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27 Bits Of Offbeat Data From Scientific Studies

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October 18, 2018

27 Bits Of Offbeat Data From Scientific Studies

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Scientific curiosity is pretty much a requirement for anyone in math-related fields, and it's definitely responsible for a ton of technological advancements. But it's also responsible for a bunch of goofy data.

So here are some examples of weird things that scientists actually studied, and more important, what they found out.

27 Entry by Sonny Time

Physicists from the American Physical Society have determined that you could heat up a cup of coffee by yelling at it. You'd need to yell constantly a

26 Entry by Chan Teik Onn

Researcher Michael Smith wanted to find out which body part, when stung by a honey bee, would hurt the most. So he let bees sting him in 25 different

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25 Entry by Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro

Scientists from the University of Vienna calculated the amount of sexual intercourse Moroccan King Moulay Ismael needed to perform in a day to father

24 Entry by Harvey Sapigao

Ever wonder how slippery a banana peel is, when you step on it? Scientists from Kitasato University did. They calculated that the frictional coefficie

23 Entry by Volstead-Rankin

In 1995, Shigeru Watanabe, Junko Sakamoto, and Masumi Wakita measured the ability of trained pigeons to distinguish between the paintings of Picasso a

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Researchers CRACKED OON at the Georgia Institute of Technology have determined that the average pooping time for mammals is twelve seconds.

21 Entry by Markos Hasiotis

Japanese researchers have calculated how long it'd take to get to space by riding on a space elevator. 8 days CRACKED COM

20 Entry by Markos Hasiotis

CRACKEDo COM DES Scientists at the Australian National University have discovered that the oldest color in the world is pink! They examined rocks unde

19 Entry by PParker

Scientists have discovered that bananas are slightly radioactive. They determined that, to prevent a harmful radiation dose, should CRac you never eat

18 Entry by Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro

Scientists from Juntendo University, Japan have figured out the best music to help mice who received heart transplants survive. They played three kind

17 Entry by Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro

scienTISts FRom THE BABRAHAM INSTITUTE AT CAMBRIDGE HAvE FIGuReD OUt JUSt HOW WeLL A sHeep RemembersotHers sHeep's FACES. The study found that sheep c

16 Entry by Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro

Scientists from Ecole nationale veterinaire de Toulouse have figured out that dogs' fleas jump CRAN farther and higher than cats' fleas. An experiment

15 Entry by Erin Willis

Thanks to the research of David Cole, we can now rest assured that a diet of HUMAN MEAT is lower in calories than that of other large animals. FOR YEA

14 Entry by Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro

Scientists funded by the Italian Space Agency calculated whether humans can run on water if the water is on the moon. The result: Only if they weigh 7

13 Entry by Erin Willis

Scientists at the University of Quilmes in Buenos Aires have discovered that if you give a hamster Viagra before a long flight he will recover from je

12 Entry by Alexius08

Amos Dolbear devised a formula for calculating the air temperature based on the frequency of a cncket's chirps. Count the number of chirps in 15 secon

11 Entry by Erin Willis

According to a study by researchers at Pacific University College of Optometry, women taking birth control pills blink 32% more often than women not t

10 Entry by Harvey Sapigao

Scientists at the University of Hong Kong determined how many droplets of saliva humans spray., by counting them one by one. They found out that an av

9 Entry by Erin Willis

NO! Granny tell me Don't is right! Yep, thanks to the research of Paula M.S. Romao and associates, we now know what millions of grandmothers! have alw

8 Entry by Harvey Sapigao

Scientists at the University of Wurzburg in Germany calculated at what frequency termites will eat faster neoe Their findings? Termites generally chew

7 Entry by Scott Laffey

RESEARCHERS CALCULATED THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE NEEDED FOR PENGUINS TO SPRAY THEIR POOP AWAY FROM THEIR NESTS. diameter 8mm 60cm 40cm 20cm 5cm nest SOUR

6 Entry by Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro

Matthew Rockloff from central Queensland University found that holding a crocodile before going to a casino can affect the bets you make. The result s

5 Entry by Chan Teik Onn

In 1976, a researcher set out to determine the relationship between invasion of personal space and the speed of urination among men in public toilets.

4 Entry by PParker

Physicists have bizarre theories on how Legolas's elf eyes could see so far: Using distance data from The Lord of the Rings books, one concluded he co

3 Entry by Alexius08

The strength of a horse has been calculated to be greater than one horsepower. In 1927, researchers from lowa State University found out through their

2 Entry by Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro

Scientists from the University Of Minnesota tried to find out whether we can swim in syrup as well as we do in water. They dumped 661 Ibs of thickenin

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A group of scientists at NYU have calculated that it takes nearly 2, 500 licks to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop. CRACKED COM

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