You may have heard of the Ig Nobel prize handed out by the Annals of Improbable Research. Here are some of the winners:
- Next time you crush your thumb with a hammer and you're in extreme pain, go ahead, let fly with every filthy obscenity you know. It really does help according to Richard Stephens and his students.
- Scientists developed a way to collect whale snot using a remote-control helicopter.
- Doctors from New Zealand found that wearing socks on the outside of your shoes reduces the chances of slipping on ice
- Researchers from China and the U.K. examined the sex life of fruit bats.
The theme this year was bacteria. There was the world premiere of "The Bacterial Opera," about bacteria that live on a woman's front tooth, and door prizes for all 1,200 attendees: bacteria (it was on the tickets).
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