Advice for getting the Geniuses to believe you

I've been having RAM issues with my MBP (see thread here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4484724) and have narrowed it down to a physical issue with the chassis/logic board/RAM module, a loose connection or arcing or something existing somewhere in that mix.
Whenever the laptop is lifted from the bottom with the weight being supported in the middle (where the RAM module is), boom, freezes and beeps. Whenever it's lifted from its sides, nothing. Same thing while it's on the lap.
Question is: How do I convince folks at the Genius bar to believe me in order to get a repair rolling? I'm thinking that repeating the above to them will be met with a bit of hesitation / "uh-huh, sure guy" kind of reaction.
Any geniuses out there care to chime in?
-Kyle

Side note that may have a bearing.
These modern high-density SoDIMM modules have exceedingly small and narrow tolerance contacts prone to issues. When I upgraded to my latest 16GB Corsair sticks (2x8GB), turns out that a minute tuft of lint had adhered to a bit of adhesive that oozed from under the label stuck onto the RAM socket holder. Didn't notice it when I stuck the topmost stick on and closed the Mac. Well, it did not work. Refused to recognize the module.
Only until I reopened the Mac, removed the module and thoroughly cleaned the place, removing all the offending lint, did everything work as expected.

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