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  3. 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.

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

    @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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      @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

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        su_liam
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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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          Freya Blekman
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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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            Freya Blekman
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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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              Freya Blekman
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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
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                  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.

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                      Jo - pièce de résistance
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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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                        Bonkers
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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..

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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

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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

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                                @freyablekman my god they’re full of stars

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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 the only reasonable response to that is "bitch, i contain multitudes"

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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.

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                                    hindsight
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                                    @freyablekman Oh dear...

                                    I do wish you hadn't added this..

                                    Until then I had a perfect reason for my inadequacy in physics at shool and beyond ;-)))

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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

                                      salS This user is from outside of this forum
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                                      sal
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                                      @freyablekman They just don't think that girls do physics period
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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

                                        lj·rkL This user is from outside of this forum
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                                        lj·rk
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                                        @freyablekman Pfft gatekeepers. I'm a compsci girl who plays handball and wears nail polish and weird old school clothes. fuck those normative bullcrap.

                                        also: love the polarised particle nail polish! Incredibly beautiful and well done :3

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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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                                          #129

                                          @freyablekman Gorgeous! I see that you applied that physics knowledge by using magnetic polish to great effect. I’m a chemist, and I also do my nails ❤️

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