Originally posted by Marcus Rowland:
I blew up a vacuum cleaner accidentally once - and managed to make money out of it many years later by selling an article to New Scientist . Found it on line a few weeks ago. Marcus, that happens to be a great article, actually
Whenever there is a laboratory accident, it is all too easy to look at the results and wonder how anyone could possibly have been so careless. I usually look at them and think: 'That could have been me.'
rabbit preserve, oh my
The disaster that should have been my real claim to fame also missed the list
that's too bad, glad you finally came forward, I had a great laugh reading about your misery
Luckily no one was hurt, and I was even able to repair the vacuum cleaner.
now that impressed me the most, I have to say: you got the vacuum cleaner working again, well done
Next time you hear about a laboratory accident, try not to feel too superior. The next name on the roll of dishonour might just be yours.
well, I rarely ever hear about laboratory accidents in the first place ... and my only "accident" even remotely in this area was when I received my first love bite from a vacuum pump in physics class
Thanks for sharing this really interesting and well-written article,
Eva