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[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 81 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 10 months ago

Not just real, scientifically relevant!

[–] deltatangothree@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago

Well that's just micing on the cake.

[–] acidbattery@sopuli.xyz 30 points 10 months ago

It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the tube again.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 26 points 10 months ago

That's a rat though

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You need to tie-die some lab coats now.

And you will be pied pipers.

(Edit I hope OP work in a lab and not Petco or some shit, otherwise "some experiments" sounds pretty ominous)

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago

Gross behaviour, free the mice!

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This picture gives me claustrophobia

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Moustrophobia was right there.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

I want one for my cats.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Hoboken style, baby!

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

so what does this do?

is it a punishment?

[–] Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's called a "decapicone", it's for humanely decapitating lab mice

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I don't like it, but I have done so very many cervical dislocations. For my psyche, better than asphyxiation.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 9 points 10 months ago

They're easier to use for trials like this

[–] notsure@fedia.io 1 points 10 months ago

angel, if only....

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Not that anyone cares this is almost impossible to read on desktop

[–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You are on desktop. You have so many ways to deal with that problem it's not even funny.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

And I am aware of zero of them so welcome to my blocklist unhelpful person

[–] kubica@fedia.io 5 points 10 months ago

I can open the image and zoom it.