Some things are so popular that we just refer to them by the brand name, not by their actual name. Eppendorfs, like Kleenex and Xerox, are actually just centrifuge tubes. But Eppendorf, the brand, is so popular with labs that people just ended up using that name. And let’s be honest, Eppendorf sounds much cooler than anything that ends with the word “tubes”. If your life revolves around these lab workhorses, then check out this gold-plated Eppendorf necklace! It also makes a great gift for your fellow lab co-workers, lab technicians, centrifuge technicians, and starry-eyed pre-med students.