We’ve talked here before about the crazy things you can find when you read the “Methods” section of a scientific research paper. (Ostensibly, that’s the boring part.)
If you want a quick laugh this morning — or if you want to get a peek at how the sausages are made — check out the Twitter hashtag #overlyhonestmethods, where scientists are talking about the backstory behind seemingly dry statements like “A population of male rats was chosen for this study”.