our robot is sadly not a big steel man sadly its a arm in a box that loads up 96 well plates. making my life much easier so i dont get cramp. though walking talking robots would be fun. no more running around for me!

Half of the time the robots were broken and couldn't be used :S

Yes, that seems to be a recurring theme with lab intruments

I'm scared of liquid nitrogen and phenol. I was frightened of ethidium bromide but I think I have conquered that fear.

I'm not scared of any of it I just wish it wouldn't keep breaking!!!

I'm scared of a huge NMR equipment!They keep saying how expensive it was! It has a big circle drawn in the floor meaning that you cannot approach that circle unless you dont have any metals with you (keys, wrist watch, belt, etc). I am scared that some day I will be "glued" to that thing and they have to amputate my arm, because i forgot my watch or a metalic button on my trousers!

You must admit that's quite a comical image though

Not the ampuatuion: just the image of you being pulled across the room via your trousers

I thought that only happened due to the cute Post Doc in the corner, not because of any expensive machinery...

Our LC-MS-MS is being installed today! Exciting but scary too!!!