“Scientific” studies paid for with your tax money.

The College Fix reports.

Senator questions why feds paid Cornell scholar to let bees sting his penis

Do taxpayer dollars really need to fund a study that seeks to determine where on the body it hurts the most to get stung by a bee?

That’s the question U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) asked in a recently released report highlighting that and other “scientific” studies funded by taxpayer dollars through agencies such as the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.

The report highlights Cornell University researcher Michael Smith, who would grab bees by the wings and press them against the desired sting location until the sting was felt. He ultimately determined the most painful places were the nostril, upper lip and genitals.

“It is this kind of spending that puts a bee in the bonnet of taxpayers,” Flake said in the report.


 
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