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The 2019 Ig Nobel Prize Winners

• huhtenberg 7y ago
  Say all that you want, but the "cubed-shaped poo" _is_ an interesting phenomenon. Seriously, how can a contraption with no right angles produce a cube by extrusion?
  • enneff 7y ago
    I mean the scats are not really cubes, they’re cubic. They don’t have sharp edges. The explanation given in the paper makes sense, and is indeed fascinating!
  • ngold 7y ago
    That was the one that I thought deserved some praise.
• RickJWagner 7y ago
  Ah, educational. I had the wrong idea about the Ig Nobel prizes, until I followed the link to 'About the Igs'. I now see they're a good thing, really.
  • vmilner 7y ago
    Testing which country’s paper money is best at transmitting dangerous bacteria, seems perfectly reasonable to me.
    • smnrchrds 7y ago
      The joke is considering it an economics paper.
• TwoBit 7y ago
  The money bacteria thing is a good study. Doesn't belong here.
  • TazeTSchnitzel 7y ago
    Why aren't the others?
• airocker 7y ago
  Does the first one somewhat imply postmen work naked in France? Lol
  • AstralStorm 7y ago
    Free prostate exams. Enough said. (Or perhaps thermal camera.) Still, weird they'd pursue that. I think we had enough data on this already. Specifically on conscripts.
• gwern 7y ago
  The saliva paper: https://www.gwern.net/docs/biology/1995-watanabe.pdf https://www.gwern.net/docs/biology/1995-watanabe.pdf
• MelodyConcerto 7y ago
  Yeah the Chemistry Ignobel wasn't deserved; that seems like it could have relevance to the right pediatricians. That Engineering Prize as well! What?! I'm reasonably sure parents would adore such a marvel of engineering... assuming all concerns are addressed.