5 tube balancing argument

[Bo Pontoppidan]

You are absolutely right. I have been doing this myself quit often. Only
when centrifuging a single tube or a almost full centrifuge do you need
a balancing tube. This only goes for centrifuges with a multiplum of 3
holes. We have one centrifuge with 20 holes! Damn iritating in my
opinion.
> 
> I reckoned that if you put three tubes in, in a triangle ie in holes 1,5,9
> these are balanced. Then you can balance the two others opposite each
> other in holes 2 and 8.

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