Researcher problems Memes

The eternal struggle of lab scientists with the initials "NA" - where every document you submit gets returned because reviewers think you forgot to fill in your details! Meanwhile, your colleagues with normal initials like "JD" are publishing papers while you're explaining for the 57th time that "NA" is actually your name, not "Not Applicable." The scientific method works for everything except paperwork, apparently.

The lab researcher's brain has evolved to activate its "critical equipment check" module precisely at the moment of maximum relaxation. Nothing says "sweet dreams" like the sudden realization that your six-month cell culture might be thawing into primordial soup because you can't remember if you properly closed the -80°C freezer. The brain's remarkable ability to store this anxiety for the exact moment your head hits the pillow is perhaps the most reliable phenomenon in all of science.