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Top 13 Real Life Mad Scientists

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WARNING: This article contains images and material that may be upsetting to some readers. While Dr. Victor Frankenstein is the epitome of the movie Mad Scientist, his experiments in reanimating the dead are positively tame compared to some of the real life beaker jockeys who earn the title. For starters, Dr. Frankenstein's victims were already dead, and were criminals to boot. The most common victims of mad science are innocent animals.

With that said, let's get mad!

13. Dr. Thomas Park.

Dr. Thomas park studies unusual sensory perception amongst mammals, which means his research is dedicated to the creepiest of creatures - Bats and Naked Mole Rats. While we all know bats are the air born form of vampires, many people have not been exposed to the shivering pink mass of flesh and teeth that live like a termite and look like an abortion.
MAD SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: Mole rats cannot be burned with acid.
""Their insensitivity to acid was very surprising," Park told LiveScience. "Every animal tested — from fish, frogs, reptiles, birds and all other mammals — every animal is sensitive to acid." Was Park just throwing acid on a random assortment of creatures to test his theory that they hate it? And what did he do once he discovered mole rats couldn't be burned? He genetically engineered a cold sore that would make them burnable again.

12. Dr. Warren Thomas

Warren Thomas is a scientist who did a lot of acid in 1962. So much so that he thought it would be a good idea to dose an Elephant with LSD. The elephant, named Tusko, died in almost immediately. He claimed in his defense he didn't expect that result, saying he had done plenty of acid himself and that the drug produce no ill effects. What he did expect was the elephant to fly into a psychotic rage, much better right?

11. Dr. Robert Cornish

Robert Cornish is a scientist who, in Berkley, CA, 1930, managed to resurrect 2 dead dogs by placing them on a seesaw to circulate the blood and injecting them with a mixture of adrenalin and anticoagulants. Not surprising he was able to find a human volunteer for his experiments with a man condemned to be executed, and the state denied him permission for fear he could do it.



Top 10 Mad Scientists after the cut

Did I leave anyone off? Let me know!


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[info]cloud_x_nine
2008-09-09 03:13 am UTC (link)
Very nice, I'm loving this big time.

The naked mole rat acid experiment makes me wonder how this guy hasn't been arrested for animal cruelty.

I've been fascinated and disturbed by Dr. Sergei Brukhonenko for quite some time, so I'm glad to see he made the list.

However, I was surprised not to see Josef Mengele. Sure, he's not the most politically correct choice out there, that's for sure, but to me he pretty much defines Mad Scientist.

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[info]boju
2008-09-09 06:00 pm UTC (link)
I made the conscious decision to leave Mengele off the list. Many mad scientists perform cruel acts that are attempting to prove something new about life or the world. I am of the opinion that Mengele on the other hand was not actually testing any technique or scientific principle, merely exercising his power and indulging in torture.

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[info]cloud_x_nine
2008-09-10 12:26 am UTC (link)
I can see the good decision behind that.

I agree in that I think he was, for the very large part, only doing what he did for his own amusement, but personally I believe he qualifies as a scientist because, even if it was a very slim percentage of his purpose for his experiments, I believe he really did hope to find important discoveries in his experiments.

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[info]jamminbison
2008-09-09 03:24 am UTC (link)
Some of these I've heard of already, but some of them sound made-up. Are there actual citations for some of them? o_O

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[info]gravityslave
2008-09-09 04:37 am UTC (link)
I was in the same boat. Google reveals some pretty surprising and disturbing stuff!

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[info]boju
2008-09-09 06:07 pm UTC (link)
Feel free to look any of them up. All these scientists and experiments are public. Imagine how many heads the dogs they DON'T tell us about have!

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[info]mister_sable
2008-09-09 04:01 am UTC (link)
I've seen the Soviet dog resurrection film - though I had it for a year before I could bring myself to watch it. I will not watch it again, but it was indeed fascinating. Horrifically fascinating.

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[info]candle_flash
2008-09-13 01:36 pm UTC (link)
Sorry, what do you mean by "Soviet dog resurrection"?

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[info]gravityslave
2008-09-09 04:38 am UTC (link)
You have inspired me to obsess about Tesla again, this time pouring time and money I do not have into replicating his achievements! Muahahahaaaa! :-D

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[info]robocowboy
2008-09-09 04:50 am UTC (link)
After inventing DC electricity, his rival Westinghouse invented AC electricity.

You may want to add that it's your number 1 dude Tesla who actually did the inventing and Westinghouse that did the investing.

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[info]boju
2008-09-09 06:01 am UTC (link)
I know. I should make the change. Each one of these guys could get a book and certain simplifications are needed to fit them into a list. If only Edison had called electrocution Teslacution the world would be that much more awesome.

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[info]boju
2008-09-09 06:07 pm UTC (link)
fixed

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[info]esmeralda_m
2008-09-09 07:31 am UTC (link)
<3 for your posts

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[info]nemesis2207
2008-09-09 09:58 am UTC (link)
You're officially the person with the most interesting posts on my friends list! ;)

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[info]creases
2008-09-09 08:32 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for adding me! I have added you back, because hot damn, your posts, man. Hot damn.

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[info]boju
2008-09-09 08:47 pm UTC (link)
No prob. I'm always looking for folks with interesting things to say, either in their comments or their blogs.

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[info]x_metanoia_x
2008-09-11 03:56 pm UTC (link)
This is one of -the- coolest blogs I've ever read.

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[info]evilpettingz00
2008-09-14 04:33 pm UTC (link)
Interesting stuff!

Your posts are so great. :)

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