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[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 26 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Yeah, no... You don't usually bring your coffee into the lab.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago

It depends on where you are, I think. Was yours more of a beer lab or a wine lab?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 days ago

Speak for yourself. I'm way less safe if I'm not constantly downing coffee

[–] Uri@infosec.pub 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I tasted HCl, Copper sulfate. Inhaled chlorine. Touched sodium metal.
You want more🙂🙃

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

Isopropyl alcohol ftw, IMHO.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago

This guy labs.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Maybe she was doing experiments on it?

(Anyone with access to an ion ray wanna tell me what opens when you aim it at a cuppa?)

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Save money on a lab shaker by drinking a sufficient amount of coffee.