Teen repellant takes Ig Nobel Peace Prize

Iria · Oct 7, 2006, 04:21 PM

Source: News.com
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Obnoxious noises were big winners at the "Sixteenth 1st Annual" Ig Nobel Prize Awards at Harvard University.

In a spoof of the Nobel Prizes being announced this month, 10 Ig Nobel Prizes were given out Thursday by eight actual Nobel laureates in attendance, including Roy Glauber, the 2005 Nobel winner for physics. Ig Nobel winners, who came from as far away as Australia, received a trophy, certificate and the honor.

LeanWolf · Oct 7, 2006, 07:16 PM

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The 2006 Ornithology Ig Nobel Prize went to a scientist who studied why woodpeckers do not get headaches, while the Medicine Prize was awarded to Francis Fesmire for his discovery that "digital rectal massage" is a sure cure for the hiccups. The recipient accepted his award wearing one latex glove.

Wacky

Oct 7, 2006, 04:21 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Teen repellant takes Ig Nobel Peace Prize Source: News.com _______ CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Obnoxious noises were big winners at the "Sixteenth 1st Annual" Ig Nobel Prize Awards at Harvard University. In a spoof of the Nobel Prizes being announced this month, 10 Ig Nobel Prizes were given out Thursday by eight actual Nobel laureates in attendance, including Roy Glauber, the 2005 Nobel winner for physics. Ig Nobel winners, who came from as far away as Australia, received a trophy, certificate and the honor.