Post #1936588
2026-02-27 01:29 UTC
Me: "For its age this pump looks remarkably clean"
Drains oil, puts in a small amount of fresh oil, runs for 30-45 min, drains again and there is a lot of particulate.
Me: "Hmm"
Opens pump to find out the reason it was clean on the outside was probably because people weren't changing the oil frequently enough.
#LabLife #LabNightmares #Chemistry #ChemiVerse
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@hatysa@autistics.life 2026-02-27 02:13
@SRLevine@neuromatch.social > “For its age, this pump looks remarkably clean” This is one of two introductions to a #Chemistry anecdote where you can guess pretty well what will happen next. The other is: “So, someone in my group found some old ethyl (or any other-yl) mercaptan in the back of the lab…”