• Question: have you ever had any failed experiments?

    Asked by overton to Aime, Akshat, Diana, Gemma, Judith on 14 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by sophiekeavs, sophgloves, burke.
    • Photo: Gemma Sharp

      Gemma Sharp answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      Yes, a few times.

      After I’ve done my experiment, I have to do a procedure that takes three days before I can find out if the experiment worked or not. The procedure in itself is quite tricky, so when I find out after three days that my experiment didn’t even work it can be really frustrating!

      I think one of the big things a scientist needs to be able to do is go ‘Ah well, maybe next time!’ and not lose heart.

    • Photo: Judith McCann

      Judith McCann answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      Yes, sometimes things go wrong but a lot of times the result is just not what you expect-so at times it can get really frustrating trying to figure out what your results mean. But in terms of actually failed, i exploded a vial yesterday by accident, I didn’t realise the reaction released gas and it blew the lid off, which could have been really dangerous if there was anyone else around-pretty scary, but accidents can happen (just hopefuly not to me again for a while…scared ten years off my life hehe)!!

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