Somebody researched what?

cyberwolf77

First up is a case study disproving the existence of vampires:
http://io9.com/5241252/physicists-prove-that-vampires-could-not-exist


Post here any strange studies you have heard of

cyberwolf77

http://listverse.com/2014/12/21/10-of-the-strangest-experiments-involving-creepy-crawly-creatures/

Bugs help science do research.

cyberwolf77

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

Post here any strange studies you have heard of

A few years back researchers at Washington State University had been funded ($75,000 USD per year for 2 years) to study belching cows. Apparently there was some concern about the emissions that occurred when cows belched. If such emissions were important, it makes you wonder why they did not also study the emissions emitted from the other end of the cow?

cyberwolf77

Black Swan wrote: »

A few years back researchers at Washington State University had been funded ($75,000 USD per year for 2 years) to study belching cows. Apparently there was some concern about the emissions that occurred when cows belched. If such emissions were important, it makes you wonder why they did not also study the emissions emitted from the other end of the cow?

Nobody wanted to?

cyberwolf77

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

Nobody wanted to?

It would seem that you would want to measure all the emissions from cows (methane, etc.) rather than using a special device to measure just belching? Then again I can just imagine a multi-method approach (both quantitative and qualitative) that measures the emissions from the other end of the cow. The quality of such emissions, contrasting different types of feeds, breeds, etc.?

After the research design, instrumentation, data collection, analysis, and results the really big question about cow belching is "So what?"

cyberwolf77

Good news somebody did study cow flatulence:
http://guardianlv.com/2014/04/global-warming-backpack-captures-cow-farts/

cyberwolf77

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

Good news somebody did study cow flatulence:
http://guardianlv.com/2014/04/global-warming-backpack-captures-cow-farts/

Are there really 50 million cows emitting methane from both ends in Argentina? Now there's a "So what!"

sullivlo

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

Good news somebody did study cow flatulence:
http://guardianlv.com/2014/04/global-warming-backpack-captures-cow-farts/

Where I did my PhD there were people using those jet packs to monitor methane emissions based on different foods etc. They looked crazy

cyberwolf77

sullivlo wrote: »

Where I did my PhD there were people using those jet packs to monitor methane emissions based on different foods etc. They looked crazy

people seriously study cow farts? I am amazed at the things people will try

Turbulent Bill

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

people seriously study cow farts? I am amazed at the things people will try

Why are you amazed? Methane is classed as a greenhouse gas, so it's only right that its sources be researched. The cows will belch and fart anyway, but at least you'll know if it's significant!

The bottom line is that lots of high-level research has already been done in most areas, so any novelty is in the detailed fields.

cyberwolf77

Go read through the bug list I posted up. Somebody figured out spiders do not like the taste of human urine