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Proof Is In: Kansas Is Flatter Than A Pancake

Posted by timothy on from the but-is-it-as-boring-as-hell dept.

plotdot writes "When motorists drive across Kansas with its expansive, fertile fields of grain, they most often observe that the state is flat as a pancake. Now, three scientists have proved that observation wrong. The May/June issue of Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) carries a story by Mark Fonstad, William Pugatch, and Brandon Vogt proving that Kansas is actually flatter than a pancake."

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  1. This is not science by Rares+Marian · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But then again that's as useful as complaining it's not news for nerds, stuff that matters. Which reminds me, technically the comma in the previous sentence is more correct than the beloved slogan.

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  2. This type of research opens up possibilities... by Tom+Veil · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wonder if they can conclusively prove whether or not Grape Nuts taste like crap?

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  3. One of my all time favorite AIR articles: by emcron · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Testing the limits of the U.S. Postal Service:
    http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume6/v 6i4/postal-6-4.html

    Worth the read.