I was pretty sad about no write-up, but it does help keep your mind concentrated on just finding what is what. It also works in my favor, since I don't ever think I've actually succeeded in writing a quality write-up.Phenylethylamine wrote:I should clarify: when I say 20 minutes for 8 powders, I mean to be sure (or as sure as I can get). That often includes multiple tests to double-check a particular powder, so that's built in to my time estimate. And wow, no write-up... lucky I've never had an event without significant analysis at the end.haverstall wrote:While I don't test powders, I would say my partner gets 8 powders done in about 10-15 minutes. At Regionals and State, we've been able to at least double-check all the powders. In the same time, I did fingerprints, mass spectroscopy, and I think polymers? We didn't have to do a write-up though, so were weren't as cramped for time.
That being said, I do enjoy writing it; I'm just not that great at it.