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when you work in an interdisciplinary institution: (lemmy.zip)
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[–] [email protected] 64 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I notice how geologists are not even in the conversation.

It's because we are all outside playing in the dirt.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

You should see what the archaeologists are up to

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

But how did the rocks you find TASTE?

I've always appreciated that as a prior valid qualification method in field geology as a biologist.

Licking our cultures, buffers, and samples tends to be frowned upon.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

i mean we used to have mouth pipetting and DuPont chemists smoking in the lab and noticing the taste of their experiments on the cigs lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Yeah I had an old chemistry professor of mine would habitually turn his head sideways when working in the hood. Lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

The worst ones are... radioactive, or asbestiform. So....

Kyanite is harmless but nasty.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Our geoscience department lords above lowly biopesants by 1 floor. We like to throw rotting fruit at them below us, while heckling "Culture deez nuts."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

We once found a group of bio students on a field trip.

We pranked up their van and took incriminating pictures.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

y'all are my favorite. rocks are cool.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

And they are better for it