Effects of Temperature
Topics from the archives of the Mad Science Museum related to the study of the biological effects of temperature. Arranged in descending chronological order.
Electrified Sheep
& Elephants on Acid
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Throughout his career, Cambridge physiologist Joseph Barcroft conducted self-experiments in which he pushed himself to the very edge of insanity and death. He referred to these as his "borderland excursions". Some of Barcroft's early excursions included volunteering to be exposed to hydrocyanic acid gas (aka prussic acid) during World War I. A dog in the gas chamber with him died in ninety-five seconds, but Barcroft waited ten minutes before stumbling out with the dog in his arms. |