I'm Also Glad I'm Not a Scientist

So I was reading the latest issue of Popular Science, and came across an article about the worst jobs in the science field. Topping the list (or perhaps bottoming it?) was, in my opinion, the whale-feces collector. It seems there is much you can learn from the gentle beasts of the sea by studying their poop. It's actually quite interesting. Turns out they've trained dogs to go with them on the boats and sniff out the, er, quarry.

On second thought, perhaps the orangutan-pee collector edges these guys out in terms of undesirability of work. At least there's less chance of stuff falling on top of you when you're on the ocean.

For those of us braving the wild world of the city, our dear friend Wonger has found a potentially handy device, for those of us too lazy to crank out sheets of paper towels or use hand sanitizers.