tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292111762011-09-10T14:57:17.887+02:00Random thoughts of a few scientists living and working in Heidelberg, GermanyLabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.comBlogger891100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-42957414230944306712008-03-16T14:02:00.003+01:002008-03-16T14:06:35.925+01:00Here are a few great points from <a href="http://www.abcb.com/misc/latt_03.htm">this list of wisdom</a><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></li><span style="font-size:100%;"><li><p>War sucks.</p></li> <li><p>You CAN have too many women.</p></li> <li><p>Smart people wear glasses.</p></li> <li><p>Music foreshadows plot.</p></li> <li><p>The less you care about sex, the more opportunities you'll get.</p></li> <li><p>(Inversely, the harder you try, the less you'll get.)</p></li> <li><p>When you die, make a long speech, and don't finish the last sentence.</p></li> <li><p>Snow means love.</p></li> <li><p>The best teams come in fives.</p></li> <li><p>In space, you can hear everything.</p></li></span><li><span style="font-size:100%;">All persons under the age of 50 can do a ten foot vertical jump from a standing position.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">The hero always loses the first fight with a new enemy.</span></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-4295741423094430671?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-46913424062686911332008-02-26T16:51:00.001+01:002008-02-26T16:51:55.416+01:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z7AWw7t5zj0&amp;rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z7AWw7t5zj0&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-4691342406268691133?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-42665238603410674722008-01-27T16:56:00.001+01:002008-01-27T16:56:28.288+01:00<object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DZDHQ9b9fbo&amp;rel=1&amp;border=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DZDHQ9b9fbo&amp;rel=1&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-4266523860341067472?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-63976350562223278652008-01-26T07:39:00.000+01:002008-01-26T07:40:14.179+01:00<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mydamnchannel.com/xml/mdc_embed.swf?episode=374"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.mydamnchannel.com/xml/mdc_embed.swf?episode=374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="336"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-6397635056222327865?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-78022638807240295252007-12-12T14:22:00.000+01:002007-12-12T14:24:00.426+01:00<h3 class="entry-header"><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/11/driveby-coffee-spitt.html">Drive-by coffee spitter arrested</a></h3><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-7802263880724029525?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-25153296434358970962007-11-26T14:25:00.000+01:002007-11-26T14:30:12.166+01:00<embed src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/940235/best_wedding_dance_ever.swf" width="400" height="345" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed> <br /><span size =" 1"><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/940235/best_wedding_dance_ever/">Best Wedding Dance Ever</a> - <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/">Funny bloopers R us</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-2515329643435897096?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-6413094733562094332007-11-19T13:38:00.000+01:002007-11-19T13:40:41.908+01:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a26C6jiHTcw&amp;rel=1&amp;border=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a26C6jiHTcw&amp;rel=1&amp;border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-641309473356209433?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-57238923672433764892007-11-14T10:38:00.000+01:002007-11-14T10:48:20.157+01:00Haven't had a kitten related link for a while....<br /><br />thanks to ThirdChimpanzee.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3S4hNMqDhoo&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3S4hNMqDhoo&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-5723892367243376489?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pipettemonkey2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07399254592863018358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-44851078421306547092007-09-21T02:47:00.001+02:002007-09-21T02:47:50.081+02:00<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xFAWR6hzZek"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xFAWR6hzZek" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-4485107842130654709?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-28599397962220545292007-09-09T15:26:00.001+02:002008-12-11T10:38:46.019+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RuP0rBhMnMI/AAAAAAAAAI8/1SFVB1ZnuHs/s1600-h/2890-450x-chalkart_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RuP0rBhMnMI/AAAAAAAAAI8/1SFVB1ZnuHs/s400/2890-450x-chalkart_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108195422347500738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RuP0mBhMnLI/AAAAAAAAAI0/7btkuG5fVe8/s1600-h/2889-450x-chalkart_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RuP0mBhMnLI/AAAAAAAAAI0/7btkuG5fVe8/s400/2889-450x-chalkart_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108195336448154802" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-2859939796222054529?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-21022595701983952242007-09-09T09:01:00.000+02:002007-09-09T09:03:21.518+02:00This is just plain strange.... or perhaps its normal and I'm just really old fashioned.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bettybeauty.com/">Betty Beauty</a><br /><br />(thanks Minna for the link)<br />(she claims she doesn't use it)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-2102259570198395224?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-81708748117859011542007-08-27T13:06:00.000+02:002008-12-11T10:38:46.272+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RtKweRhMnHI/AAAAAAAAAIU/8SP1ETjQfoo/s1600-h/warning__.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RtKweRhMnHI/AAAAAAAAAIU/8SP1ETjQfoo/s400/warning__.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103335361909398642" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-8170874811785901154?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-5877370727136490522007-08-27T12:24:00.000+02:002008-12-11T10:38:46.575+01:00Saw this on a UMPC (little laptop) <a href="http://www.kohjinsha.com.sg/umpc.htm">website.</a>.. I think its a great ad for how to use the computer...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RtKmrxhMnGI/AAAAAAAAAIM/EzwhcvIIZQ8/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RtKmrxhMnGI/AAAAAAAAAIM/EzwhcvIIZQ8/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103324598721354850" border="0" /></a><br />Yep... you can use bathe with it, you can sleep with it, you can shit with it...<br /><br />I want one...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-587737072713649052?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-39516730354212782292007-08-23T04:44:00.000+02:002008-12-11T10:38:46.776+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rsz0_IVvVNI/AAAAAAAAAIE/XEF71HtImKw/s1600-h/1202789443_ab6c754626.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rsz0_IVvVNI/AAAAAAAAAIE/XEF71HtImKw/s400/1202789443_ab6c754626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101721843311531218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(via <a href="http://boingboing.net/">Boing Boing</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-3951673035421278229?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-90440116894409329442007-08-08T14:18:00.001+02:002008-12-11T10:38:46.986+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rrm0tOip2yI/AAAAAAAAAHM/16Cl7q4NMGg/s1600-h/zombies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rrm0tOip2yI/AAAAAAAAAHM/16Cl7q4NMGg/s320/zombies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096303142436985634" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-9044011689440932944?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-81941366191471239402007-07-27T15:36:00.000+02:002007-07-27T15:37:01.712+02:00Captain subtext rides again....<br /><a href="http://films.thelot.com/films/41202">(First date short film)</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-8194136619147123940?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-13623386236157223272007-07-27T13:12:00.000+02:002007-07-27T13:13:22.717+02:00<embed src="http://vid.adbrite.com/video/abplayer.swf" flashvars="vid=964792" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="468" height="400" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-1362338623615722327?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-63755188507786821902007-07-27T11:20:00.001+02:002007-07-27T11:21:00.040+02:00only in Japan could you turn stamping bits of paper into TV show<br />(although she is really fast)<br /><embed src="http://vid.adbrite.com/video/abplayer.swf" flashvars="vid=963026" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="468" height="400" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-6375518850778682190?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-76367336785073641932007-07-27T11:14:00.000+02:002007-07-27T11:15:34.818+02:00Damn this stuff is cool...<br />Here's a short advert<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lW_9SYaWAQg"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lW_9SYaWAQg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />and a few much longer (and cooler) films<br /><a href="http://tochka.jp/pikapika/">Pikapika</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-7636733678507364193?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-32418619009487441562007-07-27T09:59:00.000+02:002007-07-27T10:01:21.074+02:00From the <a href="http://www.kanyewest.com/?content=video_cant_tell_alt">Kanye West site </a>(so I guess it's official)<br />pure genius... (via boing boing)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-3241861900948744156?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-40189540134824478642007-07-22T16:57:00.000+02:002007-07-22T16:58:01.205+02:00<a href="http://www.onmylist.com/category/miscellaneous/Best_or_worst_Pickup_Lines_1">Pickup lines</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-4018954013482447864?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-3493593944725057132007-07-05T16:54:00.001+02:002007-07-05T16:54:59.528+02:00<a href="http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf">World clock</a>: Watch the world do things as the clock ticks.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-349359394472505713?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-13081545475384616102007-07-03T18:00:00.001+02:002008-12-11T10:38:47.826+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Ropy6exygaI/AAAAAAAAAGM/fOSAAkfxk6Y/s1600-h/esterne021542580207155235_big.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Ropy6exygaI/AAAAAAAAAGM/fOSAAkfxk6Y/s400/esterne021542580207155235_big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083001478460899746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> (Thanks Bambi)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-1308154547538461610?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-62327541574530646812007-06-29T11:44:00.000+02:002007-06-29T11:45:18.948+02:00<embed src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/681928/crazy_drumming_down_34th_st.swf" width="400" height="345" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br /><span size =" 1"><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/681928/crazy_drumming_down_34th_st/">Crazy Drumming Down 34th St.</a> - <a href="'http://www.metacafe.com/'">The most amazing home videos are here</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-6232754157453064681?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-38426283843907439602007-06-29T11:19:00.001+02:002008-12-11T10:38:48.115+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RoTOz-xygXI/AAAAAAAAAF0/9_7npQtQZgA/s1600-h/FAQZZ0IS10EQB0A7OE.MEDIUM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RoTOz-xygXI/AAAAAAAAAF0/9_7npQtQZgA/s200/FAQZZ0IS10EQB0A7OE.MEDIUM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081413672001241458" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/E39K0TXETPEQB0A7F8/">Here's a nice quick way to get revenge on annoying labmates...</a><br /><br />(or to get rid of groups of teenagers hanging around your house)<br /><br />(could be used as a summer student repellant)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-3842628384390743960?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-83087701831842565812007-06-28T09:40:00.001+02:002007-06-28T09:40:32.740+02:00Geeks with beats....<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jkrn6ecxthM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jkrn6ecxthM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-8308770183184256581?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-43652400528520203142007-06-21T15:44:00.000+02:002007-06-21T15:45:43.927+02:00totally unreal... just damn weird...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hpfYt7vRHuY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hpfYt7vRHuY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />(thanks Scrubs/Lab Cat...)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-4365240052852020314?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-52014606232850361482007-06-21T14:08:00.000+02:002008-12-11T10:38:48.333+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RnpqVpAe7JI/AAAAAAAAAFs/I7sn1eRFG1I/s1600-h/onion-iphone-specs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RnpqVpAe7JI/AAAAAAAAAFs/I7sn1eRFG1I/s400/onion-iphone-specs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078488449831333010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(from <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/apples_new_iphone">The Onion</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-5201460623285036148?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-43311979961370067662007-06-19T11:44:00.001+02:002007-06-19T11:45:30.452+02:00<a href="http://www.angryalien.com/">30 second summaries of films, done with bunnies...</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-4331197996137006766?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-91858692771030649422007-06-19T11:34:00.001+02:002008-12-11T10:38:48.470+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RnejNZAe7II/AAAAAAAAAFk/mgJ87b5RZjg/s1600-h/coffee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RnejNZAe7II/AAAAAAAAAFk/mgJ87b5RZjg/s400/coffee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077706555330063490" border="0" /></a><br />What a great t-shirt (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/06/18/shockingly_honest_an.html">Boing Boing</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-9185869277103064942?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-44355647512592036382007-06-14T09:52:00.000+02:002007-06-14T09:54:13.208+02:00Perhaps we should be more friendly when we greet our colleagues in the lab... Here's a suggestions (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/06/13/pound_short_film_by_.html">BoingBoing</a>)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vVge3CiE5uU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vVge3CiE5uU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-4435564751259203638?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-49149506897897427922007-06-12T17:57:00.000+02:002008-12-11T10:38:48.581+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rm7Cx5Ae7GI/AAAAAAAAAFU/96TK7WR2ivE/s1600-h/bir_6a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rm7Cx5Ae7GI/AAAAAAAAAFU/96TK7WR2ivE/s400/bir_6a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075207992465353826" border="0" /></a>Why not send a card thay says what you really feel....<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.someecards.com/">SomeEcards</a><br /><br />[Thanks LabCat]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-4914950689789742792?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-749767025148690872007-06-12T10:18:00.000+02:002007-06-12T10:22:35.043+02:00Just thought these were useful links to have around the lab, especially if you're doing a talk and need some more understandable statistics (like the microscope weighs 90kg which is about 1.16 kegs of beer or 3200 human eye balls or 1.8 Jennifer Anistons....)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.weirdconverter.com/weight.php">Weird Converter (Weight)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.weirdconverter.com/lengthheight.php">Weird Converter (Length)</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-74976702514869087?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-61231921572635494532007-06-08T13:27:00.001+02:002007-06-08T13:27:42.929+02:00<a href="http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/feature-geeky-things-you-can-do-with-dry-ice#more-10003"> Things to do with Dry Ice....</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-6123192157263549453?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-60829894089453747322007-06-07T18:00:00.000+02:002008-12-11T10:38:48.707+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rmgr2JAe7DI/AAAAAAAAAE8/Sc5Inect4A4/s1600-h/_43019385_robobear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rmgr2JAe7DI/AAAAAAAAAE8/Sc5Inect4A4/s320/_43019385_robobear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073353189363739698" border="0" /></a><br />I want one...<br /><br />(<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6729745.stm">Story via BBC News</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-6082989408945374732?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-2715666039094656112007-05-29T17:04:00.000+02:002007-06-05T14:37:28.679+02:00<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wzXJdIgAQs8"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wzXJdIgAQs8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Mc8HU-isRUw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Mc8HU-isRUw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-271566603909465611?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-82620700291993340072007-05-25T13:44:00.000+02:002007-05-25T13:47:26.402+02:00<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qU57-eac9po"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qU57-eac9po" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />(ok, so try and ignore the mildly annoying accent of the guy who reads it, but its still a great quote from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmetropolitan">Transmetropolitan</a>, a great cynical comic series)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-8262070029199334007?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-5688649678279841782007-05-22T09:53:00.000+02:002008-12-11T10:38:48.836+01:00Great design for a T-shirt... (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/21/threadless_spoiler_t.html">Boing Boing</a>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RlKiIud4WPI/AAAAAAAAAEk/gkeDo_wrias/s1600-h/spoilertee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RlKiIud4WPI/AAAAAAAAAEk/gkeDo_wrias/s400/spoilertee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067290801541241074" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-568864967827984178?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-65788509449427752282007-05-15T10:26:00.000+02:002007-05-15T10:30:02.193+02:00Saw these great French adverts which are part of a safe sex/HIV campaign....<br />Straight Video<br /><div><object height="335" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/4lGW3WDRX8xA3dPg3"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/4lGW3WDRX8xA3dPg3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="335" width="425"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ymo7_pub-aides-baby-baby">Pub AIDES Baby Baby</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/PeteRock">PeteRock</a></i></div><br /><br />Gay Video<br /><div><object height="335" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/2XNa4HCjBYYsydP9Q"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/2XNa4HCjBYYsydP9Q" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="335" width="425"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ymdi_pub-aides-sugar-baby-love">Pub Aides Sugar Baby Love</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/PeteRock">PeteRock</a></i></div><br /><br />If only school sex education was this good/funny....<br />(Perhaps not something to watch in the lab in the middle of the day)<br />(via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/14/awesome_animated_ant.html">Boing Boing</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-6578850944942775228?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-28527821047545605872007-05-14T16:22:00.000+02:002008-12-11T10:38:48.985+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rkhxo1CmC2I/AAAAAAAAAEM/JBoCNAy5tqc/s1600-h/viagra_tablet2.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rkhxo1CmC2I/AAAAAAAAAEM/JBoCNAy5tqc/s320/viagra_tablet2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064422727224789858" border="0" /></a><br />Apparently Pfizer have just patented a pill to treat premature female orgasm. No, I'd never heard of it either, and yes it sounds designed to make sex less fun for women.... At least the men in white coats at Pfizer are really pushing the boundaries of science (and giving the rest of us a bad name at the same time....)<br /><span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/news/story/0,12976,1538786,00.html">Original Article (The Guardian)</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-2852782104754560587?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-59689248705846517272007-04-25T03:42:00.000+02:002007-04-25T03:43:15.503+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.goats.com/store/images/rfv_preview.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.goats.com/store/images/rfv_preview.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-5968924870584651727?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-46362764369613008152007-04-23T23:00:00.000+02:002008-12-11T10:38:49.143+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Ri0fJRSzuhI/AAAAAAAAADs/Neq0HjRt7tM/s1600-h/Goth+Epis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Ri0fJRSzuhI/AAAAAAAAADs/Neq0HjRt7tM/s320/Goth+Epis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056732200728508946" border="0" /></a>This is probably why I shouldn't be allowed access to the purchasing system... My random impulse buy of the week: Black Eppendorf tubes (yep, totally black, can't see into them, can't see if they are empty or full).<br /><br />If more goths did bench work, I bet they'd use these...<br />Kind of says 'bring out the gimp....'<br /><br />(Available from the lovely people at <a href="http://www.neolab.de">Neolab</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-4636276436961300815?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-68861845728095506702007-04-18T14:15:00.000+02:002007-04-18T14:16:09.452+02:00How to get a standing ovation when you give a talk....<br /><span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yL_-1d9OSdk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yL_-1d9OSdk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-6886184572809550670?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-68916073007125734502007-04-08T18:42:00.000+02:002007-04-08T18:43:48.992+02:00Sickening.... just sickening. (Thanks Ju)<br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MH0MTAdkisM"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MH0MTAdkisM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-6891607300712573450?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-10226556481945694872007-03-21T18:09:00.000+01:002008-12-11T10:38:49.329+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RgFnOt6cH5I/AAAAAAAAACA/vbrkWmlefJA/s1600-h/Panther2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RgFnOt6cH5I/AAAAAAAAACA/vbrkWmlefJA/s400/Panther2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044426560172203922" border="0" /></a><br />Saw this in a local cigarette shop window...<br />V. honest marketing I thought...(but perhaps they meant panther)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-1022655648194569487?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-18764649922363421582007-02-21T13:06:00.000+01:002007-02-21T13:10:28.408+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.myscienceproject.org/images/c600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.myscienceproject.org/images/c600.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's a nice little science project to do if you've just hijacked a condom truck....<br />Ever wondered how many condoms you could wear at once? (probably not, but here's the answer)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myscienceproject.org/condoms.html">Science Project</a><br />(thanks Kat)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-1876464992236342158?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-11192492888786388052007-02-19T11:41:00.000+01:002007-02-19T11:45:28.631+01:00<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=921zTC69UR4&mode=related&amp;search=">Gollum sings Barry White</a> (well)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PwpcUawjK0">Mr Spock does Nine-inch Nails</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-1119249288878638805?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-74613974588535681402007-02-19T11:37:00.000+01:002008-12-11T10:38:49.502+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rdl-TaFH9xI/AAAAAAAAAAM/v4HNZf-YCqI/s1600-h/Vending.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/Rdl-TaFH9xI/AAAAAAAAAAM/v4HNZf-YCqI/s320/Vending.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033192930446669586" border="0" /></a><br />Even the vending machines are depressed at the moment....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-7461397458853568140?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-39880808323584833482007-02-18T18:29:00.000+01:002008-12-11T10:38:49.584+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RdmB36FH9yI/AAAAAAAAAAY/j8nbpyfI5fI/s1600-h/textbookdisclaimers.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GwyB1tb-Apw/RdmB36FH9yI/AAAAAAAAAAY/j8nbpyfI5fI/s320/textbookdisclaimers.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033196856046778146" border="0" /></a><br />I love this set of possible warning stickers for biology text books.<br />(The first one on the list is genuine....)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/textbookdisclaimers/">Textbook Disclaimers</a><br /><br /><br />(Via <a href="http://boingboing.net/">BoingBoing</a>... I know, I need to read more blogs, or post my own stuff)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-3988080832358483348?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1170522662674409302007-02-03T18:05:00.000+01:002007-02-03T18:12:35.096+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3073/3106/1600/190706/police.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3073/3106/320/881569/police.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> I got stopped by at police checkpoint a couple of weeks ago on the way home from work. The guy pulled me over and told me in german that they were doing a random drink driving test and asked if I'd been drinking. I answered (honestly) that I hadn't and the policeman said "Fine, you can go now, have a nice evening." That was it, no breath test, no sobriety test, no "please recite the alphabet backwards while standing on one leg and flapping your arms like a bird"...<br /><br />I can't decide if I've just found a really great way of getting away with drink driving, or I just misunderstood the guy (my german isn't that bad), or if Heidelberg is just a much more trusting place that I thought...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-117052266267440930?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1170522065112864872007-02-03T17:53:00.000+01:002007-02-03T18:01:05.256+01:00These are pure genius... (all via BoingBoing, which I've been reading way too much recently...)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMWpxTK7q2s">When Harry met Sally (Horror version)<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWZ48fk5018">West Side Story (Zombie version)</a><br /><a href="http://www.thedisneyblog.com/tdb/2006/12/mary_poppins_re.html">Mary Poppins (Horror version)</a><br /><a href="http://www.tomatopatch.com/films/sleepless.htm">Sleepless in Seattle (Horror version)</a><br /><a href="http://www.ps260.com/molly/SHINING%20FINAL.mov">The Shining (Romantic comedy)</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-117052206511286487?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1170519932731837552007-02-03T17:24:00.000+01:002007-02-03T17:25:32.743+01:00I love this little movie of what the iPod packaging would look like if Microsoft made it.<br />(What's even better is it was made as a joke by the packaging designers at Microsoft...)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k">Microsoft iPod</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-117051993273183755?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1170412709875880702007-02-02T11:36:00.000+01:002007-02-02T11:38:29.900+01:00<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWDIpROhl58">Gangsta rap, heidelberg style.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-117041270987588070?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pipettemonkey2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07399254592863018358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1165237924206106372006-12-04T14:09:00.001+01:002006-12-04T14:12:05.156+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://craphound.com/images/funnygumkitten.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://craphound.com/images/funnygumkitten.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />Just a quick kitten thought....<br />(Via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2006/11/30/funny_internet_meme_.html">BoingBoing</a>)<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116523792420610637?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1164377508422303922006-11-24T15:10:00.000+01:002006-11-24T15:11:48.436+01:00According to a recent study of the Nielsen Institute, an average American family today owns more television sets than… individuals. In statistical language, that gives 2.73 television sets for 2.55 people per household. Half of the American households have at least three television sets, and only 19% have one of them.<br /><br />(Here's the French Original, thanks Ju)<br /><br />According to a recent study of the Nielsen Institute, an average American family counts today more television sets than… individuals. In statistical language, that gives 2,73 television sets for 2,55 people per hearth. Half of the American households have at least three television sets, and only 19% have one of them.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116437750842230392?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1163945421569418002006-11-19T14:52:00.000+01:002006-11-20T09:51:34.236+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2757/3118/1600/20060930-Zipi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2757/3118/320/20060930-Zipi.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pipette Monkeys has gone without a kitten entry for too long!<br /><a href="http://stuffonmycat.com"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">stuffonmycat.com</span></span></a><br /><br />Unfortunately science is sorely underrepresented on this site. Now I've got a bag of coloured eppies and a camera...just need to find me a cat...<br /><br />(thanks to V for the link)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116394542156941800?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pipettemonkey2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07399254592863018358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1162397906143207772006-11-01T17:15:00.000+01:002006-11-01T17:18:26.156+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.flickr.com/111/278993229_ad184199ef.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/111/278993229_ad184199ef.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Possibly the coolest Jack-O-Lantern I've seen....<br />(this will mean little to nothing if you've grown up in a country without <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Who">Dr Who</a>)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/DalekPumpkin">Dalek-O-Lantern </a><br /><br />(from <a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/">EMSL</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116239790614320777?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1162322027807916242006-10-31T19:53:00.000+01:002006-10-31T20:21:02.733+01:00It's clear that fly pushers are the most talented when it comes to <a href="http://tinman.vetmed.helsinki.fi/eng/drosophila.html">naming genes</a>. Mothers against decapentaplegic, anyone? But chemists are not far behind, it seems.<br /><br />How do you call a mineral originally found in Cummington, USA? Cummingtonite, of course. And how about adding some moronic acid to your reactions? Check out <a href="http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/sillymolecules/sillymols.htm">this extensive list</a> of curious molecules.<br /><br />That said, molecules and genes are not always named intentionally. Take bacteria, for example. First three letters for the operon, one letter for each gene, in alphabetical order. Unfortunately, the <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/viewer.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=nucleotide&amp;list_uids=32454049&amp;dopt=GenBank"> fucose operon contains genes until K</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116232202780791624?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08456044012829241579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1162320346220144152006-10-31T19:35:00.000+01:002006-10-31T19:50:22.340+01:00Here's another instructional video for the science nerds among us: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9dhO0iCLww">Protein synthesis: An epic on the cellular level.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116232034622014415?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08456044012829241579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1162319603797239862006-10-31T19:27:00.000+01:002006-10-31T19:33:23.813+01:00Don't you just love synchronized swimming? And how about, eh, mitosis? For those that are into both of them, here's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFuCE22agyM">little something</a> for you!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116231960379723986?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08456044012829241579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1161601797942455912006-10-23T12:00:00.000+02:002006-10-23T13:09:58.043+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/Beer_Raft.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/Beer_Raft.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />These guys are possibly the coolest people I've seen on the Neckar (Heidelberg's river).<br />as far as I can tell, they've taken 3 big floats, bolted some decking to them then added garden chairs and some beer. The whole floating beer garden is solar powered.... so these guys can just chug up and down the river drinking beer.<br /><br />I actually found these guys again a couple of weeks after this. It turns out that the whole thing can be quickly broken down and will fit into a trailer and the back of a car.... (possibly to avoid the police?)<br /><br />I also spotted another cool raft (although this one looks like harder work). This guy is slightly lower tec/hard work, but it looks like its powered by 4 exercise bikes....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/Raft2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/Raft2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/Raf2_back.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/Raf2_back.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116160179794245591?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1161597446709913572006-10-23T11:50:00.000+02:002006-10-23T11:57:26.736+02:00Trams are great.... really great, a fantastic idea. Much nicer than buses, much more predictable.<br />yep, trams are great, at least until they break down, then they are just damn funny.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/Trams1%20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/Trams1%20.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/Trams2%20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/Trams2%20.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>(I think I counted about 6 trams before I got bored of watching....)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116159744670991357?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1161597040670193702006-10-23T11:41:00.000+02:002006-10-23T11:58:22.433+02:00Here's a few photos of election campaigner for Uberburgermeister (Mayor).... and the strange things they use to buy people's votes....<br /><br />Candidate number one....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/Vote4Roses%20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/Vote4Roses%20.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> The first one is kind of obvious and safe, its says 'vote for us and we'll give you a rose'.<br /><br />Candidate number two....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/Vote4Lettuce%20.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/Vote4Lettuce%20.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/Vote4Lettuce2%20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/Vote4Lettuce2%20.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The next guy is so much more original... 'give us your vote and we'll give you some spinach'. (No, I am serious, they were giving away bags of spinach or some similar salad....). It sends a powerful message, it says "trust this guy, (he has alarmingly white teeth), he knows how to fix your city and he wants you to be strong like Popeye".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116159704067019370?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1161381271835253312006-10-20T23:53:00.000+02:002006-10-20T23:54:31.850+02:00bored between centrifuge spins?<br />Here's a stupid/simple/addictive game. Just draw a line a watch the little guy sledge down it...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40255643/">LineRider</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116138127183525331?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1161378747780055892006-10-20T23:10:00.000+02:002006-10-20T23:12:27.810+02:00Just found this great little movie of a conceptual art project... a little robot that's designed to find puddles of coke, drink them, then spray them over itself, eventually killing itself. (kind of surreal, but a nice metaphor for soft drinks....)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTWGnU0bWuA">Cokebot</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-116137874778005589?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1159459514922591112006-09-28T18:03:00.000+02:002006-09-28T18:05:14.933+02:00Here’s a quick one if you feel like making yourself ill… (thanks for the link Ju)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSaXjlDqeZo&NR">Hallucination</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115945951492259111?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1158869045546327872006-09-21T22:01:00.000+02:002006-09-21T22:05:48.796+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/wee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/wee.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Have just spent the last 10 minutes staring as my computer text at 400+ words a minute at me…. I found this <a href="http://www.spreeder.com">cool little web site</a> (via <a href="http://www.lifehacker.com">LifeHacker</a>) which lets you paste text into it, then flashes it back one (or more) words at a time at high speed. In theory its supposed to help you read faster by stopping you looking back over a sentence and flashing words faster than your inner monologue can keep up (which is apparently what slows you down when you read (especially if its talking about something else while you’re reading). I can’t decide if it works yet, but I’m tempted to take a trip to stores tomorrow to see if they have devices to hold your eyelids open a la Clockwork Orange….<br /><br />If anyone has a summer student and feels like trying to use this as an accelerated learning technique, please let me know if it works out….<br /><br />(<a href="http://www.spreeder.com">Spreeder</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115886904554632787?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1157822468652242512006-09-09T19:17:00.000+02:002006-09-09T19:21:08.663+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/ronaldmchummer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/ronaldmchummer.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I found this great site via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2006/09/08/make_a_fake_mcdonald.html">BoingBoing</a>. It lets you create your own McDonalds signs and then download a 'photo' of them....<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ronaldmchummer.com/index.php">Ronald McHummer</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115782246865224251?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1157740617398637512006-09-08T20:32:00.000+02:002006-09-08T20:36:57.410+02:00Oh no, more <a href="http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/kittens/index.html">kittens</a>!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115774061739863751?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08456044012829241579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1157728632170115712006-09-08T17:07:00.000+02:002006-09-08T17:17:12.213+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/1600/Censor-Matic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3073/3106/320/Censor-Matic.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a nice little competition run by the Union of Concerned Scientists, campaigning about political interference in science.... They challanged scientists to draw cartoons about scientific integrity.<br /><br />So go and vote...<br /><br /><a href="http://ucsaction.org/campaign/vote_now_for_science_idol">Science Idol</a><br /><a href="http://ucsaction.org/">Union of Concerned Scientists</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115772863217011571?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1157622388922813152006-09-07T11:45:00.000+02:002006-09-07T11:46:28.930+02:00Here's a passably funny site to test your skills as a potential TSA baggage screener....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bombornot.com/">http://www.bombornot.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115762238892281315?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1155383578428015342006-08-12T13:49:00.000+02:002006-08-12T14:04:38.850+02:00Found this on the Evil Mad Scientist Laboratory (which incidentally is a great blog). It takes salad garnishes to a whole new level…<br />There’s also a quick little guide to making Pac Man papadums…<br /><a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/EdibleOrigami">Edible origami</a><br /><a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com"></a><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/EA6VAKO688EQEC19C1/">How to cook papadums</a><br /><a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/">Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115538357842801534?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1154962656134662762006-08-07T16:54:00.000+02:002006-08-07T16:57:51.633+02:00If only all wars were <a href="http://www.kittenwar.com">this</a> easy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115496265613466276?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08456044012829241579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1154511773840543062006-08-02T11:42:00.000+02:002006-08-02T11:42:53.840+02:00The ultimate in procrastination.<br /><br />Nasa needs volunteers to spot dust particles collected from distant stars. The dust is stuck to a gel and in order to find the individual dust particles Nasa has used a scanning microscope to upload millions of pictures of the gel.<br />Bored people can then sign up to look for the grains of dust in the pictures and help Nasa's scientists. There's even a scoreboard for you competitive types and the best dust pickers will be <span style="font-style:italic;">co-authors</span> on any publications involving the Stardust project.<br /><br /><a href="http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/about.php">http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/about.php</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115451177384054306?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pipettemonkey2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07399254592863018358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1152895860848817312006-07-14T18:49:00.000+02:002006-07-14T18:51:00.856+02:00Here's a great little movie on how George Bush's mind works....<br /><br /><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3934788900154749704">Bush Pilot</a><br /><br />(Thanks for the tip Kat)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115289586084881731?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1152803177545814992006-07-13T17:02:00.000+02:002006-07-13T17:06:17.556+02:00Just found this (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2006/07/12/lab_workers_to_photo.html">BoingBoing</a>)… a nice plea to the PR department to stop adding strange coloured lights to the back grounds of pictures of scientists… (and also to stop posing scientists with big bottles of (clearly fake) coloured liquids in the background.<br /><br /><a href="http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2006/07/07/memo_to_the_public_relations_department.php">Memo to the Public Relations Department</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115280317754581499?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1151999373635492162006-07-04T09:48:00.000+02:002006-07-04T09:49:33.646+02:00Just found a great story from a group trying to work out how ants know how far they’ve gone… It seams they do this by counting the number of steps they’ve taken. How do you test this? If you glue little stilts to their legs to make them longer they end up overshooting their destination… I feel kind of sorry for the student who had to do the gluing.<br /><br /><a href="http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/629/3">Ants on stilts</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115199937363549216?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1151353295087343402006-06-26T22:17:00.000+02:002006-06-27T09:05:21.850+02:00They might be cute, but there <span style="font-weight: bold;">is</span> something disturbing <a href="http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com">here</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115135329508734340?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08456044012829241579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1151246637884751392006-06-25T16:40:00.000+02:002006-06-25T16:43:57.886+02:00Two things I've been wanting to add for a while:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thenakedscientists.com">http://www.thenakedscientists.com/</a><br />Nice show from the BBC, same guy who does the nature podcast but with more people so he's much less obnoxious.<br /><br /><br />Piled Higher and Deeper, PhD comics. <a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php">http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115124663788475139?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pipettemonkey2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07399254592863018358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1151246370393795142006-06-25T16:28:00.000+02:002006-06-25T16:39:30.413+02:00<span style="font-size:85%;">When you start saying things like "Yeah, she's been pushing that project along, and she can push a project hard." Overheard at a conversation of young groupleaders.<br /><br />When you decide to buy a red (for red is the colour of winners) patagonia fleece vest.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115124637039379514?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pipettemonkey2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07399254592863018358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1150202156568383572006-06-13T14:34:00.000+02:002006-06-13T14:35:56.580+02:00Signs you are becoming a group leader (or turning to the dark side, as we prefer)<br /><br />1. When someone’s name is mentioned in a conversation, you sit back, stroke your imaginary beard and muse something like ‘but what has he <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> done?’<br /><br />2. When someone around you does something wrong, your hand twitches and you feel the urge to: a) pull their heart out and hold it beating in front of their face (Indiana Jones) b) choke them using only the power of your mind (Star Wars).<br /><br />This is part of an ongoing phenotypic analysis, feel free to add your observations<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-115020215656838357?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1149628585628332302006-06-06T22:59:00.000+02:002006-06-06T23:17:09.790+02:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Just when you think they can't get any funnier, they come up with something new. Here's an ad from the Competitive Enterprise Institute.<br /><br /><a href="http://interface.audiovideoweb.com/lnk/ny60win16080/eresources/cei/Global_Warming_Glaciers-high.wmv/play.asx">WMV</a> (Windows)<br /><a href="http://interface.audiovideoweb.com/lnk/avwebdsquick2235/eresources/cei/Global_Warming_Glaciers-high.mov/play.qtl">Quicktime</a> (Macintosh)<br /><br />Another one available <a href="http://streams.cei.org/">here</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-114962858562833230?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08456044012829241579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1149585827763381302006-06-06T11:23:00.000+02:002006-06-06T11:23:47.770+02:00Mmm…another day of moving tiny drops of colourless liquids from one tube to another…<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-114958582776338130?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1149530535348897072006-06-05T19:53:00.000+02:002006-06-05T20:02:15.356+02:00I’m starting to think that a compulsory part of every PhD/new post-doc project should be one experiment which is involved with cancer or some other well known disease. Not because I think that we need more cancer researchers, just so that when I’m asked what I do at a party, it would be good for once (especially after a few beers) to be able to give a nice, easy to understand answer, like “I’m doing cancer research” or “I’m trying to cure sick children”. Not because I want to impress women or sound like I’m trying to save the world, I’m just bored of the strange looks I get when I try and explain that my job involves picking fruit fly virgins and letting them have sex… Although I’m also considering lying and telling people I’m an accountant or I sell drugs to kids.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-114953053534889707?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1149528752999257192006-06-05T19:29:00.002+02:002006-06-05T19:32:33.000+02:00Quite a fun series of mashups using parts of Lord of the Rings and parts of Starwars, with some disco fun thrown in.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.misshapenfeatures.com/starlords.php">Star Lords clips</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-114952875299925719?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1149428605704187932006-06-04T15:38:00.000+02:002006-06-04T15:43:25.710+02:00Ok, so far there haven’t been many science related posts…. We’re trying to collect random things we find funny, partly because we like to share them, but mainly because we’re tired of having to email them to the rest of our lab/friends… (ok, so we’re taking a big leap by assuming people in our labs will remember to read this blog… but what the hell)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-114942860570418793?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1149355505691952072006-06-03T19:17:00.000+02:002006-06-03T19:25:05.693+02:00A nice piece of stand-up by Judson Laipply. Distils the dances of the last 40 years into 6 minutes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg">Evolution of Dance</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-114935550569195207?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1149354246798028892006-06-03T19:02:00.000+02:002006-06-03T19:05:42.876+02:00So welcome to the opening of Pipette Monkeys….<br />The blog is named in honour of our unofficial job title. Despite the glamorous image given to scientists in movies (err…there must be one where scientists are cool/get laid), we’re of the belief that 90% of what we do could be done by monkeys. The reasons that it isn’t: 1. Animal welfare laws are tougher than scientist welfare laws in most labs and 2. Health and Safety laws prevent the use of bananas (even as a motivational tool) in most molecular biology labs….<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-114935424679802889?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29211176.post-1149349851896510532006-06-03T17:45:00.000+02:002006-06-03T17:50:51.906+02:00As promised to Pipette Monkey#2, here's the link to Stackenblocken... a small sketch from the Conan O'Brian show which now seems to be part of our lab induction package....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lkas96MEec">Stackenblocken Clip</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29211176-114934985189651053?l=pipettemonkeys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>LabMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620405974135525114noreply@blogger.com0