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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 88 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Ok, so let me get this straight, the assistants are wearing full body heavy PPE, overalls, respirators and gloves, though the overalls and gloves are not connected together, nor are the assistants wearing any eye protection?

And the doctor injecting the patient doesn't even wear gloves?

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 94 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

He's using a pipette... even worse, with NO TIP! and in a random spot on the arm!

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 hours ago

No, that's an osteo-injection, the tip is deep inside her already. Given how thin her arms are, he probably misjudged and is about to dribble the poison onto his shoes.

[–] SpermHowitzer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago

It’s a Gilson pipette though. That’s the Rolls Royce of pipettes!

[–] GargleBlaster@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tip? You mean the protective pieptte-hat? (And yes, I've had med students call them that and trying to pipette without a tip)

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

HA! Thats hilarious. I'm in med lab and love this stuff, the memes are top tier

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I get that, that was already discussed, so I wanted to focus on the confusing PPE situation

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

well ya theres that too.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whatever this is, it's clearly a high-stress situation. They were in the middle of preparing when shit went down, cut them some slack.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago
[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The pipette really takes the cake. Like what the fuck, have you never seen a syringe?

[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 26 points 1 day ago

I'm guessing they wanted a futuristic cyber syringe and figured they could get away with this.

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm not sure a syringe would be allowed during filming such scenes. Maybe they don't have the budget for a fake syringe prop.

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 1 points 4 hours ago

Probably afraid of an Alec Baldwin incident.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You don't have to put a needle on it, and there are non-sharp needles too.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I'll just let you know right now that there isn't such a thing as a "safe narrow bit of metal" when you're jabbing down at a flailing arm, even in acting.

[–] sprite0@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago

right so they use plastic and rubber and retractable tips and such they call it movie magic