..They didnt Steak any money on it....

mines the one being pelted with eggs

If two of them were lying down before, during and after the event, has anyone checked that they are still alive?

Can someone check if they were testing the Milton Keynes cows, or the slightly more natural variety?

Cow #8 actually broke it's monitoring device from rolling on the ground and laughing after it heard about the research it was a part of.

That the cows knew there was an earthquake coming but could tell it was a weak one so didn't bother reacting.

Cows are that cool.

someone must have used the obligatory 'Did the earth mooooove?'

of a cow in vacuum?

Ig-Nobel award awaits these intrepid scientists

...can geese predict stock market crashes?

Mines the one with the research grant in the pocket.

... want us to think they know nothing, they can't give away their real mission...

... it sounds like a load of old bull.

They probably fell down a crack in the research.

"I bet the buggers dont really sit down when its about to rain either!"

Old wives' tale. <Waits for Sarah's comment that this phrase is feminazi>

Mine's the suede one lying on the floor.

The one called "checking whether animals 'kiss'". There's a blackboard showing various results including 'octopus - couldn't find lips', and in the foreground a there's a cow on hind legs slapping a pouting scientist.

The researchers milked this for all it was worth, then hoofed it home when the good burg(h)ers of Skåne found the whole thing udderly ridiculous.

Mine's the black and white cowhide.

This sort of research is just udderly ridiculous. I certainly hope the scientists involved have moooved onto greener pastures for research, as opposed to milking government money for this endeavor...

"and the eighth cow’s equipment malfunctioned, leaving researchers in the dark about its reaction to the quake" - that was the one running around going "OMG OMG we're all gonna die!"

The cows all lived through the earth quake, proving they selected safe places to be during the event.

I have a friend who runs a dairy farm and I myself do numerous tests on his livestock.

Usually I run at them with some sort of weapon, but I think they just run away because I am running at them in a threating manner

a Gary Larson cartoon coming..........

Penguin, 'cause there's no cow..........

the cows were too distracted to notice the earthquakes, because they were busily pondering the ramifications of their global warming flatulence... or lack thereof... as it's fricken COOLER on earth than it was last year! Gotta love scientists.

Dang it, you made me google for it

http://www.tachyon-city.com/wp-content/farsidecowncar.gif

And it's not Friday yet.

(nuf said)

They were Schrodinger's Cows

Do cows festooned with monitoring kit behave differently in earthquakes to cows not so encumbered?

...of a cow in a vaccuum.

Don't be silly, everyone knows Cows can't drive vacuums, otherwise Dyson or one of the others would have 'em in an advertising campaign.

this means the cows won't detect me, either...