Comments on: The “I’ve done science with no conceivable practical application” badge.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:56:04 +0000

Most of my work has been in polyadenylation, hence no practical application

By: Caelestis

Caelestis — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:07:02 +0000

I once left part of a container of leftover food in the fridge so long that I was unable to determine what kind of food it had begun its life as…does that count?

By: Cory

Cory — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:00:58 +0000

Well, there aren’t any drugs out there targeting G-quadruplex DNA yet, so I think I can apply for this one

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:37:08 +0000

Every bit of “science” I ever do has no conceivable use. Of course, to me science involves nothing more than seeing how big a fire I can make(and how quickly I can do it) or how fast I can demolish something with fire.

By: Kirill

Kirill — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:24:53 +0000

I was working in bioinformatics for 20 years.

By: Only an amateur but just as dangerous

Only an amateur but just as dangerous — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:24:46 +0000

Young’s modulus of killer pythons.
The lollies, not the actuals ones. And done in such a way as to make me eligible for the “eaten experiment” badge too.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:36:18 +0000

Male, and some large Female, Oyster Toadfish make noise. There, I said it.

By: Alana

Alana — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:55:20 +0000

I know how baby fur seals talk to their mommies.

By: Mishal

Mishal — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:15:06 +0000

Yes, I proved that Florida red-bellied turtles can both hear underwater and be trained to respond to morse code…. why do you ask?

By: John McKay

John McKay — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:26:02 +0000

I assume most males automatically qualify for this badge by virtue of having the “let’s poke it and see what happens” gene.

By: suncrush

suncrush — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:11:46 +0000

Someday there will be a practical application! Someday!

Actually, it had one VERY practical application–it got me published.