Joke

Professor Gonnen Dunnit of the physics department, has spent a lifetime pursuing the as-of-yet unreachable goal of creating cold fusion in the lab. In his latest effort, he used molecules from vegetables to trigger the process on the atomic level.

During one attempt, it seemed that Professor Dunnit actually achieved his goal - the process resulted in a spherical burst of energy. The professor wrote it up and submitted it, but no other scientist could duplicate his results.

The Nobel Prize committee considered his results but dismissed Professor Dunnit's efforts, saying he had only created a ball of corn fusion.