Comments on: The “I’ve eaten what I study” badge.

By: Steph

Steph — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:58:49 +0000

Agree with C.Rude. Either that, or there needs to be a level II version of this badge titled “The control group was delicious.”

By: Arielle

Arielle — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:27:45 +0000

In my lab, we study wine! and gin! and tasty plants! and a large part of the studying involves tasting. Not to mention the friday at 4PM “Informal Sensory Analysis” sessions.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:42:35 +0000

Watching the skunk ape documentary (a must see), I noticed Dave Shealy take a bit out of sawgrass. Decided to rip some up the next day (schistosomes and who-knows-what notwithstanding) to taste. Not too bad, I have to say. I’ve also given the local frog legs and ‘gator tail a try. Everything delicious when fried!

By: calochortus

calochortus — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:07:44 +0000

The only onions that truly taste good are the rotten ones! There’s a possibility that almost everyone eats my research whenever they eat raw onions, rotten or not. Nummy!

By: Cory

Cory — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:45:04 +0000

This was in undergrad, but I did work on a cultivar of barley that was eventually used in a popular local beer, which I drank (and which tasted like rotten bottom… let this be a lesson to you: Do not let science determine how you make your beer).

By: C.Rude

C.Rude — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:04:09 +0000

Personally I think this should pertain to eating the actual subjects of your research, cause dissecting a chicken and ordering a bucket from KFC is not the same thing as studying them and then having a BBQ.

By: A.Hardison

A.Hardison — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:08:09 +0000

“Yes, I’ll prove to you that Limestone is an excellent antacid!”

By: KdellaPorta

KdellaPorta — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:41:11 +0000

PTC taste testing for a lab in Intro Bio. We also had to taste Benzoate and Thiourea. I’m a non-taster, homozygous AVI, and it was still disgusting. The PTC didn’t taste of anything, but the Benzoate and Thiourea were terrible.

By: Bonez565

Bonez565 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:41:58 +0000

Technically every Chemist (and especially the organic and bio-chemists) qualifies for this one as you will have definitely consumed one or more of the very compounds that you are working with.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:05:08 +0000

Mmmm sea urchins, in the lab and the sushi shop!

By: John

John — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:32:50 +0000

Crossover from the ‘Rock Licker’ badge: I’ve added sandstone to a sandwich and eaten it before. Nice and crunchy!

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:46:52 +0000

Hepatic induction studies…and I love liver pate!!!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:38:12 +0000

Well, I’m only in undergrad, but this was basically the entire lab section of my invertebrate Biology course. First, the dissection, and then lunch!
Crab, Lobster, Calimari. Yum.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:43:34 +0000

For the record: Alligator is not as tasty as I was hoping. I’m still optimistic about the rattlesnake….

By: Aces

Aces — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:48:46 +0000

Brains!

By: Patchi

Patchi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:29:54 +0000

Plant biology certainly has perks that most scientists don’t appreciate. The “I’ve eaten what I study” badge comes from some very tasty green tomatoes.

By: Chad

Chad — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:36:39 +0000

Endangered species taste best.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:10:21 +0000

oooh I totally get this one. I am currently dissecting a cow, and have also dissected chickens and pigs in my lab.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:48:22 +0000

Does making yogurt in microbiology lab count?

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:16:19 +0000

ummm. I really hope you you want the MAJORITY of MDs to be ineligible for this one.