A nice series of stock photos from Shutterstock/123RF, featuring three smart scientists spending their afternoon looking at a tube filled with pink fluid. Or, as Shutterstock called it, “Three shocked scientists looking at the obtained substance expressing intense emotions”. Here we go:

“Hello, I am a very smart scientist. Today I am pipetting this pink fluid. Not sure I have mastered pipetting, though. But I will keep on smiling.”

“Alright. I got my pink fluid in a glass tube. Now what?”

“I honestly have no idea what to do with this”.

“Let’s ask my colleagues – they wear ties and safety goggles, so they should know”.

“So guys, I have this pink tube – what do you make of it?”

“Well, it’s a tube, and it’s pink and…” “OMG there is an airbubble – right there”

“Oh, no, there’s another airbubble!” “This is aweful” “I’m so shocked!”

“This will make a great stock photo for an article in the Guardian”

“Now, let’s all switch glasses and look under the microscope. ”

“Make the boss think we are busy.”

“Boss’s gone. We can relax now”

“That was fun. Shall we do it again with a red fluid?”