more science fun
Waaay back in the early aughts, I used to follow a site called thespark.com, which is now dead and gone. It was basically an early & detailed blog by witty knuckleheads who had a penchant for bizarre/gross/humorous science projects. My favorites were:
* Stinky Feet Project wherein one guy (in his early 20's, natch) tries to give himself the worse case of athlete's foot he possibly can (via trips to the local Y shower room and seashore), and documents it with photographs. His mother finds out and ships him off to his pediatrician. Hilarious.
* Fat Project wherein a young man and woman are recruited to try to gain 30 pounds in 30 days in order to win money, with daily photos posted. Somehow or other an apartment is provided for the contestants, the thing gets on local radio, and pizzas and doughuts and whatnot are sent over to the Fatty McChubsters. Awesome, awesome photos - frightening to watch the differences in where the guy & the girl put on the weight. Which they indeed do.
* The Date My Sister Project wherein the poor guy's sister is set up, stalked, even has a camera installed in her ceiling fan unbeknownst to her, all for the sake of humor. She's way smarter than him, though.
When bored, check it out.
http://web.archive.org/web/20010330123058/www.thespark.com/content/sparkive/sparkive.html
* Stinky Feet Project wherein one guy (in his early 20's, natch) tries to give himself the worse case of athlete's foot he possibly can (via trips to the local Y shower room and seashore), and documents it with photographs. His mother finds out and ships him off to his pediatrician. Hilarious.
* Fat Project wherein a young man and woman are recruited to try to gain 30 pounds in 30 days in order to win money, with daily photos posted. Somehow or other an apartment is provided for the contestants, the thing gets on local radio, and pizzas and doughuts and whatnot are sent over to the Fatty McChubsters. Awesome, awesome photos - frightening to watch the differences in where the guy & the girl put on the weight. Which they indeed do.
* The Date My Sister Project wherein the poor guy's sister is set up, stalked, even has a camera installed in her ceiling fan unbeknownst to her, all for the sake of humor. She's way smarter than him, though.
When bored, check it out.
http://web.archive.org/web/20010330123058/www.thespark.com/content/sparkive/sparkive.html
man i miss those days...i have often thought maybe the "supersize me" guy may have been inspired by the athlete's foot guy...
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