Analyzing Pinocchio's fairy tales under a scientific perspective

A new study has shown, Pinocchio can only lie 13 times if he does not want to break his neck.

Certainly when it comes to Pinocchio, the boy, one of us remembers the image of a boy with a special nose. After each lie, Pinocchio's nose will be long.

A recent study by science students at Leicester University (UK) has shown, this wooden Pinocchio boy can only lie 13 times before the weight of his nose causes him to break his neck.

Picture of Pinocchio boy

Pinocchio is a fictional character and also the main character in the novel for the Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi.

Created by the old carpenter Mister Geppetto in a small Italian village, Pinocchio, the wooden puppet, dreams of becoming a flesh and blood boy. He often lies and "manipulates" stories for many different reasons. After lying, Pinocchio's nose will grow.

After studying, Steffan Llewellyn of Leicester University said Pinocchio's nose originally weighed about 6 grams, 2.54 cm long. Pinocchio's head weighs 4.18kg.

From this information, the students of the Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Department at the University of Leicester calculated and concluded, if Pinocchio's nose was twice as long after each lie, after 13 times, the boy's nose would be long. 140m. If he continues to lie, Pinocchio's nose will cause him to break his neck. In Collodi's original story, Pinocchio only lies three times.

Steffan Llewellyn said: "Pinocchio could only lie 13 times before the wooden nose hurt him."

The study was carried out when Leicester University required students to apply scientific principles to popular cultural scripts and stories. Through this, the students will learn the logic in each story, the article I read.

The study was published in the Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Journal.