What is she making

Who brought her to this state?!  
>>1 - http://accelepedia.com/old/images/zoom.php?img=1865792111439a81064d42b.jpg

“There’s got to be a better way to collect samples”

@furrypony  
Oh, sorry.

@PrisonedMuffin  
The original title of this picture was “The Emo Scientist”.
 
Yeah I do make a lot of emo pony, but I don’t do any characteristically emo thing. There are more interesting ways to spend depression than cutting.

@PrisonedMuffin  
Oh, wait. This is emo science.

Guys, this isn’t science. She’s cutting herself because she’s depressed. This artist makes a lot of emo stuff.

@furrypony
 
I’ll give you a protip.  
If an extended foreleg is as long as the torso, neck and head combined, then the proportions suck.

@Justy  
I never settled on a set of anatomy that I’m happy with. I want to draw semi realistically, but I never found a reference that I like, and sometimes the postures simply refuse to work well with the anatomy.
 
The thing that gave me the most trouble is that real ponies don’t have human shoulders and can’t do this https://derpiboo.ru/339582

@furrypony  
That and you can use the results for engineering.
 
Of course, that probably doesn’t apply here.

@furrypony
 
We already know the rate of blood loss from major arteries and veins, given the fact ponies’ medical care seems to be about as developed as ours I’d say they know theirs, too, this kind of “research” is pointless. Yeah, I know, I know, stop questioning grimdark shit.
 
The use of disinfectant cracked me up, though.  
And you could try and get the proportions right the next time, it’s not like this is your first pic or like you can’t change things in digital media.

@Justy  
This is an experiment intended to measure the rate of blood loss after a lengthwise incision into surface veins on the radial side of the foreleg.  
The next stage of experiment will be to measure the rate of blood loss after a lengthwise incision into radial artery.  
The data points would be rather useless for doing anything except committing suicide with style.

Syringes exist for a reason, Twilight.

@Aura  
Doing science is like an inertial motion, going on just because that’s what she have always been doing. There is not really much point in doing such things except two: one, it distracts herself; two, the hooves-on practical experience will be of some use when she offs herself.

They say printer ink is so expensive because it’s made from unicorn blood, so maybe Twi’s just trying to get some extra income.
 
I wonder if there are printers in Equestria. Oh shit…

What good will science be in this situation? Will it do more than simply show a pattern of reasons for your depression? Will that lead you to ask, “Now that I have this information, what must I do to overcome my depression?”

I think this is the first thing every kid does upon acquiring his/her first microscope.

When an experiment requires unicorn blood, there’s only one thing to do.