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This year's Ig Nobel winners are...
Oct. 6th, 2006 02:30 amI love the Ig Nobels: proof positive that science does not have to be boring or humourless, and that interesting facts can arise out of seemingly trivial or odd research. Geek humour at its finest.
Edited to add: Full list of 2006 winners here
( Ig Nobel prizes hail 'digital rectal massage'. )
Other Ig Nobels mentioned in the article are why woodpeckers don't get concussions by pounding their beaks over 12,000 times a day into wood and why do people get chills from hearing nails scratching down a chalkboard.
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Edited to add: Full list of 2006 winners here
( Ig Nobel prizes hail 'digital rectal massage'. )
Other Ig Nobels mentioned in the article are why woodpeckers don't get concussions by pounding their beaks over 12,000 times a day into wood and why do people get chills from hearing nails scratching down a chalkboard.
You can subscribe to the AIR here.
