Using thevortexinappropriatelyPretending todo thingswhile Westernblot is runningor transferringIllegiblelabnotebookCarpaltunnelfrompipettingTraumafrom animalexperimentsAnimal roomis a dark,secret,windowlessbuildingMATLAB/ExcelnightmaresLab tools fromwhen MarieCurie herselfwas alive in thebacks of closetsRunning a gelfor hours andfinding out thecurrent failed<1 min inPC running amachine withsoftware olderthan Windows2008BloodbornepathogenstrainingLab coatsonly duringsafetyinspectionsFailedcloningInappropriatetube-thawingmethodsChewed outin front of thewhole lab fora mistakeMild-moderatefreezer burnfrom -80wanting todrink thedoubledeionizedh20P>0.05Rulesbasicallydon't existanymoreafter 6pmGagging whenretrievingbacterialculture fromincubatorForgettingwhat you'vealreadypipettedDeep-seated,unreasonablefear of EtBrNot-so-subtlescreen switchwhen PIwalks upNounderstandingduring labmeetingUsing thevortexinappropriatelyPretending todo thingswhile Westernblot is runningor transferringIllegiblelabnotebookCarpaltunnelfrompipettingTraumafrom animalexperimentsAnimal roomis a dark,secret,windowlessbuildingMATLAB/ExcelnightmaresLab tools fromwhen MarieCurie herselfwas alive in thebacks of closetsRunning a gelfor hours andfinding out thecurrent failed<1 min inPC running amachine withsoftware olderthan Windows2008BloodbornepathogenstrainingLab coatsonly duringsafetyinspectionsFailedcloningInappropriatetube-thawingmethodsChewed outin front of thewhole lab fora mistakeMild-moderatefreezer burnfrom -80wanting todrink thedoubledeionizedh20P>0.05Rulesbasicallydon't existanymoreafter 6pmGagging whenretrievingbacterialculture fromincubatorForgettingwhat you'vealreadypipettedDeep-seated,unreasonablefear of EtBrNot-so-subtlescreen switchwhen PIwalks upNounderstandingduring labmeeting

Chaotic Lab Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Using the vortex inappropriately
  2. Pretending to do things while Western blot is running or transferring
  3. Illegible lab notebook
  4. Carpal tunnel from pipetting
  5. Trauma from animal experiments
  6. Animal room is a dark, secret, windowless building
  7. MATLAB/Excel nightmares
  8. Lab tools from when Marie Curie herself was alive in the backs of closets
  9. Running a gel for hours and finding out the current failed <1 min in
  10. PC running a machine with software older than Windows 2008
  11. Bloodborne pathogens training
  12. Lab coats only during safety inspections
  13. Failed cloning
  14. Inappropriate tube-thawing methods
  15. Chewed out in front of the whole lab for a mistake
  16. Mild-moderate freezer burn from -80
  17. wanting to drink the double deionized h20
  18. P>0.05
  19. Rules basically don't exist anymore after 6pm
  20. Gagging when retrieving bacterial culture from incubator
  21. Forgetting what you've already pipetted
  22. Deep-seated, unreasonable fear of EtBr
  23. Not-so-subtle screen switch when PI walks up
  24. No understanding during lab meeting