Thanks science! We'll cope with the cancer and all. You stick to researching hypothetical outcomes from childrens books.

You are aware, that there are more than 2 scientists in the world?

Were those researchers seated on a couch with a blunt in their hand?

I hope that this was strictly theoretical research

fun fact: ingesting this concoction may also result in cancer if subject survives.

"The overall outcome for Grandma would be fatal catastrophic physiological collapse,"

Bye bye grandma...

(Cups hands around mouth) NO SHIT!

Pharmaceutical companies would call those “ Side Effects”

"Presenting to the emergency room-"

Yeah, there's a third: Bob.

But the patient would no longer be sick

They tested it on the dopey researcher no one liked. “DAAuurr gee boss ya want me to take dat medicine? Ddaaahh sure!!”

I always present to the ER when I walk in

R Dahl knew that most of the children who read his books were smarter than many of the adults that he encountered on a regular basis. Especially the politician ones.

So basically this is also an investigation on whether or not some of the deadly ingredients cancel out like corosive acid and bases?

The "study" was two pediatric doctors and five children as well as public involvement from the families of St Chad's Primary School. It had no outside funding as mentioned in the supplementary study by the 9 year old - "No one paid us. We had the books at home already." My guess is that they were more concerned about spreading the news of the dangers of household chemicals (to the school) rather than an actually seriously wondering about the effects of the "medicine." It seems like they had a bit of fun and in the study mentioned how mimicry is a leading cause of poisoning among children and that 3000 die from poisoning in the EU and 28,000 receive treatment from poisoning in the UK a year. So, while it might not be curing cancer, having the parents and children involved in this study as an activity during lockdown means that they could have prevented a child or two from being poisoned. This was also around the time of the Tide Pod challenge. That means that "science" probably resulted in some public benefit. Which is good, because if they only spent time with their own children and didn't provide a public benefit like curing cancer, then they would be shitty individuals, right? Because if a scientist or doctor isn't working on some huge, big issue like cancer, then they are practically killing everyone who dies from it.

The study in question Also I'll include the conclusion from the kids. >At the start, Mr Dahl’s description is quite good. Later on though the medicine would be really, really bad. We do not think that children will make this exact medicine, but they might make other “medicines” which could be poisonous. Lots of poisons can be found in people’s homes. Making potions is fun and lots can be learned with this. Just make sure the ingredients are not poisonous please!

Desperately trying to find an alternative covid vaccine

Wow, ableism alert

Me and every looney tunes writer, I’m good with that

And? Does that excuse them for ableism?

This is how Mikey from Life Cereal died.

You're holding your comedy to the comedy stylings of Silent Generation Racists from 1930?

a man with aigehniuagewamgemia, meaning...

Haha, I didn't need research to tell me this.

Probably in a basement too

No, it's just the various ways the ingredients would separately kill grandma.

"Patient is in stable condition."

No, 11 of the 34 ingredients cause diarrhoea.

They considered an in vivo study but decided it would not pass ethical review.

The last medicine you'll ever need. Marvelous indeed!

But it does cure restless leg syndrome.

distant slow clap

Sounds like the next CHUBBYEMU video...

I see a new Tik Tok challenge!…

Sounds like Roald Dahl was just straight up trying to kill some kids with this one

This man drank a marvelous medicine, this is what happened to his brain

Hahahaha

>aigehniuagewamgemia, meaning...

Wisdom Tree's (from its LSN tag, AIGE) Central German Uplands based office in the Gehn hills staffed by Korean Singer/Songwriter IU who spends an age each day trying to earn NFT's and Crypto on the Wam app in the blood.

Look at me. I am the doctor now.

Yo chill out, making jokes based on people being gullible, unobservant, or just plain dumb is the oldest joke in human existence. Nothing in the joke specifically points to disabled people.

If you take that stance, you're going overboard with it

It was 2020. People had a lot of time to think up weird shit

Sounds like it was something they did with their kids.

Bloody good idea - use something fun to teach analytical skills and recognise that sometimes ideas in books should stay firmly in books.

“Researcher” seems like a loose title that gets thrown around

But considering the other two are playing around making George's Marvellous Medicine, Bob is doing all the work.

And he's exhausted.

Like so good. Rofl and all that

Can't get sick if you're dead....

Nah they’re all right, I’m literally Hitler. Going overboard is super in fashion right now. Cancel all the things.

Yes. Yes I am.

Okay but if you follow the reference link from Wikipedia there's an INTERACTIVE game that lets you add the ingredients one by one to a bubbling pot and ticks off all the toxic effects that it will have on your body if you consume! 😂 https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4467

You're welcome

TIDE PODS!

They must have misidentified the active ingredients in the Purple Pills for Hoarse Horses

What did they expect? It has anti-freeze, FFS! 😂

A teenager made George’s Marvelous Medicine. This is what happened to their organs.

I'm just not sure why they needed to conduct research on what is very obviously not something safe to ingest.

thanks reddit user "godtiermasturbator" for your riveting and nuanced opinions on culture

itd be a bit more understandable if it was actually funny and well written

With achievements.. hahahaha

Well I hope they didnt take too long cuz it’s Antifreeze and done. Nice work researchers - take the rest of the day off.

I'llh.

They must have been really bored during lockdown.

where we are now.