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If someone hasn't submitted this for an Ig Nobel, it would be a calamity.
by classichasclass 3mo ago
If someone hasn't submitted this for an Ig Nobel, it would be a calamity.
- MrBuddyCasino 3mo agoDoes the ignoble exist for anything else besides making fun of easy targets, like a bunch of sniveling teenagers?
- defrost 3mo agoYes. Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think". ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize
- 3eb7988a1663 3mo agoNever have I considered the ignoble to be making fun of anyone. It is recognizing real, if bizarre, research. Science asking some real questions that make you appreciate the wonder of the universe.
- MrBuddyCasino 3mo agoInteresting. Somehow I never see people referencing them in this spirit, but that may be more on those people than on the price itself, perhaps.
- 3eb7988a1663 3mo agoIt literally won years ago[0]. On reading the headline, I thought that was where it would link. [0] https://improbable.com/ig/winners/ https://improbable.com/ig/winners/