What is the Funniest Research Proposal Ever Described in Physics Today?

[qnach]

Iremember saw such an article somewhere...perhaps Physics Today?
Saying someone in the early days...Perhaps at Harvard or so...
Has anyone any idea?

 

[DrClaude]

Iremember saw such an article somewhere...perhaps Physics Today?
Saying someone in the early days...Perhaps at Harvard or so...
Has anyone any idea?

Could you be less clear?

Seriously, you'll have to give more details about what you are looking for.

 

[Borg]

When I read the title, I thought wedding proposal.

 

[Andy Resnick]

Iremember saw such an article somewhere...perhaps Physics Today?
Saying someone in the early days...Perhaps at Harvard or so...
Has anyone any idea?

Yes! It was described (and shown) in a recent Physics Today, I believe in connection with the cosmic background radiation measurement, I remember the proposal being like, a single paragraph. Hilarious!

Edit: found it! http://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.3053

 

[DrClaude]

Yes! It was described (and shown) in a recent Physics Today, I believe in connection with the cosmic background radiation measurement, I remember the proposal being like, a single paragraph. Hilarious!

Then someone has very bad Google-fu. First hit of "physics today research proposal" is https://www.aip.org/history-programs/news/physics-today-archives-perfect-proposal-january-2016, which links to the actual article: http://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/PT.3.3053