If I had taken physics, I'd feel the same way...

Electron Band Structure in Germanium, My Ass.

I felt this way with many a science experiment. That's why I gave up the thoughts of being an astronomy major around junior year of high school.

The best line:

That's right: I pay a cool ten grand a quarter to come here, and yet they can't spare the five bucks to ensure that I have a working thermos.

Let's hear it for science: frustrating people better suited towards liberal arts since--well, a long time.