Friday 3 October 2008

Ig® Nobel Prizes 2008

The Ig® Nobel Prize 2007Here's my favourite trophy: the coveted Ig® Nobel Prize, awarded to scientific research that makes you laugh, then makes you think. This year's awards were presented by Improbable Research (title link) at Harvard University yesterday evening. The winning studies include demonstrating that dog fleas jump higher than cat fleas, that Coca-Cola is an effective spermicide, that slime moulds can solve puzzles, that armadillos can turn the contents of an archaeological dig upside down, that the fertility cycle of a lap dancer effects her tip-earning potential and that expensive fake medicines are more efficacious than cheap fake medicines.

2 Comments:

At 5/10/08, Blogger Jam♥ said...

Heh. Can't help but love it~

 
At 5/10/08, Blogger Unknown said...

It's a hoot, isn't it?

You'll probably also enjoy The Darwin Awards, which are awarded to people so stupid that they remove themselves from humanity's gene pool! I posted an item on the award this year. Do a search for "Darwin Awards" and have another good laugh.

 

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