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In response to "Spawn, serious question! about the upside down glassware. I was taught that rule my first day in Chem class freshman year. Right side up is filthy. -- nm" by loosilu

Regarding actual cleanliness: In real life, you need to think of yourself as being in an eternal rain shower.

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Oct 27 '21, 18:36

In real life, the air is raining bacteria, fungi (yeasts), viruses, etc. Dust is a good analogy. It takes only seconds for anything to be contaminated by falling microbes. So, sterile technique is very much based on panicking about things falling into your glassware, test tubes, petri dishes, everything. Beer brewers (the competent ones) are STRINGENT about not allowing anything to be open at the top. As a brewer, if you don't, all of your batches will be spoiled. It takes just split seconds.

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that's why I keep the cabinet door closed -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 27, 19:33 3
- Tons of shit in your cabinet air. Even under a lab hood, it is STRINGENTLY required to never uncover any container for more than a split second. -- nm - loosilu Oct 27, 19:35 2
  - I bet it costs a fortune to have a maid service that does lab level cleaning -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 27, 19:37 1
    - What was my point? Once you were trained to turn glassware upside down, you can never stop. Ever. -- nm - loosilu Oct 27, 19:40
Yep, all that bacteria raining down... onto the surface you're putting in contact with the part of the glass that touches your lips... -- nm - Ender Oct 27, 19:23
CLEAN ROOM technique goes a lot further. I will sum up - loosilu Oct 27, 18:45
Can we nominate a post for worst post ever? -- nm - ty97 Oct 27, 18:38 20
- admitting right here I'm a freak and clueless. What is bad about it? -- nm - loosilu Oct 27, 18:46 17
  - Ignorance sometimes is bliss on certain topics for certain people (this topic: me) -- nm - ty97 Oct 27, 18:52 9
    - hi ty!!! I'm reality! you quarantined your packages but you drink out of FILTHY containers. -- nm - loosilu Oct 27, 18:54 8
      - lalalalalalalalalalalalalala -- nm - ty97 Oct 27, 18:55 7
        
        did you never notice how the glassware was arranged in hotel rooms? If not upside down, covered with paper. -- (edited) - loosilu Oct 27, 18:56 6
        
        I assumed that was to keep dust and fluids and viscera out, not microbes! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 19:16 5
        
        how the eff would fluids and viscera get into glassware on a counter? - loosilu Oct 27, 19:26 4
        
        I've heard stories. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 20:34
        
        You've obviously never shared a hotel room with Bery. -- nm - Danoween-ween Oct 27, 19:35 2
        
        "I call this move 'Death Blossom'" -- nm - Max Oct 27, 21:10
        
        LMAO - loosilu Oct 27, 19:46
  - I think it's because you're speaking the truth to an unpleasant aspect of reality that few have consciously grappled with. They probably have - Beryllium Oct 27, 18:48 6
    - omg. you mean a ... cup. -- nm - loosilu Oct 27, 18:49 5
      - a right-side-up cup. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 18:50 4
        
        "we're all the same family so germs are ok" - loosilu Oct 27, 18:52
        
        "we're all the same family so germs are ok" -- nm - loosilu Oct 27, 18:51 2
        
        "Thanks for adopting me!" - C. diff -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 18:52 1
        
        We had a cup at home. Yes. Shared. *heave* -- nm - loosilu Oct 27, 18:53
- Oh, there have been worse. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 18:46 1
  - Many probably by me. -- nm - loosilu Oct 27, 18:48

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