Weird Scientist: Paracelsus

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Phillip von Hohenheim, known to his mates as Paracelsus.

Sure, he may have been doing his stuff way back in the 16th Century, when no-one knew what a scientist was, never mind a crackpot one, but then not many people have claimed to have created a 12" human.

Totally hat stand, I tells ya.

And how did he manage this marvelous feat? Now this is where we take a turning off Sanity Road right onto Bonkarooni Boulevard.

He made his little fella by placing a sack of bones, skin fragments, sperm and hair, in the center of a circle of horse manure, and letting it sit for 40 days. Hey presto!

To be fair he did almost stumble on the idea that a little of what kills you will cure you. But this must have been a fluke. I mean, once you've constructed your very own Mini Me, you've already proved you're a giant of science!

Weird Science Factoid: A day on Venus lasts 243 Earth days, yet a Venusian year lasts just 225 Earth days. So a day on Venus lasts longer that a year.