Inventor
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2012
- Messages
- 204
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 12/2012
- Country
- FI
- State
- Southern Finland
- City
- Espoo
Once upon a time there was a research institute that was trying to develop a fuel for automobiles. Because cars are expensive, the institute had found a shortcut: every potential fuel was first tested on mice, and only those that showed positive results on mice, were subsequently tested on automobiles.
Gasoline was tested. Mice died of poisoning. The same thing happened with diesel fuel. Bioethanol messed up mice’s steering system. Mice that were given electricity kicked for a while but eventually went stiff.
Finally a breakthrough discovery was made: cheese. Mice fed with cheese functioned perfectly. The institute published a press release and several scientific papers were written. Money was raised to purchase 1000 automobiles and their tanks were filled with cheese.
The test produced disappointing results: the cars did not move at all. The institute published the results and started raising funds for further mouse experiments.
The story is, of course, pure fiction. Engineers are not quite that dumb.
Gasoline was tested. Mice died of poisoning. The same thing happened with diesel fuel. Bioethanol messed up mice’s steering system. Mice that were given electricity kicked for a while but eventually went stiff.
Finally a breakthrough discovery was made: cheese. Mice fed with cheese functioned perfectly. The institute published a press release and several scientific papers were written. Money was raised to purchase 1000 automobiles and their tanks were filled with cheese.
The test produced disappointing results: the cars did not move at all. The institute published the results and started raising funds for further mouse experiments.
The story is, of course, pure fiction. Engineers are not quite that dumb.