Sunday, February 19, 2006

The Worst Jobs in Science

Pain, Tedium, Danger, Disgust, Humiliation—It's all just part of the average workday for the (often proud, more often smelly) members of the third annual honor roll of the Worst Jobs in Science.
The ten worst jobs in Science (for 2005), in descending order, are :

10.Orangutan-Pee Collector. Their work is noninvasive—for the apes, that is . . .
9.NASA Ballerina. Her dance partner is a supersensitive Robo
8.Do-Gooder. Bugs, bears, and a melting earth—you call this a vacation?
7.Semen Washer. It's a job that separates the boys from the men
6.Volcanologist. When the earth heats up, they head in
5.Nuclear-Weapons Scientist. They've mastered fusion. Next up: Filing
4.Extremophile Excavator. Never has success smelled less sweet
3.Kansas Biology Teacher. On the front lines of science's devolution
2.Manure Inspector. The smell is just the start of the nastiness
1.Human Lab Rat. Warning: Pesticides are bad for you

Can you believe that there are some friends of mine who find disgusting the fact that I work with fruit flies?
According to the previous poll I am rather lucky working with fruit flies!!!

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