The “talking science” badge.
Required for all members. Assumes the recipient conducts himself/herself in such a manner as to talk science whenever he/she gets the chance. Not easily fazed by looks of disinterest from friends or the act of “zoning out” by well intentioned loved ones. (DN)

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The “MacGyver” badge.
In which the recipient has demonstrated that his/her science communciation prowess was handy in simplifying a potentially challenging scenario. For example, was able to escape from unjustified prison term, with the clever use of a paper clip and WD-40. You know, that kind of thing. (Note that display of badge must be accompanied by explanation). (JN)

My explanation is this: I am forever rigging things up because I am missing items for an experiment or don't have the right tool for something.  Toothpicks work great in place of screws in eyeglasses; a bent paper clip opens disc drives.  I do this so often that I can't even think of any good examples.

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The “I blog about science” badge.
In which the recipient maintains a blog where at least a quarter of the material is about science. Suffice to say, this does not include scientology.

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The “arts and crafts” badge.
Because you can’t have a bunch of badges without an arts and crafts badge. This one assumes the recipient has all manner of “craftiness” with a sciencegeek twist. (AC)

Um, we homeschool.  This is required.

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The “I’m pretty confident around an open flame” badge.
Recipients have demonstrated proficiency around open flames in laboratory settings.

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The “inappropriate nocturnal use of lab equipment in the name of alternative science experimentation / communication” badge.
In which the recipient has “borrowed” scientific supplies for the sake of stealth scientific communication. (JG)

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The “sexing up science” badge.
In which the recipient has had experience with things such as selective breeding, crossing, mate selection, prokaryotic conjugation, fertility studies, STD related microbiology, and/or any other acceptable interpretation of the badge. (RPM)

I earn this by way of the STD related microbiology stuff.  Oh, and doing semen analysis, too (morphology, motility, counts, etc.).

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The “my degree inadvertantly makes me competent in fixing household appliances” badge.
Not necessarily a good thing. (JN)

This is related to the MacGyver badge.

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The “I’ve touched human internal organs with my own hands” badge.
In which the recipient is “hopefully” doing something that is somehow related to human health. (JH)

As a matter of fact, it was a lung.  In my hand, no gloves.

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The “has frozen stuff just to see what happens” badge (LEVEL I)
In which the recipient has frozen something in the freezer for the sake of scientific curiosity. (JL)

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The “has frozen stuff just to see what happens” badge (LEVEL II)
In which the recipient has frozen something in dry ice for the sake of scientific curiosity. (JL)

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The “has frozen stuff just to see what happens” badge (LEVEL III)
In which the recipient has frozen something in liquid nitrogen for the sake of scientific curiosity. (JL)

Well, wouldn't you if you had access to liquid nitrogen?  Yes, of course you would!

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The “inordinately fond of invertebrate” badge.
In which the recipient professes an arguably unhealthy affinity for things of this category.

In particular, snails and slugs, but butterflies are awfully nice, too.

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The “I’ve done science with no conceivable practical application” badge.
There are probably more who are deserving of this badge than you would expect. (BZ)

Yes, really, who hasn't?

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The “I know what a tadpole is” badge.
In which the recipient knows what a tadpole is. Basically, an easy way to get a badge that looks a little like the semen one above.

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The “experienced with electrical shock” badge (LEVEL I)
In which the recipient has had experience with the electrical shocking of an organism. (SH)

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The “totally digs highly exothermic reactions” badge.
Might be best to keep an eye on such recipients. (JM)

Are there people out there who don't?!

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The “I’m into telescopes astro” badge (LEVEL I)
In which the recipient has used a telescope to view celestial objects. (SS)

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The “works with very small and potentially dangerous organisms” badge.
In which recipient conducts hazardous research on very small creatures.

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The “I’ve set fire to stuff” badge (LEVEL I).
In which the recipient has set fire to stuff, all in the name of general scientific curiosity. (AB)

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The “I’ve set fire to stuff” badge (LEVEL II).
In which the recipient has set fire to stuff, while fully aware of all combustion principles at play. (AB)

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The “works with acids” badge.
In which the recipient has worked with acids. (L)

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The “works with feces” badge.
In which the recipient has worked with feces. (H)

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The “I’ve had to use the safety shower in my lab” badge.
Photographs accompanying this badge should be worth at least a free drink or two.

This is related to the "Works with Acids" badge.  Sulfuric acid on nylons is an interesting thing to watch.

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The “what I do for science dictates my having to wash my hands before I use the toilet” badge.
Another badge that is more common than you would think. (J)

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