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Working late in the space station lab
Pull on a lab coat for this science lab on a space station, a quiet room you can visit free in your browser. Tall tanks of liquid glow under a low metal ceiling, with the stars outside a long window.
The equipment hums, light and even, while cooling fans breathe softly. Beside you, the tanks bubble without pause as streams of air rise through the liquid. A centrifuge whirs at a steady speed on the bench.
Now and then an analyser sweeps up with a smooth, rising tone and 2 gentle beeps, and you glance at the screen. A scanner answers with slow, soft pulses. You set a few glass vials into a metal rack, one clink after another, and a small valve hisses for a moment. The night shift feels calm and unhurried.
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What you hear in the station lab
- Lab equipment hum: Lab equipment and cooling fans hum softly and evenly in the small, clean room. Plays all the time.
- Bubbling sample tanks: Tall glass tanks bubble steadily as small air bubbles rise and gurgle, with a faint pump humming. Plays all the time.
- Centrifuge spinning: Close by, a centrifuge spins with a smooth, high whir over a soft electric hum. Plays all the time.
- Analyser sweep: An electronic sweep climbs smoothly with a light shimmer, then ends in 2 gentle beeps. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
- Scanner pulses: A scanning machine sends out slow, soft pulses, each a short, clean tone, then a falling sweep. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
- Gas valve hissing: A small gas valve opens for a moment with a short, soft hiss that stops cleanly. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
- Glass vials clinking: Glass vials clink lightly as they are set into a metal rack, one by one. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
- Bubbles rising: A slow stream of bubbles rises through deep water in a tank by the window, with soft, muffled bloops. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
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