6 Most Badass Stunts Ever Pulled in the Name of Science

[realisticphish]

http://www.cracked.com/article_16301_p1.html

Great article; I generally love Cracked lists, but I though this one in particular would fit the interests of people in here

[YankeyMCC]

1. What no mention of Ben and his Kite!?

[TZ]

2. Here's one for you.

This "stunt" was pulled by my former boss at NIH...I've always thought this was teh awesome that he did this:
http://www.abc.net.au/quantum/scripts99/9911/malariascpt.htm

[moggie]

3. Sure, if you believe the germ THEORY of disease

Us more spiritual types know that a person gets malaria because they choose to create their own reality in which they have a life-threatening disease. :eyes:

[realisticphish]

5. why do I not have Rubella?

because I choose not to be so infected.

[Warpy]

4. My high school chemistry class cooked right field

when we did the thermite reaction in a hole in the ground, thus earning the ire of the athletic department who wanted to see pretty green instead of fried brown.

I am humbled by this stuff, though.