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The Ministry of Silly Walks set a new standard for absurdity when the comedy sketch first appeared on Monty Python’s Flying Circus television show in 1970. But just exactly how silly were those walks?

Monty Python's 'Ministry of Silly Walks': Comparison of two complete gait cycles of the Minister, one of Mr. Pudey and the mean curve for people without pathology. (Data source: Motion & Gait Analysis ...

Here at The Gist we deeply admire everything that Monty Python has done for science (including but not limited to their work with silly walks, confused cats, migrating swallows, etc.).*** But who ...

"It's only a flesh wound!" When Meg Roland, chair of the English department at Marylhurst University, got the call from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, she initially wondered if they had ...