Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet and Other Absurd Scientific Studies

Science is generally considered a rather serious business, full of big questions, dense calculations and incomprehensible jargon.

Then there is the Annals of Improbable Research, a venerable journal that has published data on the effects of peanut butter on the rotation of the Earth and how access to television can be an effective method of birth control. The publication’s stated goal is to publish “research that makes people laugh and then think.” Its articles—which are mostly satire, but with some occasional real research into offbeat issues—probably accomplish the former goal more often than the latter, but they do often contain a grain of scientific truth at their core. And, of course, the organization’s Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ is an indispensable institution on the international scientific landscape.

For your reading pleasure, we bring you an (admittedly unscientific) list of the 5 most improbable research projects from the Annals:

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