@BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to Science@beehaw.org • 11 months agoDecades of research destroyed after freezer fails at Swedish universitywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down10cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipscience@mander.xyz
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkDecades of research destroyed after freezer fails at Swedish universitywww.theguardian.com@BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to Science@beehaw.org • 11 months agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipscience@mander.xyz
minus-square@jarfil@beehaw.orglinkfedilink10•11 months agoMaybe a janitor turned off power to the whole lab to stop the irritating alarms… no, wait, I think that was a different case.
minus-square@wahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglish10•edit-211 months agoYep https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/27/cleaner-college-research-freezer-rensselaer-polytechnic-institute
minus-square@0xtero@beehaw.orglinkfedilink7•11 months agoMore likely, they were saving costs and fired the non-essential janitor who turned out to be totally fucking essential
minus-square@wahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-211 months agoIronically, firing the non-essential janitor would have prevented the last incident of this type https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/27/cleaner-college-research-freezer-rensselaer-polytechnic-institute
minus-square@papabobolious@feddit.nulinkfedilink1•11 months agoBecause they were home for Christmas. Of course they should have better monitoring, but that is why.
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Well, 16 cryogenic tanks.
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Maybe a janitor turned off power to the whole lab to stop the irritating alarms… no, wait, I think that was a different case.
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Yep
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/27/cleaner-college-research-freezer-rensselaer-polytechnic-institute
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Everybody was out of town for Christmas.
More likely, they were saving costs and fired the non-essential janitor who turned out to be totally fucking essential
Ironically, firing the non-essential janitor would have prevented the last incident of this type
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/27/cleaner-college-research-freezer-rensselaer-polytechnic-institute
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Because they were home for Christmas. Of course they should have better monitoring, but that is why.