4 reasons why Ivanka Trump got the ‘science’ thing totally and utterly wrong
You may already have seen those pictures of Ivanka Trump dressed up like a scientist and trying to do some sort of ‘experiment’.
Lots of people have already had fun at her expense, and quite right too, but none of the comments have been quite so devastating – or gone quite so viral – as this one.
I love this so much because:
1) Turtlenecks are a lab safety violation.
2) So is not tying back long hair.
3) So is pouring into a container that you're directly holding.
4) Nobody uses volumetric flasks like that.It's not even a good attempt at looking smart. pic.twitter.com/IO4vgdTzVW
— ONE DAY GOD WILL BEG ME TO DIE AND I WILL REFUSE. (@CARRIONIER) March 20, 2018
And just in case you were STILL in any doubt, here’s another.
your lab coat and your gloves are both the wrong size, your gloves aren't tucked, your hair is loose in an environment with moving machinery and burners and you're holding a pour off at mouth level without any kind of a face shield, nice going science genius pic.twitter.com/PV4W97ejAL
— Goth Ms. Frizzle (@spookperson) March 20, 2018
Boom! Not literally, that would be awful.
That first thing was something we weren’t told in high school lab lol. Why are turtlenecks a violation? 😯
— the father the son and the #hopeworld spirit (@mariahjenae) March 21, 2018
It depends on the specific lab, but:
1) Clothing that’s hard to remove and had excessive material is dangerous.
2) Fluffy/fuzzy fabric goes up in flames like whoa.— ONE DAY GOD WILL BEG ME TO DIE AND I WILL REFUSE. (@CARRIONIER) March 21, 2018
The hair bothers me the most though. And the earrings too.
— feral (@DickBugs) March 20, 2018
Yeah man you’d lose all your hair to a Bunsen in like the third class.
— feral (@DickBugs) March 21, 2018
Just, honestly, what was the point of this photo op? Were we to believe that Ivanka is now a trained scientist? Should we think that she’s doing anything but pouring water from one flask into another? What was the end game here?
I’m genuinely so very curious.
— ONE DAY GOD WILL BEG ME TO DIE AND I WILL REFUSE. (@CARRIONIER) March 20, 2018
It’s the pseudo-scientific equivalent of her father pretending to drive a big ol’ truck.
— ONE DAY GOD WILL BEG ME TO DIE AND I WILL REFUSE. (@CARRIONIER) March 20, 2018
After doing some more reading, apparently she *was* handling samples of vape juice meant for analysis, under the direction of lab employees. This leads me to ask: who the fuck let her into the lab like that? They need to rewrite their safety protocols.
— ONE DAY GOD WILL BEG ME TO DIE AND I WILL REFUSE. (@CARRIONIER) March 20, 2018
I’m still thinking about how truly stupid this is.
— ONE DAY GOD WILL BEG ME TO DIE AND I WILL REFUSE. (@CARRIONIER) March 20, 2018
Hey folks, I’m happy to talk about lab safety and politics, not so happy to talk about Ivanka’s looks. Let’s try not to do any body shaming or misogyny tweets, yeah? There’s plenty else to criticize.
— ONE DAY GOD WILL BEG ME TO DIE AND I WILL REFUSE. (@CARRIONIER) March 21, 2018
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