11 Most Pointless Scientific Studies Ever

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.

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.