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[–] scytale@lemm.ee 32 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I remember in high school we had to wash beakers with sulfuric acid to make sure there weren’t any traces of heavy metals left.

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 30 points 11 months ago

You should have used lighter metals instead.

[–] painfulasterisk@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

At my high school, teachers always said that there's a biological hazard in the lab (they used the same lab for chemistry, physics, and biology), hence no laboratory class/experience. But that exact lab/room was available and used for teaching classes such as math, history, etc.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You mean they spilled something and were too scared to clean it up??

[–] painfulasterisk@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

If I try to guess, it was just a ridiculous excuse instead of saying, we aren't adequately equipped to manage a laboratory and will not want to be liable if an accident happened.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Was that their subtle way of saying children are dangerous?

[–] painfulasterisk@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I'll be honest, even freshmen at university level behave like kids in a lab.