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Why did you handcuff a grad student to the table?
by kylehotchkiss 2y ago
Why did you handcuff a grad student to the table?
- generalizations 2y agoPresumably they require constant high-precision adjustment and a lot of domain knowledge. I'd read it that the only way to do it now is with a high-maintenance setup and a lot of technicians.
- khazhoux 2y agoYea, buy why handcuffs? Is it to limit range of motion when taking precision measurements?
- nartho 2y agoI believe this was a figure of speech to illustrate that the student has to stay right by the table, not that the student is actually being handcuffed
- AlecSchueler 2y agoWhy does the student need to be Chinese? And is that Chinese as in from China or Chinese as in having Chinese heritage?
- lazide 2y agoIt’s to help avoid the expensive lawsuits - they usually come pre-conditioned to not make a fuss.
- analog31 2y agoIt's like how Odysseus demanded to be tied to the mast of his ship, so he wouldn't be tempted by the Sirens. The grad student doesn't want to be tempted by the software industry offering to quintuple his salary. (Disclosure: Former physics grad student, who tended a similar optics bench).
- contingencies 2y agoTo stop them leaving academia for the private sector.