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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 23:30:23 UTC Robert McNees

   This afternoon we set up the 11yo’s new microscope. While preparing her first slides, she dropped a pair of sharp tweezers on her bare foot and started to bleed. She immediately grabbed a slide, wiped a little blood on it, put it under the microscope, and snapped her first photo!

   • Snowshadow (snowshadow@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 23:35:02 UTC Snowshadow

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     @mcnees
     Wonderful. You have guided your child into the amazing world of science.
     Microscopes are awesome. I had one while growing up. Snowflakes, pond water, soil,even a goldfish.
     (You keep the alive by wrapping in wet cotton. You can see the blood cells circulating near the tail)

   • Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 (dgoldsmith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 23:35:07 UTC Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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     @mcnees A selfie!

   • Knud Jahnke (knud@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2024 00:07:21 UTC Knud Jahnke

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     @mcnees

     We got to bring our microscope out again. I always wanted to find tardigrades, but the one attempt we made was not successful. With the current wet weather this might warrant another go at it.