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IgNobel Awards

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the could-have-been-a-contender dept.

how_would_i_know writes: "I've always suspected there was a coconut conspiracy... now there's proof. :-)" We might as well follow-up on our earlier story with a list of the IgNobel Winners. Stalin World! A study of glee! And of course, a true breakthrough, the solution to the shower curtain mystery.

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  1. Alternate address for results... by FreezerJam · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...and try this address for winners...



    http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-2001-winners.html


  2. Re:Anyone else thinks... by mmontour · · Score: 4, Informative

    I mean, what a better proof could you find that (while patents are inherently a good thing) the way they're being handled of late is, well, kinda bad..

    Does US5443036: Method of exercising a cat qualify? (IIRC, this won an IgNobel in a previous year)

    Abstract:

    A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall or other opaque surface in the vicinity of the cat, then moving the laser so as to cause the bright pattern of light to move in an irregular way fascinating to cats, and to any other animal with a chase instinct.