10 Most Bizarre Science Experiments
We may always think of scientists as serious guys doing the tough work to better our world. Curing diseases, building artificial body parts, developing stronger metals, but not all scientific endeavors are as productive.
How much acid does it take to kill an elephant? Apparently 297 milligrams (about 3,000 times a normal human dose)does the trick. Ever wonder if pressure and anxiety causes a person to make mistakes? Well, the U.S. Army sent 10 soldiers up in a plane in the 1960s, and halfway through told them the plane was disabled and would be forced to crash-land in the ocean. They then asked the soldiers to fill out insurance forms. The result? The prospect of imminent death caused the soldiers to fill out the forms incorrectly. Who knew?
Or what about the scientist who wanted to see if he could get people to fall asleep under extreme conditions. So what did he do? He taped open his subjects' eyes, got some lights flashing in their eyes, attached some electrodes to their legs to hit them with electric shocks, and played super-loud music in their ears. Surprisingly, every subject fell asleep, apparently because the stimuli, though loud and annoying, were consistent and monotonous.
The most bizarre experiments on the list compiled by the Times of London involved the dismembering of animals. Soviet surgeon Vladimir Demikhov grafted the head of a puppy onto a full-grown German Shepherd. Why? We're not really sure. The puppy's head continued to drink milk, even though it could derive no nourishment from it, since its esophagus hung out and spilled the milk down the two-headed dog's neck. At least it continued to drink until the abomination died shortly after the surgery. Demikhov performed this bizarre procedure 19 more times. As odd as the rest of them are, we're pretty sure that last experiment violates some sort of law.
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From The Times
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