Troll Week

Hello, one and all! I am currently doing a practical course in the field of Regenerative Medicine at the Rehabilitationsklinikum, Ulm. I work with cartilage and stuff. Anyway, Fridays are good days, and hence I will now post a collection of troll incidents that have taken place during this week at my lab. Featuring me, Anup Vasudev and my supervisor, Jana (pronounced as Yana). Here goes:

#1: Monday (6th July, 2015)

Me (looking at the bottles in the lab): "Hey Jana, what does "MeOH" mean?"
Jana: "What cats do."
Me: "Excuse me?"
Jana: "Hahahahahahahahah! Kidding. Methanol, Anup."


#2: Tuesday (7th July, 2015)

Jana: "This is the Annexin Stain. You are not to leave it open, it will not be chemically stable for a long time at Room Temperature."
Me: "What causes the Annexin to lose stability?
Jana: "Some chemical bond breakage I guess."
Me: "Which bonds?"
Jana: "Just use it fast. It's very costly.


#3: Wednesday (8th July, 2015)

Me: "Where should I store the RNA, Jana?"
Jana: "At the -80 degrees Celsius freezer. It's outside the lab."
Me: "Why there?"
Jana: "Because it's very, very cold."

#4: Thursday (9th July, 2015): Tables turn, suckers!
Me (during the coffee break): "Hey Jana, what are your plans for the future?"
Jana: "Post doc maybe.. I am not sure. What will you do after this?"
Me: "Go home, have a bath."

#5: Friday (10th July, 2015)
Me: "Hey I have a little work with cell culture, can I take your place at..."
Jana: "No, I have worked very hard to get here. Hahahahahahaha!"
Me: "I meant at the... never mind..."

FULL TIME: JANA WINS 4 - 1