Types of Lab Partners
The Confused Ones
First of all, they are always confused. They will keep asking you whether to use the distilled water or the tap water (even if there were clear instructions), forget the names of the equipment, and mess up the chemicals. Secondly, this person will depend on you for the rest of the experiment even though they could clearly try harder. On a brighter note, they will do the legwork for you so you can finally take a deep breath and appreciate their efforts.
The Chill Dude
This dude is cool with anything and everything, and always answers questions based on his wild guesses. Don't know which chemical to use next? Pick whatever the other team's using and it will be all good. Don't know how to calculate percentage error? Just ask the other team about it or make up your own equation. Voila!
The Future Ivy Leaguers
There is always that person who is a little too intense about the experiments. I am here dotting down approximate measurements so I could be done with the class as soon as possible but this person shakes his head, takes the sample again and wastes fifteen minutes of our existence to get an answer 0.005 less than my approximation. This person is also the one who juggles school and surprisingly still ends up with fives in all his exams. They will make you question yourself if you are doing enough for your future, or if you are just turning into one of the slackers.
The Talk Show Host
"And then she said…"
An hour with this person and you will have memorised the entire dating history of your class. You will also most probably have forgotten about which plant slide you were supposed to view next. Even though they do a good job at keeping you entertained, you will definitely end up getting a B on that paper. Moreover, there is no getting rid of this person now. The next time you meet them, they will be ready with another vat of the freshest gossip.
The Disapparating Wizard
They excuse themselves to go to the toilet and disapparate, or God forbid, flush themselves down to the Ministry of Magic, from where it doesn't seem like they will ever return. Hasta la vista, buddy.
The Eye Candy
Now, these people are distractions in the laboratory. Be it a girl or boy, they will always catch your eye and will make you wonder how just lab coats could look so good on a person.
The Joker
They will lighten up your mood by making science jokes and at the same time help you with handling the chemicals. They are also the ones to hit on others with pickup lines such as, "Are you a charged atom? Because I got my ion you".
Nevertheless, you will love these kinds of people as long as they don't turn out to be one of the burnouts with no passion for studies.
Zarin Rayhana is a self-aggrandizing ambivert who ponders over philosophical epiphanies during rainy evenings and waits for her crush to jump straight out of her favourite novel. Treat her with novel suggestions at ericaavianazarin@gmail.com
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