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Maybe the photographer told the scientists - your apparatus doesn't look right - here use this pipette and beaker for the photo.

• SiempreViernes 2y ago
  What we can say for sure is that the editor of the article chose very generic science-y photos. Personally I don't think the activities in photos are staged: taking the samples out of the oven and the mixing of the etching acid are real steps they need to take, just not very interesting scientifically speaking.
  • oorza 2y ago
    But look at their faces, they're having a gas.
  • gpm 2y ago
    Personally I suspect some of the activities are "staged", because it would be weird to have a camera at that angle otherwise, but representative of things that actually occur. I'm not really sure anything done in the average lab makes for a great picture tbh.
• dhosek 2y ago
  Having been the subject of a number of photos for the local paper when I was a nerdy high-achieving high school student, awkwardly posed “candid” shots are kind of par for the game.