One ormore of theflow compslook terribleDropped/lostsampleForcedto emailThymusSomething iscontaminatedForgotsomethingafter walkingdown to themouse roomExperimentdidn't workand youhave no ideawhyForgotUcard andgot lockedoutMachinemalfunctioningthat youdesperatelyneedHad to runflow after6pm or onthe weekendMissed atalk thatyou wantedto attendBrokesomething(or at leastthink youdid)AnimalissueAccidentallyresuspendingcells andbeing forcedto spin againForgot to putreagentback infridge/freezerForgot todo a stepfor theexperimentReagentyou neededdidn't arrivein timeForced toeat lunchsometimebetween2-4pmDUO mobileasks you toauthenticatewhen you arein a hurryReceivedan emailthat ruinedyour dayYourmath wasincorrectDatalooksweirdComputerhas 20+browsertabs openFlowcytometerfails QCRan out ofproductmid-experimentOne ormore of theflow compslook terribleDropped/lostsampleForcedto emailThymusSomething iscontaminatedForgotsomethingafter walkingdown to themouse roomExperimentdidn't workand youhave no ideawhyForgotUcard andgot lockedoutMachinemalfunctioningthat youdesperatelyneedHad to runflow after6pm or onthe weekendMissed atalk thatyou wantedto attendBrokesomething(or at leastthink youdid)AnimalissueAccidentallyresuspendingcells andbeing forcedto spin againForgot to putreagentback infridge/freezerForgot todo a stepfor theexperimentReagentyou neededdidn't arrivein timeForced toeat lunchsometimebetween2-4pmDUO mobileasks you toauthenticatewhen you arein a hurryReceivedan emailthat ruinedyour dayYourmath wasincorrectDatalooksweirdComputerhas 20+browsertabs openFlowcytometerfails QCRan out ofproductmid-experiment

Things Going Wrong in Research 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. One or more of the flow comps look terrible
  2. Dropped/lost sample
  3. Forced to email Thymus
  4. Something is contaminated
  5. Forgot something after walking down to the mouse room
  6. Experiment didn't work and you have no idea why
  7. Forgot Ucard and got locked out
  8. Machine malfunctioning that you desperately need
  9. Had to run flow after 6pm or on the weekend
  10. Missed a talk that you wanted to attend
  11. Broke something (or at least think you did)
  12. Animal issue
  13. Accidentally resuspending cells and being forced to spin again
  14. Forgot to put reagent back in fridge/freezer
  15. Forgot to do a step for the experiment
  16. Reagent you needed didn't arrive in time
  17. Forced to eat lunch sometime between 2-4pm
  18. DUO mobile asks you to authenticate when you are in a hurry
  19. Received an email that ruined your day
  20. Your math was incorrect
  21. Data looks weird
  22. Computer has 20+ browser tabs open
  23. Flow cytometer fails QC
  24. Ran out of product mid-experiment