"I;m not feeling well, Dave" -- NCSU invents puking machine

[CalMeacham]

Researchers Created A Machine That Pukes... For Science, Of Course

It’s a study that’s going viral… in every sense.

Researchers at North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University have created a machine that vomits to help show how norovirus spreads.

That’s a fast-moving infection known for causing vomiting and diarrhea, and which can be severe and even deadly.

The new device is designed to help researchers better understand how the infection spreads when someone throws up. More importantly, the vomit machine shows how much of the virus becomes aerosolized and moves through the air, landing on nearby people and surfaces.

The puking apparatus features a small face (about one-quarter the size of a normal human face) inside a plexiglass box connected to a simulated esophagus and stomach.

Science marches disgustingly on.

[dogbutler]

another science win for my Alma mater

[Ludovic]

Cutting out the kegger middlemen I see.

[YogSothoth]

This is why you’re not invited to any cool parties, science!

[romansperson]

@dogbutler

another science win for my Alma mater

Go, Pack!