Presented for your amusement.
Not all scientific research is created equal:
The creators of Murphy's Law won this year, but I find that the original form is substantially different in meaning and tone than the popular version.
Original: "If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe, someone will do it."
This seems to me to be more a declaration that "someone somewhere will inevitably be stupid" than "whatever can go wrong, will".
Also this year:
Chickens Prefer Beautiful Humans
The Force Required to Drag Sheep Across Various Surfaces
I like the paper on the discovery of the first recorded case of homosexual necrophilia in a mallard duck.
--Steven
Posted by: Steven Harper Piziks | January 18, 2004 at 04:13 PM
Thanks for sharing Erica!
Those are good, but my favorite was the one about the thriving spirit of entrepreneurship in "Old Europe" detailed in. . .
"the nation of Liechtenstein, for making it possible to rent the entire country for corporate conventions, weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other gatherings."
I'd have to see the rates before I'd be willing to commit.
-Mark
Posted by: Mark Everson | January 19, 2004 at 08:06 PM
I'm glad it amused. It seems like with SF we're always looking at *significant* scientific research. It's kind of fun to remember that there's a bunch of trivial stuff going on, too.
Personally, I think Liechtenstein is full of vampires or Knights of Malta, and the whole 'renting the country' thing is a nefarious plot. :)
Posted by: Erica | January 23, 2004 at 10:34 AM