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View Poll Results: What kind of science activity do you prefer?
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Messing with squishy things.
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Mixing stuff to make other stuff.
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Blowing stuff up.
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Looking at or making pretty pictures.
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Fiddling with numbers and code.
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21.43% |
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Other (describe)
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06-11-2007
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What kind of science activity do you prefer?
Yikes! We have a closed poll on the home page! Can't have that!
SO...I'm asking here what kinds of *activities* you like to do when you do science. This is not *necessarily* tied to a particular branch of science, but I think there are some interesting trends to be found here.
Feel free to comment on why in a post!
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06-12-2007
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Re: What kind of science activity do you prefer?
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Yikes! We have a closed poll on the home page! Can't have that!
SO...I'm asking here what kinds of *activities* you like to do when you do science. This is not *necessarily* tied to a particular branch of science, but I think there are some interesting trends to be found here.
Feel free to comment on why in a post!
No blood,
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I'm trying to make a warp engine....so I can get off this planet!!!
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06-12-2007
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Re: What kind of science activity do you prefer?
I chose "messing with squishy things" because it was the closest fit. As an Ecologist, I examine (mess with) plants (squishy things) quite often.
My real answer would be more like...
A Walk/hike through unexplored woods and hills is my preferred scientific activity. 
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06-12-2007
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Re: What kind of science activity do you prefer?
I also enjoy cold glances through a telescope and a rocky encounter with some gemmy constituent.
It's all about water though...
SQUISH!
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06-12-2007
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Re: What kind of science activity do you prefer?
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I also enjoy cold glances through a telescope and a rocky encounter with some gemmy constituent.
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That's "Looking at pretty things."
Actually so is:
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...Walk/hike through unexplored woods and hills...
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...unless you're really focused on the walk and where you're going in which case that's more the enjoyable side effect rather than the science itself (which I enjoy too!)....
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06-12-2007
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Re: What kind of science activity do you prefer?
Sorry just had to go with blowing stuff up 
closely followed by number crunching 
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06-12-2007
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Re: What kind of science activity do you prefer?
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That's "Looking at pretty things."
Actually so is:...unless you're really focused on the walk and where you're going in which case that's more the enjoyable side effect rather than the science itself (which I enjoy too!)....
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I'm a terrible hiker. I get too distracted.
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06-12-2007
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Re: What kind of science activity do you prefer?
as a generalist, it's a tough choice. i went with #2, 'Mixing stuff to make other stuff.' as the phrase is plastic enough to include the other choices. where's dat turtle goin' wit all dat stuff ‽
if squishy stuff is de rigueur,
then squishy stuff it be;
but if number stuff is counted on,
then it's number stuff for me.
now rocks & mining stuff i've found,
gots stuff to blow it free,
the stuff called chunks that's left about,
make art stuff gladdening we.
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06-13-2007
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Re: What kind of science activity do you prefer?
I enjoy reading about science. That's about as close to "doing science" I get.
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06-13-2007
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Re: What kind of science activity do you prefer?
Well.... I chose "blowing stuff up" because the results are often the most enjoyable, but it was truly tough choosing just one. The other one I would have chosen without hesitation would have been "mixing stuff to get other stuff".
Thinking back now, that probably would have been a better choice, since you can blow stuff up by mixing stuff together.
Oh well. 
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