Science and Fairy Tales

I NEVER put it past the scientific community to investigate the oddest most preposterous and most unlikely of phenomenon, which is a VERY good thing. Looks like the fairy tales we heard as kids are under the microscope of late, or at least certain aspects of them.

Could carpets fly? According to some, they could if thin enough and had air pulses vibrating underneath them at the right frequency.

Could a witch mute a mermaid? Possibly if she was able to surround the victim with certain materials that would bend sound waves around and redirect ehm.

These and other phenomenon are examined in this ARTICLE on Live Science.com