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This has to be the most ridiculous question EVER.

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The food can get contaminated for lab equipment, or the food can damage the equipment.

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Many labs contain toxic substances. Eating, drinking, or chewing gum would increase the probability that you might ingest a harmful amount of toxic substance.

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The only way to be absolutely certain that you will not accidentally consume something dangerous in the lab is to not consume anything at all.

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Because items might get contaminated

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LaboratoryΒ ?

A science lab


What things are not allowed in a science lab?

food, drink, loose hair, contacts (esp. in a chem lab), etc,


Why you must not eat drink or play in the laboratory?

Eating, drinking, or playing in the lab can make a mess on your work space, and get you hurt.


What does lab in the term science lab stand for?

The word Lab in the terms of science (not the dog) is Laboratory.


What are the safety concerns of eating in workstation in crime lab?

Contaminating or cross-contaminating any evidence being handled in that lab. Additionally: Once defense attorneys get word that eating in the lab is allowed they will use that infomration to sow doubt in jury's minds and call into question EVERY single result ever produced by that lab, now and in the future.


why eating in laboratory is not allowed?

The only way to be absolutely certain that you will not accidentally consume something dangerous in the lab is to not consume anything at all.


Where you study science?

A science lab.


Why is eating and drinking banned from the laboratory?

Chemicals in the lab might contaminate the food - causing poisoning. The food might contaminate an experiment - making the results invalid.


What is an area of study in science?

science lab


What is a lab notebook?

its when you right lab notes for science!


Why is eating and drinking or chewing gum not allowed in a laboratory?

You could get told off by the teacher. More important than that, often chemistry labs involve chemical fumes which shouldn't be inhaled. Chewing gum opens the mouth and takes in much more chemicals than is necessary.


Who allowed people to visit his lab?

Thomas Edison allowed people to visit his lab.