Eleanor stands to the left of her machine while talking to the Middleman in the physics lab. After she says, "Today the greek system, tomorrow the world," she's instantly standing on the right side of the machine.
The ice cubes in the 'headache' bags Dub-Dub and Middle Man use to recover from their fight are obviously fake, as evidenced by the total lack of melt-water in the bags, or reddening of their cheeks after prolonged contact with the 'ice' bags.