tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post3514986789027750634..comments2024-02-27T10:53:04.581+01:00Comments on paperpools: and one and two andHelen DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07619602559096610012noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post-6210764348691366392007-09-10T19:11:00.000+00:002007-09-10T19:11:00.000+00:00That's marvelous. It reminds me of something in P...That's marvelous. It reminds me of something in Primo Levi's book, The Periodic Table. He discusses the evolution of protocols in a chemical plant. How steps, which were at one point necessary, are no longer necessary but remain in the protocol because the people doing the synthesis don't understand what they're doing. <BR/><BR/>I work in a lab and have found a few similar things in the past years. A step which is included because the old autoclave tended to blow the tops off bottles is still done with the new autoclave which doesn't have the same problems with the exhaust cycle.radianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718179006284676406noreply@blogger.com