Academic budget Memes

Behold the four inevitable stages of every organic chemistry lab! First comes the drop, when your fingers betray you and that $500 beaker decides gravity is its best friend. Then comes the shatter—nature's way of reminding you that your GPA is as fragile as borosilicate glass. Third is the crack, where your equipment develops "character lines" but you're too broke to replace it. Finally, the colorful finale: your experiments join the broken glass in beautiful, toxic harmony. Chemistry departments don't want you to know this, but breaking glassware is actually how they justify budget increases. It's basically a time-honored academic tradition at this point!