in chem here at Marquette can tell you that they know how to use the safety showers. Apparently it's a good place to hook up. No, not really.
And to whoever put acetone in my sample of diluted calcuim salt solution this Tuesday: screw you buddy! I had to fudge my data because of you
>:(
2 comments:
How many kids do a lab at one time with you, A? My lab holds like 100 kids. The building is very Cold War. It makes me feel like a patriot racing against time to beat those Russkie bastards.
We only have 20-30 people in a lab section, but there are about 8 lab sections going on at once in different rooms. When we get together our numbers are insane.
Apparently we are the last ones to use the Wehr labs before they get remodeled this summer. Whoopitiedoo! It's pretty 60's in there.
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