Top 10 craziest and weird scientific experiments in history

An important aspect that distinguishes humans from other animals is that humans can understand the world through various experiments. All the facilities in our lives were invented by those sages with their spirit of exploration. There is no doubt that it is precisely because of this spirit of exploration that human life has become better. However, in the process of these explorations, some have brought these exploration spirits to a new level, which made us amazed. Let us take a look at these crazy and weird scientific experiments with detailed historical records.

1. Test of bones and muscles

Our experience tells us that if someone scratches you, you will laugh. American psychologist Clarence Leuba wants to know whether this kind of laughter is a natural reaction or something he learned from others. In order to reveal this problem, he decided to experiment on his new-born son and then on his daughter. In the end, he concluded that being scratched and laughing is a natural instinct.

2. Prison experiment

Curiosity sometimes leads to crazy scientific experiments. The best example here is a prison experiment led by Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbarodo. He wants to know why there is such a violent atmosphere in the prison. In the experiment, some young people without any criminal record were divided into "prison guards" and "criminals." Everything was relatively easy-going at first, but as the "criminals" began to resist in various ways, and the "prison guards" maintained order and authority in various ways, things started to get out of control. With the possibility of real violence and murder, this experiment was finally stopped.

3. Self-catheter experiment

German doctor Werner Forssmann invented a technique that uses catheters to treat cardiovascular diseases. In order to verify this technique, he underwent local anesthesia and inserted the catheter into the vein of his arm. As his assistant was a nurse in the operating room, he succeeded in taking X-ray evidence. Forssmann was fully aware of his dangerous situation, because if he accidentally punctured a blood vessel during the experiment, he would kill himself. However, he still has no hesitation in using his own experiments to prove his skills. For his contribution to catheter technology, he eventually won the Nobel Prize in medicine.

4. The weight experiment of the soul

The soul is a very interesting topic in the spiritual world. People usually think that the soul will leave the body after death. American doctor Duncan Macdougall is very interested in this question. He wants to know the weight of the soul. He wants to know whether the soul can be measured in material form when it leaves the body. He put a dying patient on a well-designed, very sensitive mass meter. He noticed that the weight of a person has dropped after death. After various errors, he believes that the weight of a human soul should be 21 grams.

5. Mind control experiment

Neurophysicist Jose Delgado is well-known for his research and experiments in the field of thought control. He invented a device that can emit emotion-stimulating electric waves, which can be used to manipulate human behavior after it is implanted in the brain. In 1963, Jose managed to control an angry bull implanted with such a device. This experiment was considered a success, and Jose won a lot of reputation for it. But as the public panicked about mind control technology, he eventually returned to some less controversial research fields.

6. Seesaw resurrection experiment

American doctor Rober Cornish tried to resurrect human and animal corpses. His method is to tie the corpse on a seesaw, and then inject adrenaline and heparin to activate the blood, and shake the seesaw to restore blood circulation. Of course, his experiment was impossible for humans to succeed, but he managed to rescue two dogs, even though the two dogs were blind after resurrection and had no senses. Before he decided to give up, he planned to try again to resurrect a criminal who was sentenced to death by gas. Fortunately, his application failed.

7. Hanging experiment

American forensic doctor and criminologist Nicolae Minovici is famous for his series of hanging experiments. In order to study the various physiological symptoms of human beings when they were hanged, he did various hanging experiments on himself. At first he did the experiment alone, then he asked his assistant to help. He could only hold on for a few seconds at first, and later he could hold on for about 25 seconds as his experience increased. His last experiment was the "death penalty knot" of common sense. However, because of the intensity, he could only hold on for less than 4 seconds and finally gave up.

8. MKUltra project

This project is a series of illegal experiments jointly conducted by the US CIA and the US Army's Biological Wartime Laboratory between 1953 and 1973. Its purpose is to study the feasibility of using drugs to assist in torture. These experiments include psychotropic drugs, hypnosis, sensory stimulation isolation, and abuse of various drugs, etc. This project hopes to be used to allow captured spies to confess or use them to control the leaders of some countries in the world.

9. Experiment in bed for 370 days

This experiment was actually completed with the assistance of NASA in the United States, aiming to find out whether the human body may undergo interstellar colonization under long-term weightlessness. Participants were asked to perform all daily routines in bed. Some special instructions prevent them from sitting up or lying down in a comfortable position. Naturally, these immobile states deteriorate the participants' bodies, and even the functions of some internal organs begin to lose. In the later stages of the experiment, participants had to simulate the gravity of the earth with the aid of a centrifuge and two months of physical therapy to resume walking.

10. LSD elephant drug experiment

Human beings have been using psychotropic drugs to challenge the limits of human consciousness. In 1962, three scientists from the University of Oklahoma studied the effects of LSD drugs on elephants. In the experiment, a male elephant named Tusoko was injected with 297 grams of LSD. One purpose of this research is to know whether LSD can cause violent disorder. Within minutes of the injection, the elephant collapsed and eventually died due to respiratory obstruction. Despite the use of detoxification agents for rescue, the high dose of LSD eventually killed the elephants.