Peculiar Periodicals
It turns out there are even more unlikely publications than The Journal of Unlikely Science. Every Thursday, our very own Dr Steer turns his attention to another weird science journal.
This week: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRASHWORTHINESS
| Name – Peculiar periodicals is back on form! Brilliant - not just a journal of crashworthiness, but an international journal of crashworthiness. Right, that's it, let's all head off to the Maldives to crash some ducks. |  |
) "click to enlarge") Front cover – Hmmm. It's not bad, but it's hardly inspiring. Alright, we probably don't want a car crash on the front, but crash test dummies being spurted into the air would be far more dramatic than this. |
 |
| Off-the-wallness – The journal for people who go out and smash stuff? That's brilliant. They say it's all in the name of safety. That's like when I say I'm researching the quality of trifle to save everyone else the hassle of finding the best one (it's at the Dancing Duck, a small pub outside Tooting). |  |
| Usefulness – Latest article: "Mechanism analysis of pedestrian knee-bending angle by sedan-type vehicle using human FE model" - in English that's "how much does someone's knee bend when we hit them with a sedan?". Useful? Not really. Morbidly fascinating? Absolutely. |  |
| Impressiveness – Whether it's planes, trains, cars or donkey carts, these are the folk throwing children under their wheels to see what will happen. That's a dedication to science that you've got to respect. |  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| Overall – We took it to the edge and gave it a damn good thrashing. It's come up smelling of roses, engine oil and blood. |  |
Impact factor: Unsurprisingly large, however, with a little knowhow we were able to limit the damage.Find more Peculiar Periodicals
The Null's other regular features:
Monday: Phunny Phobias
Tuesday: Strange Scientific Names
Wednesday: Doctor Doctor
Thursday: Peculiar Periodicals
Friday: End of the Week Timewasters
Erratically: The World in Brief
Share this
