November 17, 2010

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 2010 – Researchers trapped 38 anti-hydrogen atoms. It was the first time scientists had successfully trapped antimatter. The first trap was a carrot placed under a cardboard box that had one side lifted up by a stick. The stick was tied to a string that was also tied to the carrot. It was believed that when the anti-hydrogen atoms tried to grab the carrot, it would cause the string to move the stick, thereby making the box fall and trap the atoms. Unfortunately, the trap only captured four vegetarians and humorously enough, one rabbit. When it was suggested that the carrot be switched with porn, the result was that seven undergraduates were captured and subsequently released into the wild after they promised to deliver their late mid-term thesis’s. The anti-matter atoms weren’t captured until the scientists decided to use advanced scientific dohickeys and thingamabobs and not the ones they had purchased from Acme Incorporated.

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About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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