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Shaptron:
SWIM wants to know if it would be wise to get his friend to "Borrow" some equipment from the science lab at his school, and if so what equipment should SWIM be looking for to begin simple activities with.

KidCurry:
Sounds like a stupid idea.
Basic glassware doesn't raise any suspicion unless it's very large, so why not just buy some? The school probably need it's equipment.

Shaptron:
I see your valid point and agree, SWIM might have to find a source elsewhere, what basic stores have glassware?

MarleyBob:
While bees don't condone thieving from school chem labs, if it must be done keep it to overstocked supplies and glass that no one will miss.

eg, ph paper, ring clamps ;D , small beakers, thermometers, boiling stones, TLC plates, and those wonderful little sample jars ;) .

Nonos usually include reagents, solvents, and that large and attractive 500 mL 3-neck flask sitting in the
(un)locked cabinet.

Often times as a student there will be extra 'crap' in your drawers that can vanish without anyone noticing.

Also, because when you break glassware in a college chem lab you usually have already paid for it, the amount just gets deducted from an account or some similar setup. Theres been many times when I have debated "breaking" a condensor or some other coveted piece of glass. The hustle is easy, just break something similar in shape but insignificant and exclaim "Oh! My poor condensor!" You have to clean up the glass pay for it, but the transaction is unscrupulous and goes through the school, and you pay cost(or close to it). Somewhat of an unorthodox approach to aquiring glassware, and theres not really anything morally wrong with it, from Swimb's pov. ;)

Use common sense and you won't have anything to worry about. Bee patient and opportunities will eventually reveal themselves.  :o  :)

-MB out

ApprenticeCook:
As a student you have no chance of getting into the chemical store or equiptment rooms without looking suss or being watched.
Only teachers and laboratory assistants can do this without too much attention being drawn...
Even so at schools they usually dont have many of the equiptment you want so any loss is noted and looked at as they dont like to replace anything, in classes they count in and out materials and chems, also if you "break" anything they look at it and make sure the glass is thrown away (OH&S stuff).

So schools are a bad idea for anything apart from beakers and alike common items but all of which no supplier will give a sh*t about selling to you.

-AC

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