Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

2004 Ig Nobel Prizes Announced

Posted by michael on from the she-blinded-me-with-science dept.

ancice writes "The 2004 Ig Nobel prizes are out. Article by New Scientist. An 'invisible gorilla has scooped the 2004 Ig Nobel Prize for Psychology'. And 'dropped food is safe to eat if it has spent no more than five seconds on the floor' - Public Health. Finally, there's proof for the 5 second rule! And for Engineering, 'Patenting of the combover'. Official page with ceremony and lectures."

1 of 204 comments (clear)

  1. There are 2 types of country by scotay · · Score: 1, Troll

    You have the pussified pap From The Garth Brooks School that infests the airways. Full of caterwauling of how great god and America are and lots of sappy rumination of how great families are and raising kids and going to Sunday school. And then you have Hank Williams Jr. and the like that is more about rebellions and a hearty "Fuck off" to those that have a problem with it. The former promotes suicide, the latter, promotes life.