Willing to get stung by science?

Do you have smooth arms? A good resistance to pain? An affiliation for jellyfish? Do you live in Oslo and have a few hours to spare? If so, the University of Oslo wants to hear from you. They were hoping to hold trials today for a new type of jellyfish resistant sun-cream, and at last report had only signed up 5 people for their tests so will probably be in need of more volunteers. You will get stung on both arms, one of which will be covered with the new cream. One arm will hurt like hell, the other arm should ward off the sting. That’s the theory anyway. Personally, I can think of better ways to spend a Thursday afternoon. I got stung by a bluebottle jellyfish once, and it was not a pleasant experience. A much better thing to do with a bluebottle (rather than letting it sting you) is to wait for it to beach itself then drive over it. Sounds like bubblewrap. But if you DO want to be stung, Oslo is the place to go. (PHOTO: RANDOMART)