AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas at Austin is missing about 100 brains — about half of the specimens the university had in a collection of brains preserved in jars of formaldehyde.
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About 100 brains missing from University of Texas
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By my calculations, that reduces the total number of brains at the school by approximately 50%.
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It's all over the news here. But the real story is no one knew they had any to begin with.
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Maybe zombies came by and ate the brains?
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That's what the story says. They have about 100 left.silverscreenselect wrote:By my calculations, that reduces the total number of brains at the school by approximately 50%.
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I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
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^^^ This... I was wondering if any of them were named "Abby... Somebody."
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Do you mean Abby Normal?SpacemanSpiff wrote:^^^ This... I was wondering if any of them were named "Abby... Somebody."
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ksbirchtree wrote:Do you mean Abby Normal?SpacemanSpiff wrote:^^^ This... I was wondering if any of them were named "Abby... Somebody."
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Stealing brains is easy...
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I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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One of the missing brains has been found, but, unfortunately, it was damaged during the recovery efforts. Exclusive footage:
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Re: About 100 brains missing from University of Texas
Published December 03, 2014
Associated Press
HOUSTON – School officials say dozens of human brains reported missing from a University of Texas research lab in Austin were actually destroyed about 12 years ago because they were in poor condition.
The university released a statement Wednesday saying environmental workers disposed of between 40 and 60 jars, some of which contained multiple brains, after faculty members said the specimens weren't suitable for research or teaching purposes.
The university says it came to the conclusion after a preliminary investigation. It also says there's no evidence to support claims that one of the missing preserved brains belonged to Charles Whitman, who fatally shot 16 people from the university's clock tower in 1966.
The Austin State Hospital transferred the jars to the university about 28 years ago.
Associated Press
HOUSTON – School officials say dozens of human brains reported missing from a University of Texas research lab in Austin were actually destroyed about 12 years ago because they were in poor condition.
The university released a statement Wednesday saying environmental workers disposed of between 40 and 60 jars, some of which contained multiple brains, after faculty members said the specimens weren't suitable for research or teaching purposes.
The university says it came to the conclusion after a preliminary investigation. It also says there's no evidence to support claims that one of the missing preserved brains belonged to Charles Whitman, who fatally shot 16 people from the university's clock tower in 1966.
The Austin State Hospital transferred the jars to the university about 28 years ago.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.