To (very loosely) paraphrase Murphy’s law : “If there’s a chance that something might be misunderstood, someone will come along and misunderstand it.” That’s exactly what happened when Improbable came across a 2010 paper in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, entitled : ‘Novel dietary strategies can improve the outcome of weight loss programmes […]
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John Paul Stapp’s famous rocket sled stops
This video shows John Paul Stapp riding rocket sleds (and other test vehicles) to discover the limits of human endurance. The endurance part came at the end of each ride—when the vehicle made a sudden stop. Stapp was interested in learning how to build aircraft that would better allow people to survive a crash. The […]