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I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics.

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  • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

    I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.

    So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.

    Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM

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    @freyablekman@fediscience.org that looks amazing, waow ​​

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    • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

      I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.

      So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.

      Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM

      Greasy Wrench (she/her)S This user is from outside of this forum
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      Greasy Wrench (she/her)
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      @freyablekman My daughter wanted to follow my footsteps, and study mech engineering at Technical University Munich.

      So on a girls day, some postgrad engineer decided he needed help at pouring liqiid silver into a form, on open stage. He picked her, 17 yo, a tiny build, long blonde hair, and is a bit on the endowned size of female charms. He made her dress in a protective suit that was huge on her, stand in it next to a furnace melting aluminium, for half an hour, the visor fogging, sweat pouring, and then handle 10 kgs of liquid aluminium. I bet he had fun, joking about small hands, and heavy lifting, while she was suffering the heat and the fear. The situation was as sexist as it was when I studied, 25 years earlier.

      When she came home, she had decided on doing somethig less "hands-on", she then graduated in Applied Math..

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      • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

        I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.

        So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.

        Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM

        GayDeceiverG This user is from outside of this forum
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        @freyablekman Goodness gracious. Those nails are beautiful. [Trying to think of something related to particle physics like sleepy cat trying to understand cosmology]

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        • Kai und der Andere 🎗️W Kai und der Andere 🎗️

          @freyablekman im am Idiot. I meant to write that my son is wearing nail polish while studying physics.

          Freya BlekmanF This user is from outside of this forum
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          Freya Blekman
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          @walsonde don't worry, I got the spirit!

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          • YsegrimY Ysegrim

            @freyablekman The pictures of all those spectacular nail polishs in this thread are intriguing

            If you don't mind the question, what keywords would I be looking for if I was looking for polish with this effect?

            Freya BlekmanF This user is from outside of this forum
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            Freya Blekman
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            @ysegrim magnet cat eye would do the trick. These are relatively simple, people do a lot fancier things by now. There are of course also youtube tutorials.

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            • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

              @afewbugs @cinebox @nachtet every nail gets constantly bombarded with millions of neutrinos. So I'd say we're safe. (neutrons, on the other hand, only a few. but they would get stuck on top)

              But nail polish with ground up/liquid scintillator in it would totally get me interested. And should not be *that* difficult. Probably biggest issue would be making it cosmetics-safe

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              @freyablekman @afewbugs @cinebox @nachtet

              Dr, Blekman,
              you need to contact #Sephora RIGHT NOW.
              1) I'd imagine they'd help spread the word of nail products for physicists.
              2) If anyone could make the scintilators safe, it'd be a multi-billion dollar makeup corporation.

              I think we need t-shirts of your lovely manicure making clear that physicists dig shiny like the rest of us.

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              • vampirdaddyV vampirdaddy

                @freyablekman

                1. Studying physics (at university) means the students are adults, thus women, not girls.

                2. He prefers his students to not care for their bodies?!?? Yuck!

                3. Sometimes functional nails need backup/support, e.g. for playing guitar. Applied physics 101: torsion/shear forces vs plastic deformation limit.

                4. Why limit physics to girls? Men and the spectrum in between are also interested!

                (studied physics, high energy laser applications. male, though)

                Freya BlekmanF This user is from outside of this forum
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                Freya Blekman
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                #111

                @vampirdaddy this was a high school teacher saying this to one of his pupils, btw. But to be fair it would be just as bad if a university lecturer did it.

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                • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

                  I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.

                  So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.

                  Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM

                  su_liamS This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @freyablekman That is awesome. I wonder how much it would cost to paint my car with nail polish, and how long it will last…

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                  • poetasterP poetaster

                    @freyablekman jeez. Nice nails. Radioactive??!!!

                    Freya BlekmanF This user is from outside of this forum
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                    @poetaster lol. Nope. I am trained to work with radioactivity. So, obviously: not on my nails

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                    • Autoerotic DefenestrationD Autoerotic Defenestration

                      @freyablekman the nails of a programmer with 20 years on the job ❤

                      Freya BlekmanF This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @danielaKay Oh I love that petrol metallic. Wonderful! My compliments

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                      • Freya BlekmanF This user is from outside of this forum
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                        @piebob yeah exactly, it's that one!

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                        • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

                          I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.

                          So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.

                          Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM

                          GiliellG This user is from outside of this forum
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                          Giliell
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                          @freyablekman I hope the young lady gave him an ear full

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                          • GiliellG Giliell

                            @freyablekman I hope the young lady gave him an ear full

                            Freya BlekmanF This user is from outside of this forum
                            Freya BlekmanF This user is from outside of this forum
                            Freya Blekman
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                            @Giliell not sure. But she's been made aware of this thread.

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                            • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

                              I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.

                              So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.

                              Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM

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                              @freyablekman Being a logical, rational person, I'm sure the physics teacher changed their view in light of this new evidence.

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                              • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

                                Also, my physics awesomeness is not stored in my nails. So physics is also totally doable for people without fancy nails. OBVIOUSLY.

                                Jo - pièce de résistanceJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @freyablekman
                                There is physics in everything, so this guy is just a misogynist supremacist, thinks he’s a “serious man” but he’s profoundly unserious, and doesn’t even know it.

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                                • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

                                  I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.

                                  So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.

                                  Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM

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                                  @freyablekman but you obviously don't do elementary physics 🙂

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                                  • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

                                    I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.

                                    So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.

                                    Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM

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                                    @freyablekman
                                    Gorgeous!
                                    You had them done somewhere, I presume?

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                                    • Greasy Wrench (she/her)S Greasy Wrench (she/her)

                                      @freyablekman My daughter wanted to follow my footsteps, and study mech engineering at Technical University Munich.

                                      So on a girls day, some postgrad engineer decided he needed help at pouring liqiid silver into a form, on open stage. He picked her, 17 yo, a tiny build, long blonde hair, and is a bit on the endowned size of female charms. He made her dress in a protective suit that was huge on her, stand in it next to a furnace melting aluminium, for half an hour, the visor fogging, sweat pouring, and then handle 10 kgs of liquid aluminium. I bet he had fun, joking about small hands, and heavy lifting, while she was suffering the heat and the fear. The situation was as sexist as it was when I studied, 25 years earlier.

                                      When she came home, she had decided on doing somethig less "hands-on", she then graduated in Applied Math..

                                      ArtemysiaA This user is from outside of this forum
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                                      @shadesofgrease @freyablekman that's so sad to hear. What an absolute dick. I had different but equally repelling experiences in electronics & computing as a teen; I was also afraid of chemistry. I hope your daughter has an awesome career. It must be amazing to understand mathematics!

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                                      • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

                                        I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.

                                        So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.

                                        Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM

                                        Andrej ShaduraA This user is from outside of this forum
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                                        Andrej Shadura
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                                        @freyablekman where can I get this?! 😲
                                        Great nails.

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                                        • Freya BlekmanF Freya Blekman

                                          I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.

                                          So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.

                                          Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM

                                          John HardenG This user is from outside of this forum
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                                          John Harden
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                                          @freyablekman my god they’re full of stars

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