• Question: have you ever done a really dangerous experiment and it went wrong.

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      Asked by tennisboy to Alan, Becky, Jo, Sankar, Sarah on 9 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by Rachel.
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        Alan McCue answered on 9 Mar 2015:

        I did once do an experiment once where it went wrong and caught fire. It was quite scary, although because I was working in a safe manner the danger was actually quite small. As a result the fire went out after about a minute and no one was hurt.

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        Becky Gregory answered on 9 Mar 2015:

        Not that I can remember. Often quick thinking and working safely with a lab-coat safety glasses or in a fume-hood can help to prevent any major accidents in the lab.

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        Jo Sadler answered on 9 Mar 2015:

        Nope I’m very careful in the lab 🙂 ! Although doing dangerous experiments sounds exciting, actually we try to avoid them, as often there is a safer alternative. There have been some really bad accidents in labs so safety is taken quite seriously.

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        Sarah Kirk answered on 13 Mar 2015:

        I’ve done dangerous experiments, but they have never gone wrong. You have to be extra careful because if you aren’t the consequences are very serious!

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