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Mad Lab Kit Review

A good, albeit somewhat misleading kit

"I would've given this 5 stars if the packaging had been more honest about how the snake and the rat really looked. Instead of the large fake rat and snake pictured, you get a small gray rat and a small snake. Which would have been fine if they had just been upfront about it on the box.



Some might be disappointed that the labware has the writing imprinted into the plastic instead of printed on in white paint, but I didn't mind. On a more positive note, the burner and stand are coated in metallic plastic, unlike the gray plastic ones shown on the box.



But let's get on to the good points. You get a good variety of sturdy plastic labware all in one purchase instead of having to deal with buying various glass labware from surplus catalogs or thrift stores. I only know of one other "mad lab" kit on the market, which only offers test tubes and beakers, so I appreciated being able to get some larger bottles.



This kit is an excellent source of props for a mad scientist's lab or alien autopsy display, whether it's your first attempt or if you're just looking to add more details to your long-running display. You can even scatter around various tables if you're doing a mad science-themed Halloween party.



Although I initially snickered at the paint job on the skull (I thought it looked like someone smeared it with chocolate syrup), I changed my tune after seeing how effective it looked in dim lighting.



Note to custom haunters: The burner is hollow, so it's possible to wire up a tiny (and I mean tiny) light inside to help create the illusion of a lit burner."