Bad Science Awards

KDan writes "The Bad Science Awards are out. These should put a smile on any science geek's face. Prize gems include: shrinking water molecules, anesthetic condoms, and a plan to send homeopathic AIDS remedies to Botswana."

Comments

Space men

[DrugCheese]

I think we should grow a baby from birth in a space capsule that is rotating to mimic a gravity much greater then Earths gravity. Then when he's on earth he'll be like superman.

Or grow vegatables in 0 gravity so they can grow HUGE.

Bad science I know but it'd be fun to see the results

Re:Space men

[FuturePastNow]

Why not breed a dog with a cat, and produce man's best friend who ignores him?

thats all fine but...

[ccbutler]

where's the monkey with 4 asses?

Re:thats all fine but...

[BrynM]

where's the monkey with 4 asses?

Here's a photo. Note: two asses are in the background.

Dyslexic

[turtledot]

I need new glasses - first time reading it looked like: "Prize gems include: homeopathic water molecules, shrinking condoms, and a plan to send anesthetic AIDS remedies to Botswana." Whoa.

Damn, that's a harsh prize

[The Angry Mick]

According to TFA, Dr Gillian McKeith PhD. wins this prize for "outstanding innovation in the use of the title 'Doctor'":

She received a small specimen jar containing the faeces of the judging panel

Man, that's just harsh . . .

What the hell?

[nizo]

The magic ingredient [inside the condom] was benzocaine, a local anaesthetic, which made the judges' tongues go numb.

Can someone tell me why they put the condoms on their tongues? Or is that part of their normal testing process for bad science?

Re:how about "creationism" crap?

[wfberg]

repeat after me: creationism (or "intelligent design") is not a scientific theory. it has no predicative power, it offers no real explanation, nor can it be tested.

Well, as creationists will point out, evolution can't be tested on a multi-million year time-scale either, and multi-million-year predictions are hard to check.. As for offering no real explanation, creationists will also disagree about that; and moreover, real scientific theories sometimes don't have real explanations; like Newton's theory of gravity.

The thing with creationism is that it cannot be disproved, and that's what makes it a non-contender. It's called falsifiability. You can never prove there is NO God. Perhaps he likes it that way, and being almighty, there's no way you're gonna catch him out! Can't be sure, can you? In fact, he might be faking all them scientific resultamajigs so as to test y'all's faith in him! Nope siree, can't disprove God.

On the other hand, if the skies crack open and a thundering voice bellows "This is God. Evolution is a crock. Check out genes #43.125-43.234 in starfish and humans" and it turns out those genes contain a binary encoded (C/G=1, T/A=0) message saying "(c) YHWH, 4000BC, nobody mess with my copyrites, I rulez0rs, go forth and multiply suckas!", well, then that could quite possibly be a good way to disprove evolution..

Re:Horses for courses

[Yaztromo]

I still have one these I got free at a nightclub. It came with a sample packet of lube that I assume contains antiseptic. Is Performa still on the market? Mine might be worth something one Ebay.

Please allow me to post the following warning:

WARNING: Do not use any item purchased from eBay as a contraceptive device

Mind you, I could see some hopeful geek buying this. "I just bought a comdom on eBay for $15! Now in 4 to 6 weeks I will get to have sex!" ;).

Its actually ingenious when you think about, if more than a little counterproductive.

Shouldn't that be counterreproductive?

Yaz.

TuPac Ron Hubbard?

[WillSpyForFood]

What about all the Scientology books he's "written" since his death? Seriously, he puts out more books post-mortum than TuPac does CDs!

Re:how about "creationism" crap?

[Odin's Raven]

You can never prove there is NO God.

You could if you found a Babel fish.