Comments on: The 6 Most Badass Stunts Ever Pulled in the Name of Science http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/29/the-6-most-badass-stunts-ever-pulled-in-the-name-of-science/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:52:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MrsBug http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/29/the-6-most-badass-stunts-ever-pulled-in-the-name-of-science/comment-page-1/#comment-582104 MrsBug Thu, 29 May 2008 20:46:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16523#comment-582104 I don't know if this qualifies as "testing" on yourself, but Marie Curie certainly paid the price. Good Wikipedia article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie</a> I don’t know if this qualifies as “testing” on yourself, but Marie Curie certainly paid the price. Good Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

]]> By: CheeseDuck http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/29/the-6-most-badass-stunts-ever-pulled-in-the-name-of-science/comment-page-1/#comment-581994 CheeseDuck Thu, 29 May 2008 19:49:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16523#comment-581994 For science! For science!

]]> By: teknocholer http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/29/the-6-most-badass-stunts-ever-pulled-in-the-name-of-science/comment-page-1/#comment-581933 teknocholer Thu, 29 May 2008 19:20:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16523#comment-581933 Among other things, Isaac Newton hypothesized that colour perception is caused by pressure on the eye. To test this, he once stuck a needle into his eye socket past the eyeball and poked around back there. Among other things, Isaac Newton hypothesized that colour perception is caused by pressure on the eye. To test this, he once stuck a needle into his eye socket past the eyeball and poked around back there.

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/29/the-6-most-badass-stunts-ever-pulled-in-the-name-of-science/comment-page-1/#comment-581725 Justin Thu, 29 May 2008 17:35:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16523#comment-581725 Ah I was going to post about the guy who ingested the ulcer bacteria, but they had it covered! Nice list! the last one about the catheter guy made me crack up. Ah I was going to post about the guy who ingested the ulcer bacteria, but they had it covered!

Nice list! the last one about the catheter guy made me crack up.

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]]> By: bean http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/29/the-6-most-badass-stunts-ever-pulled-in-the-name-of-science/comment-page-1/#comment-581606 bean Thu, 29 May 2008 16:04:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16523#comment-581606 I'm a little weak on ballistic physics, but I think the article was referring to acceleration of 18 to 35 Gees. The deceleration seems to have been a separate test. I’m a little weak on ballistic physics, but I think the article was referring to acceleration of 18 to 35 Gees. The deceleration seems to have been a separate test.

]]> By: Shervin http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/29/the-6-most-badass-stunts-ever-pulled-in-the-name-of-science/comment-page-1/#comment-581592 Shervin Thu, 29 May 2008 15:58:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16523#comment-581592 Somebody help me out here. The article regarding badass scientist #6 (Dr. John Paul Stapp) says that he decelerated from 120 mph to 0 mph in 1.4 seconds. I'm not a physicist but that seems like its a deceleration of approximately 38.3 m/s^2 (yes I did do the unit conversions). What I'm confused about is, isn't that only 38.3/9.8 = 4 Gs? The article talks about 18 or 35 Gs! So what am I doing wrong? Somebody help me out here.

The article regarding badass scientist #6 (Dr. John Paul Stapp) says that he decelerated from 120 mph to 0 mph in 1.4 seconds. I’m not a physicist but that seems like its a deceleration of approximately 38.3 m/s^2 (yes I did do the unit conversions). What I’m confused about is, isn’t that only 38.3/9.8 = 4 Gs? The article talks about 18 or 35 Gs! So what am I doing wrong?

]]> By: SoLo http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/29/the-6-most-badass-stunts-ever-pulled-in-the-name-of-science/comment-page-1/#comment-581588 SoLo Thu, 29 May 2008 15:54:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16523#comment-581588 Röntgen also experimented on himself with the (then) very mysterious "X-rays" (X for unknown). From the wikipedia article about him, "...Röntgen thus saw the first radiographic image, his own flickering ghostly skeleton on the barium platinocyanide screen." Nikola Tesla was also known to experiment on himself with high-frequency, high-voltage discharges. Röntgen also experimented on himself with the (then) very mysterious “X-rays” (X for unknown). From the wikipedia article about him, “…Röntgen thus saw the first radiographic image, his own flickering ghostly skeleton on the barium platinocyanide screen.”

Nikola Tesla was also known to experiment on himself with high-frequency, high-voltage discharges.

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