The once pristine apartment, the space of escape
that I recognized as my home away from home, covered in masses of post-it
notes, neat towers of petri dishes, and a microscope resting on what used to be
where we ate dinner every night. How would I feel about this? I would
definitely not be a happy camper. My roommate loves science, much like I do.
The only gap in this hypothetical story is the fact she absolutely hates
chemistry and genetics, so this situation I can assure will never ever happen.
Aside from that little fun fact, I would be upset if this did happen to my
apartment. I am OCD when it comes to my car and my living space. To have that
boundary violated makes me shudder. I am very old fashioned when it comes to
the distinction between “the home” and the “workplace.” To have a wet lab
brought into my oasis is a no-go. My roommate and I are very reasonable when it
comes to compromise, if she wanted to do research on genetic material, she may
do so in her own room, not the common living space. I tip my hat to the
adventurous science enthusiasts who aim to go above and beyond, but if I were
ever to participate in research, it would not be in my own home.
I agree with you totally! Not to mention that is kinda dangerous if you don't know what your doing with bacteria and other stuff.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that I would ever be okay with someone culturing bacteria in my home. Sharing a bathroom with roommates is unsanitary enough. I just think the potential for something to go wrong far outweighs the chance of a significant scientific breakthrough in someone's kitchen. Even if they get amazing results no scientist is going to take them seriously because their experiment wasn't conducted in a professional lab. Besides if you give your roommate an inch they might start building Frankenstein's monster in the next room.
ReplyDeleteI am a very clean person too. The clutter that always seems to accompany a lab would drive me insane as well. The smells of labs are absolutely disgusting and i could not imagine living in that and breathing it in all day. gross. I don't think i could compromise and let them do it in their room either.
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