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Worst Jobs in Science: Year Three
mmoyer writes "Popular Science just published their annual rankings of the worst jobs in science. Highlights of this year's list include a human lab rat, orangutan pee collector, and, surprisingly, a NASA ballerina. Think your science job belongs on the list? You can nominate your job as well. Slashdot also covered the worst jobs in science in 2004 and in 2003."
6. Volcanologist When the earth heats up, they head in
Volcanologist? Can't take the heat, get out of the crater? Sounds like a dream job, just get my Indiana Jones get-up on and grow a good 5 o'clock shadow and the babes will be swarming like deerflies! w00. "Danger is my middle name. Unfortunately my first name is Melvin and my last name is Blortman."
3. Kansas Biology Teacher On the front lines of science's devolution
*snort* This has initiated so many flame-wars on USENET lately, yeah, that's gotta suck having to face extremists and dum-dum board members. The irony is 'Intelligent Design' is an Evolution of Creationism :)
2. Manure Inspector The smell is just the start of the nastiness
Reminds me of Farley Mowat in his cabin in Never Cry Wolf. All those wolf turds and then the water came in...
1. Human Lab Rat Must read slashdot for research lab. aaiiiieeeee!!!
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Have you watched the NASA ballerina video yet? It's hot.
I read the internet for the articles.
I nominate this dude for the worst job in the world - the guy that replies 'yes' to verizon's (tm) 'can you hear me now?'
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A NASA ballerina? Looks like our tax dollars are going to work in the right places!
Before you look it up, you should know it shows a half naked woman writhing around what looks like an enormous yellow penis. You couldn't make it up. But what the heck? The researcher has just got more publicity than he probably ever imagined. And his next funding offer might come from highly unexpected sources - the sort of people who need huge server farms and wide pipes to, ah, service their clients.
Pining for the fjords
Hah, everyone knows that slashdot doesn't have administrators. Next thing, you'll be telling me there are editors too.
I'm an Intel Engineer. How's that?
1. Human Lab Rat [...] Dudes, I was in a double-blind Viagra trial! And I got paid!
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I would have thought the emphasis would have been on laid
The NSA: The only part of the US government that actually listens.
It's funformative!
They say Political Science is science too. Lets go experiment on some politicians...
Behold, this dreamer cometh. Come now, and let us slay him... and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
and i find my placement in this poll to be very insulting. it is a job which is rewarding on MANY LEVELS, both personal and professional!
Q: Name the worst jobs in science ?
Little Bill: Steve Jobs ?!
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Anyone would have to be f**ked up in the head to do that...
Seeing bad movies only encourages them. Watch responsibly
While on the topic of vestigial: male nipples. No known use.
They server to break up the monotony of the mail chest.
I drank what? -- Socrates
Animal Sperm Collector: http://www.talkingcock.com/html/article.php?sid=22 5
Choice Quote:
"I never thought I'd be giving an orangutan a hand job every morning," he said somewhat ruefully. "And Ah Meng is the worst. He expects to be kissed first."
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"The hardest part is explaining it to friends," Schillinger says. "But we do have stories." Like what? "Like the donor who was in the room for the longest time. We had a big discussion about who was going to check on him. Turns out he thought he had to fill up the entire specimen cup."
Oh I want him to father my kids!!!!!!
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, which is why engineers sometimes smell really bad.
What is that, the dance of the friendly phallus? It moves so expressively!
I know of someone who worked at a marine-mammal research facility. One of his tasks was to obtain semen samples from the male dolphins. (I won't go into the gory details).
As it turns out, dolphins are quick learners, and he quickly became *very* popular with the male dolphins. Any time he would show up at the dolphin tanks, the dolphins would immediately begin splashing around and chattering with excitement!
So next time you go to Sea World and take in a dolphin show, don't assume that the dolphins are performing all those neat tricks just for fish!