That was a major problem this evening in the lab (the title). Out of seven of us, four (including Junior and I) couldn't get our Bunsen burners to light. For those who don't know what that is, here's a picture:
(I just got an image from Google, haha. This is pretty close to the ones we used today). They're pretty nifty when they work! You have to connect it to the gas supply, opent the gas inlet (see that little turny thing on the bottom near that hose? Yeah, open that a bit), then light it with the flint lighter (the metal thing in the picture). When you light it, you have to make sure the gas isn't on too much or it will . . . Explode, to put it bluntly. We all found that out today.
Anyway. Everyone at our bench (Hilary, Lianna, Junior, and I) couldn't get our burners to light. We kept trying different flint lighters and everything but nothing would work. Rami, our lab instructor, checked our gas valve. It turns out that it was turned off. Go us and our awesome lab skills! Other than that, everything went fine. Although, my burner was tipping over because it wasn't very balanced. I think the hose was twisted. Rami solved the problem by putting a beaker on one side. Good thing: it worked. Bad thing: if the beaker tipped at all, it would have unbalance the burner and set me on fire. I simply must say that I have great skills. In what? Possibly setting myself on fire.
Other than that, nothing really exciting happened today. I woke up at around 7 or so, and Mom asked me if I wanted to go out for breakfast at eight when the kids went to school. I said yes, naturally! FOOD = <3 . Mom and I went to the airport first then out for breakfast. I was only home for about 15 minutes after that then I had to leave again. Junior had a break at 10:30 and I wanted to play the loving girlfriend part, so I went to Tim Horton's at around 10:10. I got to the school with a French vanilla and a donut for him. He didn't even notice me at first! :O
I stayed in school after that because I didn't want to waste gas going home and going back. Well, Junior and I went to his house for a minute with his truck, so that doesn't count. We both passed in our pre-labs. I just hing out at the school after that because I didn't have a class until 1:30. Fun times. I didn't get home this evening until about 7:45. I didn't get to eat until about 8:15 or so because I did my lab while it was still fresh in my mind. Now, I feel sick because I ate so late. The only reason I ate is because Junior wanted me to. Apparently ten hours without food is bad. (><)
Well, that's it for me. Good night!
- Bre :)
Anyway. Everyone at our bench (Hilary, Lianna, Junior, and I) couldn't get our burners to light. We kept trying different flint lighters and everything but nothing would work. Rami, our lab instructor, checked our gas valve. It turns out that it was turned off. Go us and our awesome lab skills! Other than that, everything went fine. Although, my burner was tipping over because it wasn't very balanced. I think the hose was twisted. Rami solved the problem by putting a beaker on one side. Good thing: it worked. Bad thing: if the beaker tipped at all, it would have unbalance the burner and set me on fire. I simply must say that I have great skills. In what? Possibly setting myself on fire.
Other than that, nothing really exciting happened today. I woke up at around 7 or so, and Mom asked me if I wanted to go out for breakfast at eight when the kids went to school. I said yes, naturally! FOOD = <3 . Mom and I went to the airport first then out for breakfast. I was only home for about 15 minutes after that then I had to leave again. Junior had a break at 10:30 and I wanted to play the loving girlfriend part, so I went to Tim Horton's at around 10:10. I got to the school with a French vanilla and a donut for him. He didn't even notice me at first! :O
I stayed in school after that because I didn't want to waste gas going home and going back. Well, Junior and I went to his house for a minute with his truck, so that doesn't count. We both passed in our pre-labs. I just hing out at the school after that because I didn't have a class until 1:30. Fun times. I didn't get home this evening until about 7:45. I didn't get to eat until about 8:15 or so because I did my lab while it was still fresh in my mind. Now, I feel sick because I ate so late. The only reason I ate is because Junior wanted me to. Apparently ten hours without food is bad. (><)
Well, that's it for me. Good night!
- Bre :)
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