I don’t find it hard to believe. I’ve written tons of notes on my arms and hands when working product support. When I briefly framed houses we would do all our math and diagramming on lumber. Either studs in the wall or scraps from the floor. You write on whatever you have handy.
replyI think it makes sense, notebooks are hard to sterilize.
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There isn't a library of lab coats which contain notes written on them, for future consultation.
A notepad page is also easier to permanently sterilize (via incineration) than a lab coat.
The commenter acknowledges this: "I was always impressed that the laundry managed to get them pristine white again."
replyI think it's pretty clear they were taking ephemeral notes, not using them for long-term archiving.
The labcoat is a kind of L1 data cache.
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