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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Legit question, any way to get into the antarctic research statiom without having a PhD or being a grad student

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago

Having so much money you can dictate terms to world governments is quite popular these days.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

My friends uncle worked in Antarctica as a janitor/matinence guy

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This, I remember that some 20 years ago when going to the Antarctica for a PhD seemed like a good idea, I found a job where they were looking for a plumber. The pay was insane at that time

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Think they could use an electrician?

[–] generaldenmark 8 points 2 months ago

https://gprivate.com/6deuf

There are several different arctic programs.. take a look at the different programs, maybe you’ll find something

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Plumber? What for? Don't they just dig up ice and melt it?🤔

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you think a PhD knows how to fix a toilet?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

That was two different things, I was checking if there are any fun offers there and found this one. I wouldn't start my plumbing career in -40C

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I guess poop needs to go somewhere, too

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It doesn't come out as frozen shards that you can just throw away?😵‍💫

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

This is the answer, if you're not in academia you likely need to be in logistics, maintenance, or be a doctor/nurse.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You probably thought of snowmobile and bolt cutters already

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

That's the easy part, crossing the sea from Tierra del Fuego to Antártica is where it gets hairy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Firefighter, cook, medic, manager, air traffic controller, pilot, driver, heavy equipment operator...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Hey, anyone know why the helicopter was trying to shoot this dog? No? OK let's just put it in the kennel, what's the worst that happens??

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I mean, "it's a shapeshifting alien that wants to kill us" would be pretty down on my list and "these Norgs have lost their mind" would be quite high there

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Too bad we were ignorant enough not too have a Norwegian translator in our ranks, though the next civilised settlement is fully Norwegian. I don't need to know Norwegian though to tell this guy is disrespecting us!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Me on my phone looking at antarctic sunrise

@[email protected] Defienetely not fighting a space horror monster on an antarctic station.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I would die to get on an Antarctic research station. Too bad they probably don't need computer scientists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I’d love to work in Antarctica. I’d never pass the psych evaluation, though. Would be just my luck I’d have one of my major depression episodes and decide it’s a good idea to go freeze to death in the frozen desert. Given how great my last few days have been, it honestly doesn’t sound like a terrible idea now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I heard you get cancer easily there.