# Sdsab **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 5, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdsab/556089 "2010-10-05T05:13:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdsab/556089/1 "2010-10-05T05:13:03Z")
Do they get paid for the for the expenses they incur in doing certain experiments for unca Cecil ? Like alcoholic cupcake , car ACs ,… . ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdsab/556089/2 "2010-10-05T06:26:02Z")
Nope. But for your first example, after a few iterations, maybe they don’t care anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdsab/556089/3 "2010-10-05T12:41:40Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Nope. But for your first example, after a few iterations, maybe they don’t care anymore. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdsab/556089/4 "2010-10-05T15:38:34Z")
Sometimes it’s stuff you wouldn’t do for money. I can never be paid enough to let a mosquito bite me again, thank you very much. > **[If you flex your muscle when a mosquito bites you, will it swell up and explode?](https://www.straightdope.com/21342296/if-you-flex-your-muscle-when-a-mosquito-bites-you-will-it-swell-up-and-explode)** For the record, I was one of the people who vainly flexed and not only did the little bastards not explode, I got big itchy welts. I never get in on the fun stuff, like eating cupcakes. Dang. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdsab/556089/5 "2010-10-05T16:00:55Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Sometimes it’s stuff you wouldn’t do for money. > > I can never be paid enough to let a mosquito bite me again, thank you very much. > > [If you flex your muscle when a mosquito bites you, will it swell up and explode? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1150/if-you-flex-your-muscle-when-a-mosquito-bites-you-will-it-swell-up-and-explode) > > For the record, I was one of the people who vainly flexed and not only did the little bastards not explode, I got big itchy welts. > > I never get in on the fun stuff, like eating cupcakes. Dang. [You got off easy.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1742/how-many-cities-are-there-in-the-u-s) ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdsab/556089/6 "2010-10-06T11:24:32Z")
And I got to drive around for several 30 minute runs, on a 93-degree day, with no AC with the windows rolled up: [Has auto AC been improved so much it’s no longer an energy sink? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2961/has-auto-ac-been-improved-so-much-it-s-no-longer-an-energy-sink) No, didn’t get reimbursed, not for gas nor for heat stroke. I do it for love.