What is this piece of chemistry glassware for?
June 19, 2015 8:27 PM Subscribe
What on earth is this item of
chemistry glassware for?
Best answer: I used to use these back when I taught undergrad introductory biology labs. Pretty sure these were used during microbiology labs to grow cultures like yeast. The graduated side catches the gasses that result from fermentation and allow you to quantify quantity of gas against time and therefore get an idea of overall metabolic rate of the culture. An actual microbiologist could tell you more.
Dammit they have a name. . . .
posted by cyclopticgaze at 9:00 PM on June 19, 2015
Dammit they have a name. . . .
posted by cyclopticgaze at 9:00 PM on June 19, 2015
Bingo
Edit to add: the students always joked that they were crack pipes.
posted by cyclopticgaze at 9:01 PM on June 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Edit to add: the students always joked that they were crack pipes.
posted by cyclopticgaze at 9:01 PM on June 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
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posted by sacrifix at 8:59 PM on June 19, 2015