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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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  • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

    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

    poetaster@mastodon.gamedev.placeP This user is from outside of this forum
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    poetaster@mastodon.gamedev.place
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    @freyablekman jeez. Nice nails. Radioactive??!!!

    pascaline@mastodon.nlP freyablekman@fediscience.orgF 2 Replies Last reply
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    • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

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

      pascaline@mastodon.nlP This user is from outside of this forum
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      pascaline@mastodon.nl
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      #82

      @freyablekman
      AND the science behind those liquid/glass nails is awesome! 💖

      Years ago I went to a party with mostly men discussing BLAH, and some women all pretty & talking about kitchen appliances, cooking, & gardening.

      Anyway, I was also sitting there, all pretty with make-up, glitter, and festive clothing, but listened instead.

      The men had been staring,
      One grinned: "So, what do YOU do?"
      I said "Oh, I create websites with HTML, PHP, CSS, and do computer maintenance."

      They all got silent.

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      • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

        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

        vampirdaddy@chaos.socialV This user is from outside of this forum
        vampirdaddy@chaos.socialV This user is from outside of this forum
        vampirdaddy@chaos.social
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        #83

        @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)

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        • poetaster@mastodon.gamedev.placeP poetaster@mastodon.gamedev.place

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

          pascaline@mastodon.nlP This user is from outside of this forum
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          pascaline@mastodon.nl
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          @poetaster

          Glass / liquid nails, some use magnetic particles, they're fab. Quite the invention 💖

          @freyablekman

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          • veronica@mastodon.onlineV veronica@mastodon.online

            @freyablekman Great idea. I was there in September and there was a lot less fun stuff than there used to be when I worked at CERN (I worked on Hi-Lumi LHC some years ago).

            pascaline@mastodon.nlP This user is from outside of this forum
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            #85

            @veronica

            We need fun!
            I mean, the men named the internet 'hyper space', try doing things like that nowadays. Bring back the fun and joy!
            That being said, I suddenly remember Camilla, NASA's space chicken.

            @freyablekman

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            • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

              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

              ysegrim@furry.engineerY This user is from outside of this forum
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              #86

              @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?

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              • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

                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

                letoofthedesert@rivals.spaceL This user is from outside of this forum
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                letoofthedesert@rivals.space
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                #87

                @freyablekman Han i want something like that on mine !!

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                • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

                  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

                  lisalobmeyer@infosec.exchangeL This user is from outside of this forum
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                  lisalobmeyer@infosec.exchange
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                  @freyablekman
                  Any chance you wanna share how you achieved that effect? Looks absolutely amazing!!

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                  • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

                    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

                    mithfindel@mastodon.socialM This user is from outside of this forum
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                    mithfindel@mastodon.social
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                    #89

                    @freyablekman nice finish! Looks a lot like the one my partner got at this place in St Genis 💅🏻

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                    • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

                      @afewbugs hehe so true. No nasty solvents for me. But I do have a fancy particle collider 🙂

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                      #90

                      @freyablekman @afewbugs

                      I'm a biologist and wear nail polish but I keep my nails short, so it doesn't add to material-under-nails risk.

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                      • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

                        @walsonde this is when mastodon needs all the old twitter burn memes! So true 🔥

                        walsonde@antifa.styleW This user is from outside of this forum
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                        walsonde@antifa.style
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                        @freyablekman im am Idiot. I meant to write that my son is wearing nail polish while studying physics.

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                        • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

                          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

                          shadesofgrease@lgbtqia.spaceS This user is from outside of this forum
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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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                          • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

                            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 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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                            • walsonde@antifa.styleW walsonde@antifa.style

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

                              freyablekman@fediscience.orgF This user is from outside of this forum
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                              freyablekman@fediscience.org
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                              @walsonde don't worry, I got the spirit!

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                              • ysegrim@furry.engineerY ysegrim@furry.engineer

                                @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?

                                freyablekman@fediscience.orgF This user is from outside of this forum
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                                freyablekman@fediscience.org
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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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                                • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

                                  @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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                                  • vampirdaddy@chaos.socialV vampirdaddy@chaos.social

                                    @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)

                                    freyablekman@fediscience.orgF This user is from outside of this forum
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                                    freyablekman@fediscience.org
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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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                                    • freyablekman@fediscience.orgF freyablekman@fediscience.org

                                      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_liam@mas.toS 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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                                      • poetaster@mastodon.gamedev.placeP poetaster@mastodon.gamedev.place

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

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

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                                        • danielakay@mastodon.cloudD danielakay@mastodon.cloud

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

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                                          freyablekman@fediscience.org
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                                          #100

                                          @danielaKay Oh I love that petrol metallic. Wonderful! My compliments

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