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>that guy who actually wears a labcoat in lab classes

I mean it's one thing if the lab requires labcoats to be worn, but actually CHOOSING to wear one?

>> No.7069873

>>7069870
>that guy is me
Laziness and habit formation. It's better to have a coat when it's not needed than vice versa.

>> No.7069884

I wear a labcoat over a speed suit in daily life, with welding goggles and a stethoscope, and a belt sheath for my slipstick, hanging off my fanny pack.

For formal occasions, I add a tophat.

>> No.7069892

>>7069870
I usually wear a cape. Yes, it is white.

>> No.7069905

>>7069870
I bet OP wears shorts and sandals to lab.

>> No.7069908

>>7069905
Sounds like a typical California lab.

>> No.7069910

I wear a labcoat, elbow-length rubber gloves and safety goggles to lab
>yfw it's an EE lab that doesn't require you to wear any of that shit
the prof likes to see my dedication though, he even offered me a summer internship

>> No.7069921
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7069921

>not wearing a labcoat and gloves and goggles in a lab

enjoy staining your clothes and giving yourself skin cancer and acid burns you stupid faggot

>> No.7069925
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7069925

>>7069910
fucking why

>> No.7069926

>lab "science"
stay pleb /sci/

>> No.7069928

>>7069884
>my bro

I need some more speedsuits. Kevlar is too scratchy.

>> No.7069930

>>7069905
When it's warm weather yeah?

>>7069921
Physical wounds heal; I'd rather be burned with acid than have to look like a buttburger for two hours.

>> No.7069931

>>7069926
>chalkboard "science"
stay pleb /sci/

>> No.7069933

>>7069870
I agree, it's a dead give away that that person has never worked in a lab professionally. Labcoats fucking suck and they're extremely uncomfortable, especially in labs with equipment that generate a lot of heat. Unless you work in a very wet lab there's no reason to wear it.

>>7069884
But that's just awesome, you are excused.

>> No.7069937

>>7069910
>an EE lab
What the fuck is wrong with you?

>>7069921
You should know what you are working with and how to handle it properly instead of compensating with unnecessary PPE and thinking it will actually protect your from anything.

>> No.7069943

>>7069925
Because, shockingly, people who dress like professionals tend to get treated like professionals.

You ever hear the old saying, "dress for the job you want, not the one you have"? Well if you want to be a scientist when you graduate, it's a good idea to look the fucking part. Who do you think the professor's gonna want to recommend to an employer? The obviously passionate guy who takes lab safety seriously? Or the Prada-wearing liberal arts chick who obviously doesn't want to be there?

>>7069930
I mean, listen to this, this moron would literally risk her own health (and thus, productivity) for her own vanity. Is this who you want to hire?

>> No.7069949

>>7069943
>Because, shockingly, people who dress like professionals tend to get treated like professionals.

Right, so wear an oxford shirt? Lab coats are not professional, especially not in an EE lab.

> "dress for the job you want, not the one you have"?
>Wanting to be a lab tech

>> No.7069954

>>7069943
Professional scientists do not wear PPE unless absolutely necessary. The only people you'll see wearing perma- PPE is technicians and youngfags.

>> No.7069970

>>7069949
>tfw lab tech starting Wednesday

>> No.7069973

>>7069949
>>7069954
^^^^^

If you see a college student wearing a labcoat, it's a dead giveaway that he's some pop culture absorbing tard who has never been in a real lab environment.

>> No.7070005

>Chemists wear lab coats.
>Chemists do not wear lab coats.
[citation needed]

>> No.7070007

You can't handle the heat bitch nigga

>> No.7070018

>>7070005
>Chemists
There's no such thing in the 21st century.

>> No.7070029

>>7069870
>>7069933

You both have never been on fire, have you? Two of my colleagues were, and nothing happened thanks to a lab coat. I used to work in fuel analytics. But to be fair, it was ridiculously hot and we all wore t-shirts most of the time.
Plus I keep nearly tipping glassware over because my sleeves don't do what my arms do.
Come to think about it, labcoats suck, yes.

>> No.7070037

>>7069870
>that guy who actually wears suits to job interviews
literally why

>> No.7070038

>>7070029
>You both have never been on fire, have you?
>You are both not retarded newfags, are you?

No. Can't speak for OP of course. I hope your colleagues didn't report it, that would mean the end of their career. The reactor temperatures we operate would instantly vaporize lab coat material anyway.

>Plus I keep nearly tipping glassware over because my sleeves don't do what my arms do.
Learn some coordination and read up on some basic ergonomics, this should never happen even with lab coats.

>> No.7070056

I have to wear protective gear for most of my labs. Mainly flame retardant denim jackets and pants. Then usually silvers with heat gloves and shields.

If im not working hot, then i usually have a long, dark linen lab coat that comes down to my knees because its just really fucking messy replacing refractory materials.

>> No.7070078

mfw when labs we did in high school needed labcoats and glasses when the most dangerous chemical used was conc. sulfuric acid

>> No.7070085

OP, you are a faggot and belong on the faggot board.
>>>/fa/

>> No.7070087

Work in a CMO commercial lab. Being in the UK we have Howie style labcoats with high collars and tight cuffs. The analytical guys carry out a lot of ELISAs and mass spec, so the lab has tightly regulated temperature and humidity, so feeling uncomfortable is not an excuse.
Basic lab PPE is legs covered, labcoat buttoned up all the way and ballistic glasses. You wear nitriles or barriers for any chemical work. You don't wear the right ppe you get a disciplinary write up. I'm very glad of it, having had the stuff save my eyesight and clothing on several occasions. Cocky new PhDs flout the rules sometimes, they do it twice they get sacked. Companies can't afford to show lack of control to the HSE.

>> No.7070090

>>7070078
Until you've had to deal with a conc sulphuric burn you have no idea how nasty it is. A splash in the eye basically blinds instantly permanently. Skin burns are deep and scar terribly. Luckily my company provides diphoterine for chemical burns, it really helps. I've had a few caustic burns and got away without scarring.

>> No.7070092

ITT: Retards who don't value PPE

>> No.7070094

please post proof of labcoat wearing anons,

anywhos i think they kinda look stylish, but if your going to wear them 24/7 should have it a nice looking and fitting coat imho

>> No.7070095

>>7070092
Because it's not valuable or safe, enjoy your false confidence.

>> No.7070102

>>7070095

Ex. Shit splashes onto your labcoat. You've got ~3 seconds to take it off before it fucks you up.

Or, pyrophoric liquid gets onto your flame retardant labcoat, you've got some time to get that off, rather than getting fucked instantly.

Accidents happen.

>> No.7070103

>>7070095
You're a retard who doesn't value PPE.
Enjoy dying.

>> No.7070111

>>7070102
Also, even dilute caustic eats cotton. I work in a relatively wet lab, and I buy cheap bottoms because after wasting they look like the moths have been at them. I don't have to skimp on t-shirts if I've got a labcoat.

>> No.7070113

>>7070103
Until someone in the same lab or organization suffers, he probably never will.

>> No.7070121

>>7069870
Had an interview the same day as a lab, so I wore a lab coat that day to protect my nice clothes. I really don't care if someone wears or doesn't, it is not that big of a deal.

>> No.7070128

>>7070121
People who don't care about their own safety are even less likely to care about yours.

>> No.7070165

>>7069954
>>7069973
People who care way to much about their own vanity. "Ew, that lab coat makes me look fat and unattractive"

It is there to keep chemicals and other harmful lab materials off your everyday clothes. If your lab has none of these, then don't wear one, if your lab does then wear one and stop being a faggot.

>> No.7070169

>>7070018
Ya serious? Chemistry is the most important science in industry. Good luck having any of your oil derivatives with out chemistry.

>> No.7070179

>>7070078
>High school
>conc. sulfuric acid

Without mandatory goggles and labcoats, if a student were to get that shit in their eyes or on their skin, than the school would be fucked. And considering they are stupid teenagers, the chances of that happening are high.

>> No.7070203

I like my labcoat, I wore it to my second interview because I was going to be given a tour, and because a stained coat shows experience.
>>7069933
I'm a working chemical engineer, I'm in a lab a lot, I wear a labcoat.

It's only uncomfortable if you're fat or if your coat is shit.

>> No.7070222

>>7069910
>elbow-length rubber gloves

LOL, had to read it a few times before I realized it was a troll post, nice one m9

>> No.7070223

>>7070169
He meant that there are no longer chemists, but chemical engineers in industry

>> No.7070285

>>7070121
>so I wore a lab coat that day to protect my nice clothes
>>7070203
>I wore it to my second interview because I was going to be given a tour, and because a stained coat shows experience.

Are you kidding me? You're supposed to wear them only in the lab. Wearing them outside only shows stupidity, especially if they're dirty. Lab coats are there to protect you from hazardous chemicals. But if you're walking around in them outside you're just endangering others and yourself. I can almost guarantee you that wearing a (stained) lab coat to an interview will not give you bonus points.
Also, if it's really dirty, wash it.

>> No.7070290

>>7070285
>>7070203
>because I was going to be given a tour
sorry for my retardedness, i didn't see that part. But still, take it with you, don't wear it all the time.

>> No.7070322

>>7069910
>elbow-length rubber gloves
Wearing gloves when it's not needed is bad practice. It harms your hands more than it does good. Your hands can't "breathe" in them.
Also, depending on your lab, you're not supposed to touch anything with gloves people touch without (tap, door knobs, etc.).

>> No.7070698

>>7070285
>>7070290
He already saw me as a person, I decided to take a risk and dress like I knew what I was doing.

I got the job.

>> No.7071400

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhFGy6bc7zE

>> No.7071402

>>7071400
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhFGy6bc7zE

quarter-million views, gosh i love you youtube

>> No.7071404

>>7071400
I'm going to put on my lab coat now.

>> No.7071436

>>7069870
I've never stepped into a chem lab where they weren't required and I would wear one anyway even if they weren't faggot.

>> No.7071440

I work in a lab full of high temperature furnaces and flammable gases and torches and shit like that, and retards still walk around in polyester lab coats just asking for their clothes to catch fire and melt to their skin.

And then there's the fucking theoretical physicists upstairs who wear spotless carefully pressed lab coats over their shirt and tie while they sit in front of a computer all day long. I guess it's in case they spill their coffee or something.

>> No.7071452

>>7071440
>polyester lab coats
for what purpose

>> No.7071458

>>7071400
Oh fucking christ, I should've known the fags unnecessarily wearing lab coats we're weebs.

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>>7071458

>> No.7071468

>>7071466
>Implying I didn't watch Steins;Gate
>Implying Kurisu isn't a 2channer virgin tsundere

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7071479

the lab coat is a practical and professional garment, especially when accompanied by a little black dress, fishnets, and heels

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7071495

Get a speed suit! It says to the world: I know what I'M wearing for the rest of my life!

>> No.7071502

>>7069870
Over here all lab classes require you to wear lab coats, even if the lab itself is fairly safe.

>>7069933
Lab coats are okay, but it really depends on the lab. They don't always require that you wear them, and if they don't it's normal that you don't - not sure what the problem is here. You don't wear safety goggles 24/7 either.

If you're working with hazardous and/or volatile chemicals on a regular basis you should probably wear a lab coat. If you work with animals, lab coats (usually disposable ones) are typically mandatory to prevent allergies and also to prevent you from carrying infections into the animal facility.

What bothers me more is when I see tons of people wearing lab coats in the cafeteria. This is the department of medicine, so a lot of these people have probably been in contact with patients, and if you wear your lab coat when you eat lunch it defeats the entire point of wearing a lab coat in the first place.

>> No.7071610

>>7071479
>sex the rapist

Although admittedly there are a -lot- of women at my lab who wear high heels. I'm not sure why, it's noisy as fuck and can't possibly be comfortable.

>> No.7071937

>>7071610
Because they're fulfilling diversity quotas.
Women in a lab is bad luck.

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>>7071610
They want the Delta.

>> No.7072017

>>7071610
You're supposed to wear closed leather shoes or boots if you need PPE...there's literally no reason to wear a lab coat with open shoes, that's pretty retarded. They just want to show everyone they're super smart womyn scientist who don't need no man. (no offense to women in science who are not retarded)

>> No.7072042

>>7071610
Science: it's a girl thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g032MPrSjFA

>> No.7072621

>>7069905
>>7069908
i go to UCSC. shorts and sandals are the standard attire. unless you have an evening lab. then it might be socially acceptable to wear jeans and shoes.

>> No.7072626

>that guy who actually wears a seatbelt
I mean it's one thing if the law requires seatbelts to be worn, but actually CHOOSING to wear one?

>> No.7072628

>>7069870

Lab coats are standard PPE in our labs.

>> No.7072629

>>7072626
>trying to make horrible analogies
the mark of a retard

>> No.7072631

>>7072626
i think seat belts are generally a good idea to wear. i can't tell if you're making fun of the OP or what.

>> No.7072633

>>7072621
>shorts and sandals are the standard attire.
Same here at MIT, but we're also required to wear blind folds while in lab.

>> No.7072634

>>7072629
I know what an analogy is.
It's a thought with an another thought's hat on

>> No.7072639

>>7072621
>>7072633
>open toed shoes in a lab

Shorts are fine assuming you have a lab coat (though it looks tacky) but open toed shoes are a no no.

>> No.7072644

>>7072639
>every lab is the same
I wore open toed shoes and shorts in my lab. there were only certain occasions we had to wear lab coats and gloves, and even then only those handling the material had to wear the stuff.

>> No.7072647

>>7072629
>calling someone a retard over the internet

>> No.7072649

>>7072639
UCSC fag here
well i'm in EE and my school is full of hippies. (look up the school's history. the most liberal place on earth I swear.) research labs are heavily computer dependent. Usually we end up working with plastic or metal equipment (no chemicals) for classes.

I'm pretty sure the bio E and chem labs have more strict clothing guidelines, but in physics and EE no one could give a rat's ass.

>> No.7072702

>>7072621
Oh, I'm very close to UCSC, m'starting off at Cabrillo.
Aiming to double-major, computer-science/physics.
What about you?

>> No.7073422

>>7072644
Real shame for the people standing nearby....