Newton's second law proves cow-tipping 'scientifically improbable'

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Last Updated : Sep 09 2013 | 2:20 PM IST

Researchers have claimed that it is going to take six men of average strength to topple a cow.

They also said that itself is improbable as the animal won't allow so many people to get close to them, the Daily Star reported.

Doctor of zoology Margo Lille and her student Tracy Boechler told Modern Farmer magazine that cow-tipping was impossible in their opinion.

The researchers assessed the mathematical possibility by using Newton's Second Law.

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First Published: Sep 09 2013 | 2:12 PM IST

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