11 Most Pointless Scientific Studies Ever

By Stevie Shephard /

6. If You Attach A Weighted Stick To A Chicken, It Walks Like A Dinosaur

You can now sleep easy in your beds knowing that this mystery has finally been solved.

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Scientists in Chile have been hard at work attaching weights to the backsides of chickens and have written up their findings in Walking Like Dinosaurs: Chickens with Artificial Tails Provide Clues about Non-Avian Theropod Locomotion, you'll be pleased to know.

You'll be even more pleased to know that, yes, there is a video.

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