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[–] HorikBrun@kbin.earth 66 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I notice how geologists are not even in the conversation.

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

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month 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.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month 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

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

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

[–] HorikBrun@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago

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

Kyanite is harmless but nasty.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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."

[–] HorikBrun@kbin.earth 2 points 1 month ago

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

We pranked up their van and took incriminating pictures.

[–] arrow74@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

You should see what the archaeologists are up to

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

y'all are my favorite. rocks are cool.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

And they are better for it