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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 90 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Ok, so let me get this straight, the assistants are wearing full body heavy PPE, overalls, respirators and gloves, though the overalls and gloves are not connected together, nor are the assistants wearing any eye protection?

And the doctor injecting the patient doesn't even wear gloves?

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 99 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

He's using a pipette... even worse, with NO TIP! and in a random spot on the arm!

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I get that, that was already discussed, so I wanted to focus on the confusing PPE situation

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

well ya theres that too.

[–] GargleBlaster@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tip? You mean the protective pieptte-hat? (And yes, I've had med students call them that and trying to pipette without a tip)

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

HA! Thats hilarious. I'm in med lab and love this stuff, the memes are top tier

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

No, that's an osteo-injection, the tip is deep inside her already. Given how thin her arms are, he probably misjudged and is about to dribble the poison onto his shoes.

[–] SpermHowitzer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

It’s a Gilson pipette though. That’s the Rolls Royce of pipettes!

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Whatever this is, it's clearly a high-stress situation. They were in the middle of preparing when shit went down, cut them some slack.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago
[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The pipette really takes the cake. Like what the fuck, have you never seen a syringe?

[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 26 points 1 month ago

I'm guessing they wanted a futuristic cyber syringe and figured they could get away with this.

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm not sure a syringe would be allowed during filming such scenes. Maybe they don't have the budget for a fake syringe prop.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You don't have to put a needle on it, and there are non-sharp needles too.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'll just let you know right now that there isn't such a thing as a "safe narrow bit of metal" when you're jabbing down at a flailing arm, even in acting.

[–] sprite0@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

right so they use plastic and rubber and retractable tips and such they call it movie magic

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Probably afraid of an Alec Baldwin incident.