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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. Anyone else thinks... by Balinares · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ... That the guy who managed to prove Patent Offices will approve a freaking patent on the wheel deserves a real prize? 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...

    Bleah, maybe the guy who managed that just wanted to be funny, but I find it rather chilling myself... :p

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  2. but what about the... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    i still say nothing beats a nice large anvil when hitting people

  3. Re:Simple answer by grammar+nazi · · Score: 3, Insightful
    That's a nice simple answer, Davace. You are a real genius. Now tell me, Davace, why does the shower curtain still 'suck' even when you take a cold shower? The researcher mentions that fact in the first paragraph of his article.

    ....dogh!!

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