Cracked Archive - Science
5 Absurd Solutions to Huge Problems (That Actually Worked)
Who among us hasn't been asked by a teacher or a boss to think outside the box? It's all well and good when you're looking at a word problem on a Denny's application, not so much when you're staring down a problem with lives on the line.
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- By Adam Wears, Mohammed Shariff
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768 5 'Modern' Medical Procedures (Are Thousands of Years Old)
Despite what you've seen in Monty Python movies or at Renaissance Faires, people in olden days were a lot smarter than we give them credit for.
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- By Patrick Hopkins
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6 Insane Last Resort Surgeries That Actually Worked
The following surgeries prove that even the smartest of doctors can have crazy ideas. But is an idea really that crazy if it works? Yes. Yes it is.
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- By Erik Germ
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The 6 Weirdest Things That Are Ruining Your Memory
If you want your memory to stay strong, you probably already know what to avoid -- excessive alcohol, beating your head on things, getting any older. What you probably didn't know is that there are other, lesser known everyday threats that may be slowly turning you into that guy from 'Memento.'
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- By S Peter Davis
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5 Fish Clearly Designed by a Madman
You know what the problem with 'Sharktopus' was? It just wasn't necessary. Nature provides enough science-fiction-level aquatic horrors all on her own. Hell, some of these are less believable.
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- By Monte Richard
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6 People Who Gained Amazing Skills from Brain Injuries
In real life, people don't suffer freaky events like getting struck by lightning or getting part of their brain removed and then suddenly find themselves with new superpowers, like heat vision or flight. However, people do apparently suffer freaky events and then gain the ability to do art.
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- By Eddie Rodriguez
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6 Animals With Better Memories Than You
Despite our big, juicy frontal lobe, many of us still forget to pick up the kids after practice due to our inferior memory, one area where a whole bunch of animals leave us in the dust.
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- By Aram Khayatpour, Sam Farahmand
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6 Most Badass Self-Inflicted Medical Experiments
These individuals have thrown down the proverbial gauntlet of badassery, making most of modern-day medicine look really, really lame.
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- By Nate Greenslit
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5 Ridiculous Animal Myths That You Probably Believe
Somewhere, right now, an adult is quoting an interesting animal 'fact' that he actually learned from an old cartoon. And this is how animals became one of those subjects particularly vulnerable to laughable misconceptions.
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- By Mohammed Shariff
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5 Logical Fallacies That Make You Wrong More Than You Think
The Internet has introduced a golden age of ill-informed arguments. You can't post a video of an adorable kitten without a raging debate about pet issues spawning in the comment section. These days, everyone is a pundit.
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- By Kathy Benjamin, CRACKED Staff, Karl Smallwood
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6 Scary Tricks That Amazed Us As Kids (Explained By Science)
Demons don't cause Ouija boards to work and demons certainly didn't cause you to wet your pants.
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- By Paul K Pickett, M. Asher Cantrell
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6 Adorable Spider Behaviors You Slowly Realize Are AAAAAHHH!
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- By Dawn Morrow
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5 Birds With Abilities That Put Superheroes to Shame
When you look at the vast array of avian abilities in nature, it's easy to spot some serious superhero talent.
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- By Monte Richard
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The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Things Ever Discovered in Space
Hollywood's most creative minds can't get past populating the place with planets that look a whole lot like Earth, populated by rapey aliens and Muppets. But real space is far, far stranger.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Mike Cooney
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8 Terrifying Robots Now Stalking Your Local Hospital
Apparently, what the world really needs is robots specifically designed to understand the human body and interact with it. With knives.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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