Sacrificed

The Man Who Ate Inedible Objects In The Name of Science

The doctor who jammed a catheter into his own heart

Why an Army Surgeon Jumped out of a Plane at 40,200 Feet

Meet the daredevil Army surgeon who jumped out of a plane at 40,200 feet to prove the importance of oxygen masks during high altitude flights. Sacrificed is a Fusion original web series in which we share the stories of scientists so passionate about their research, they use themselves as human guinea pigs, subjecting their bodies to dangerous conditions and diseases in a valiant (though sometimes misguided) search for the truth.

Why would a scientist inject gonorrhea pus into his own penis?