NCBI ROFL: Real shepherds use trebuchets

An analysis of the forces required to drag sheep over various surfaces.

Thanks to Pierre for today’s ROFL!

June 30th, 2009 7:02 PM by ncbi rofl in NCBI ROFL, fun with animals, rated G | 1 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

One Response to “NCBI ROFL: Real shepherds use trebuchets”

1. Anonymous Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 3:16 pm

this one won already the ig noble price in 2003: http://improbable.com/ig/winners/

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