Saturday, October 14, 2006

Rules of the Lab


1. When you don't know what you're doing, do it neatly.

2. Experiments must be reproducible, they should fail the same way each time.

3. First draw your curves, then plot your data.

4. Experience is directly proportional to equipment ruined.

5. A record of data is essential, it shows you were working.

6. To study a subject best, understand it thoroughly before you start.

7. To do a lab really well, have your report done well in advance.

8. If you can't get the answer in the usual manner, start at the answer and derive the question.

9. If that doesn't work, start at both ends and try to find a common middle.

10. In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.

11. Do not believe in miracles---rely on them.

12. Team work is essential. It allows you to blame someone else.

13. All unmarked beakers contain fast-acting, extremely toxic poisons.

14. Any delicate and expensive piece of glassware will break before any use can be made of it. (Law of Spontaneous Fission).


hat tip to http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/humor.htm

8 comments:

Carl said...

What's the matter, Doc?

The Queen got your tongue? :-)

eyedoc333 said...

Thanky there, Spanky.

I thought I was gonna have to clone another one there for awhile. ;)

KEvron said...

reads a bit like the rnc playbook....

KEvron

eyedoc333 said...

*buys Spanky a set of Lee Press-On Nails*

;)

Erudite Redneck said...

wait a sec. isn't no. 3 the bush admin.'s approach to ... everything?

Erudite Redneck said...

ok, *now* i've read the comments. i am afraid -- I am very very afraid -- that kevron and i think alike ...

KEvron said...

do be afraid....

KEvron

not_over_it said...

Neatness counts.

You're allowed one line, with black pen, through your mistakes.

That's it, but only so the whole world can see your screw up.