The Today I Found Out blog has a nice appreciation of two—really three—people who shared an Ig Nobel Prize for (probably) giving Murphy’s Law it’s name. The appreciation is called “WHO WAS ‘MURPHY’ IN ‘MURPHY’S LAW’ AND THE AMAZING DR. JOHN PAUL STAPP WHO GAVE US THE EXPRESSION.” The 2003 Ig Nobel Prize for engineering […]
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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 […]