Worst 10 scientific jobs from popular science

On Jan 25, 11:05 pm, brandon wrote:
> 10 WORST JOBS
>
> In order, from not-as-bad to downright terrible, the worst jobs in
> science as ranked by Popular Science magazine:
>
> ? Whale-feces researcher: The feces part just smells bad.

It is much better to smell whale's faeces than smell the office
politcs. I think nobody will object to this statement.

>
> ? Forensic entomologist: Studying bugs on corpses combines two
> unpleasant things.

He could discover a new bug; this makes up for excitement.

>
> ? Olympic drug tester: Watching athletes urinate into cups and testing
> samples thousands of times during the Games can't be fun.

This is not scientist, this is technician aka nurse.

>
> ? Gravity research subject: Stays in bed for three weeks and lets
> muscles atrophy.

This is a dunce not a scientist.

> ? Microsoft security worker: Deals with every Microsoft user's
> problems.

They have job security. Have _you_ ?

>
> ? Preserved-animal preparer: Bottles frogs, cats and pigs for biology
> students.

Another person who has a job security. The students (aka suckers) will
always exist. And, it might be boring, but it is a relaxed work and
beats up for sure the outdoor work throwing dirt by shovel.

>
> ? Garbologist: Sifts through garbage, literally, to analyze
> consumption patterns and how quickly waste breaks down.

Actually, this is one of the most interesting scientific jobs. I
personally like to sift through farbage, and discover gems. In case
there are no gems, it is still interesting to reconstruct the profile
of the person who threw the garbage out.

>
> ? Elephant vasectomist: Elephants are big, and so are their testicles.

Again, it is better to deal with elephants' testicles than with office
politics.

> ? Oceanographer: Pollution, overfishing and coral reef destruction
> mean the oceans keep getting worse.

The job is not hard, and the scientist gets lots of fresh air. It is
hardly a bad job.

> ? Hazardous-materials diver: Swimming in sewage is a dirty task.

This is not scientist job at all. It's a diver job. Besides, I do not
want to be diver at all: their health wears out quickly because of
exposure to high pressure; they hardly reach 50 y.o.
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On Jan 25, 8:05 am, brandon wrote:

>
> ? Garbologist:
>

Valearian will say it is fixation, but still ...

Any idea who is the leading garbologist in this country? In the World?
Do they have conferences?
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On Jan 25, 9:03 am, Old Pif wrote:
> On Jan 25, 8:05 am, brandon wrote:
>
>
>
> > ? Garbologist:
>
> Valearian will say it is fixation, but still ...
>
> Any idea who is the leading garbologist in this country?

Oscar the Grouch.

> In the World?
> Do they have conferences?

They have a journal, but all the research is trash.

Cheers,
Russell
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You forgot one...

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, brandon wrote:

> 10 WORST JOBS
>
> In order, from not-as-bad to downright terrible, the worst jobs in
> science as ranked by Popular Science magazine:
>
> ? Whale-feces researcher: The feces part just smells bad.
>
> ? Forensic entomologist: Studying bugs on corpses combines two
> unpleasant things.
>
> ? Olympic drug tester: Watching athletes urinate into cups and testing
> samples thousands of times during the Games can't be fun.
>
> ? Gravity research subject: Stays in bed for three weeks and lets
> muscles atrophy.
>
> ? Microsoft security worker: Deals with every Microsoft user's
> problems.
>
> ? Preserved-animal preparer: Bottles frogs, cats and pigs for biology
> students.
>
> ? Garbologist: Sifts through garbage, literally, to analyze
> consumption patterns and how quickly waste breaks down.
>
> ? Elephant vasectomist: Elephants are big, and so are their testicles.
>
> ? Oceanographer: Pollution, overfishing and coral reef destruction
> mean the oceans keep getting worse.
>
> ? Hazardous-materials diver: Swimming in sewage is a dirty task.
>

Scientist who works by grant-funding. Have to get the grant before you do
the science. If you don't get the grant, then you don't do the science. If
the grant doesn't get renewed, you stop doing the science and go down the
chute into the dumpster. Usually permanently.
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On Jan 25, 9:38 am, Russell wrote:
>
> > Do they have conferences?
>
> They have a journal, but all the research is trash.
>
> Cheers,
> Russell
>

In that case Garbology is the most popular science profession as 90%
of scientific publications is garbage.
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On Jan 25, 6:57 pm, Straydog wrote:
> You forgot one...
>
>


There is the toilet archeologist I missed........."Archeotoiletology".
Their job is to sift through the contents of old toilets.
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, brandon wrote:

> On Jan 25, 6:57 pm, Straydog wrote:
>> You forgot one...
>>
>>
>
>
> There is the toilet archeologist I missed........."Archeotoiletology".
> Their job is to sift through the contents of old toilets.
>
>

But, is the paycheck on hard money and job security?
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On Jan 25, 8:05 am, brandon wrote:
> 10 WORST JOBS
>
> In order, from not-as-bad to downright terrible, the worst jobs in
> science as ranked by Popular Science magazine:

The very worst job in science is being a moron Democrat.
Since you not only got to be stupid enough to be a
global warming advocate, you also got to be moron
enough to fake that you understand Goedel's Theorems.




>
> ? Whale-feces researcher: The feces part just smells bad.
>
> ? Forensic entomologist: Studying bugs on corpses combines two
> unpleasant things.
>
> ? Olympic drug tester: Watching athletes urinate into cups and testing
> samples thousands of times during the Games can't be fun.
>
> ? Gravity research subject: Stays in bed for three weeks and lets
> muscles atrophy.
>
> ? Microsoft security worker: Deals with every Microsoft user's
> problems.
>
> ? Preserved-animal preparer: Bottles frogs, cats and pigs for biology
> students.
>
> ? Garbologist: Sifts through garbage, literally, to analyze
> consumption patterns and how quickly waste breaks down.
>
> ? Elephant vasectomist: Elephants are big, and so are their testicles.
>
> ? Oceanographer: Pollution, overfishing and coral reef destruction
> mean the oceans keep getting worse.
>
> ? Hazardous-materials diver: Swimming in sewage is a dirty task.
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On Jan 31, 11:17 am, "zzbun...@netscape.net"
wrote:
>
> ... you also got to be moron enough to fake that you understand Goedel's Theorems.
>

Hillary might know, not sure about Obama ...
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> > ... you also got to be moron enough to fake that you understand Goedel's Theorems.
>
> Hillary might know, not sure about Obama ...

Goedel's theorems essentially show that a mathematical equivalent of
the phrase "this statement is false" (or "I am a liar") can be
constructed.
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