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fandomhigh2018-11-01 09:22 am
what_the_shock) wrote in fandomhigh2018-11-01 09:22 am
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Popular Science | Thursday, 3rd period
“So today's Dia de Muertos," Miguel greeted them with. "Not the same as Halloween, but they kind of get smushed together in the US. In my time, the whole thing's one big riot of costumes and stuff in Mexico City, kind of like Mardi Gras here. So anyway, we're going with the whole costume...monster...thing theme of the week." He waved vaguely.
"Remember I said one of the first sensible rules of science was not to test things on yourself?” He hoped you did. That one was important. “Yeah, well, a lot of fictional scientists seem to forget that. And then think that things like ‘separating good and evil in one person’ are a good idea. We’re going to do self-experimentation this time, but go with a less extreme version of that, in a song. He played it for them.
“So, chemistry again - try to come up with something that makes you suave, confident, and able to deal with people.”
He paused.
“And you can’t just cheat and load it up with alcohol, either!”
He brought up a chemistry lab. “There are poison detectors on either end. Please run whatever you come up with through them first? Anyone that ends up in the clinic or dead, fails.”
"Remember I said one of the first sensible rules of science was not to test things on yourself?” He hoped you did. That one was important. “Yeah, well, a lot of fictional scientists seem to forget that. And then think that things like ‘separating good and evil in one person’ are a good idea. We’re going to do self-experimentation this time, but go with a less extreme version of that, in a song. He played it for them.
“So, chemistry again - try to come up with something that makes you suave, confident, and able to deal with people.”
He paused.
“And you can’t just cheat and load it up with alcohol, either!”
He brought up a chemistry lab. “There are poison detectors on either end. Please run whatever you come up with through them first? Anyone that ends up in the clinic or dead, fails.”