What's the funniest research you've ever had to do for your fantasy novel?

[Naruzeldamaster]

Nothing to apologize for. I just saw that 2016 and immediately spawned a Rollator.

Some people are a little...spiffy about necroposting xD I've been on some other forums where that kinda, doesn't end well XP

 

[pmmg]

If the convo gains new value i dont really mind, but many of these in the thread i have never seen on the site.

 

[Cliff Hannan]

Recently, I was writing a short story for a challenge here. I posted a question asking who a knight would take with him on a quest. Well, someone suggested that I read the Sword in the Stone by T H White and mentioned the Disney Cartoon with the same title.

I misunderstood this, and thought he'd recommended that I just watch the cartoon as research. It's a very enjoyable film but it's a musical, comedic and not a very reliable historical source. However, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.

So, what's the funniest, most unusual or interesting research you've ever done for your Fantasy novel?

I've done research on a crazy wide selection of things from books bound in human skin, elements that burn with a blue flame and typical plantfound in a forest lol