<p dir="ltr">Two “spider scientist” characters talk about taking up fencing. One quip: honing sword-smarts ensures precise pipette-tip insertion. It satirizes lab life’s need for steady hands and bizarre hobby crossovers.</p>
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2017-05-22AltText
Two fuzzy “spider” scientists discuss fencing as practice for accurate pipette tip insertion.Transcript
Person 1: Nice sword, have you taken up fencing?
Person 2: Yup, I wanted a hobby.
Person 1: Why fencing?
Person 2: Well I wanted a hobby that would have applicable skills to my research.
Person 2: Practicing fencing means I’ll never again miss when I try to stab a new tip with the pipette.
