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Safety is important.
What's so bad about the lab coat around the waist? If your F I could understand why you wanted it to cover other things
Ops a male, says so in the gender identifier
I don't know how many times it has to be explained that some people have an updated version of the app that doesn't have gender or location listed on the posts.
Mine is the latest version and has both
Even if he did say that, it still makes sense for him to say "if op were a F" as in, what if? Don't be a douchenozzle.
I have the latest version and I only see op's user name, no gender nor location.
I'm confused because I can see Op's gender and location on both my android and IOS devices. Both say that Op is a male from the United States of America.
The IOS version has it, I just updated the android app and Op's gender and Location is gone.
I would think most people would know how dangerous chemicals they're working with are, cos you know, you're working with the chemicals.
It's one thing to know the chemicals in theory, it's another thing altogether to experience their effects first hand.
It's a figure of speech. Like, "I found out how hot the stove is when I sat on it naked." Obviously the idea of the stove being hot, and there being ways to measure that, are not new. It's first hand experience driving it home.
At least you're making most likely good money.
Why didn't you just wear the lab coat normally?
As a chemist, I'm not quite sure what you were expecting. Knowing the hazards of your chemicals is part of your job. I work with lethal substances, high/low pH solutions, carcinogens, etc. and we are trained for proper measures in the case of exposure for each chemical. Also, I highly doubt you would have been allowed to return home without being monitored by medical services.
#24: I hate to be a realist, but sometimes you don't have a chance to be reminded physically. One of my chemicals will kill me with a skin exposure the size of a quarter. We actually had a near miss last week (dude is extremely lucky to be alive), and a death in the industry last year from this particular material. I use it often. Another of my chemicals is so corrosive that it'll eat my skin to my bones. Another will give me cancer. Chemistry isn't a game, and many people underestimate the danger.
Welshite man that sucks
Why is Welshite being downvoted?
I'm sure they really were aware. It's a figure of speech. "I found out how sharp kitten claws are when they lacerated my cornea" doesn't mean someone didn't know previously that they were sharp, or wasn't being careful. It means that they now have first hand knowledge. Because accidents do happen, even in labs with dangerous materials.
You mean aside from "chemistry, the board game," chemistry is not a game. The board game is fun. Especially when we squirt each other with H2SO4. Or guess which hat has mercury in it by feeling around. I always loved playing that game. Now i haunt the fml site. Because im a ghost. I cant seem to remember how that happened though....
The most important thing is, You're Alive. Sure burns hurt, but in time, they'll heal. It's unfortunate to hear you had an accident, hope the pain goes away. I'd recommend a cream, but alas, I cannot think of any off the top of my head.
Chemical "burns" are a little worse than regular burns, and even minor ones can leave gnarly scars. This post makes it sound rather frivolous, but hopefully the situation was handled with a higher degree of seriousness.
You should have done it Walter White style, tighty whites and an apron would have done the trick
I believe a msds could have told you that, not sure if this is outside US or not ( damn app update) but US its a legal requirement for your employer to keep that info onsite.
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Why didn't you just wear the lab coat normally?
Safety is important.