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    And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements

    Intelligent Slime and Stripper Estrous Dominate the Ig Nobel Prizes
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    Image of CalvinSpezza CalvinSpezza
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    Damn,

    Always wondered what a HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLARS LOOKED LIKE.
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    joetato promoted this comment CalvinSpezza was starred CalvinSpezza was unstarred
    Image of joetato joetato
    10/03/09

    @CalvinSpezza: Dr. Evil just called. He wants a hundred thousand of them. And some lasers for his frikkin' sharks.
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    I take it the winners of the Physics category don't have any kids then? Or, if they do, that they definitely don't get to see them any more.
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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was starred Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was unstarred
    Image of smirkette smirkette
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    What, no arts prize? Somewhere, the auto-tuned Carl Sagan's spirit is crying softly to itself.
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment smirkette was starred smirkette was unstarred
    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    And? Empty or full?

    Come on, guys, I need to know this.
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of DireWombat DireWombat
    10/02/09

    @braak: You're in luck! A search for the original article reveals that BOTH are capable of fracturing the skull, and that empty bottles are sturdier.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    10/02/09

    @DireWombat: Really? Huh. I would not have guessed that.
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    10/02/09

    @braak: See how important science is for your daily life?
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    Image of geesejuggler geesejuggler
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    Reading all of this reminds me of the "Science is fun" guy from PBS (not Bill Bye, the other one).
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/02/09

    @geesejuggler: Bill Nye, then?
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    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of Paul_Is_Drunk Paul_Is_Drunk
    10/02/09

    @geesejuggler: Bill Rye, the sandwich guy?
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake. Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake.
    10/02/09

    @geesejuggler: Bill Lye, the sodium guy?
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    Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake. was starred Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake. was unstarred
    Image of Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon
    10/02/09

    @geesejuggler: Beekman?
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    Image of thufir_hawat thufir_hawat
    10/02/09

    @geesejuggler: I am hoping you are thinking of Dr. Julius Sumner Miller.
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment thufir_hawat was starred thufir_hawat was unstarred
    Image of leicester leicester
    10/02/09

    @geesejuggler: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew?
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    Image of geesejuggler geesejuggler
    10/02/09

    LOL, Stop mocking my stupidity!

    All I can remember is he used to wear a t-shirt that said "Science is fun" and that he had a (I think) german accent. He used to come on PBS in the ninties but I have the memory of an 80 year old so I might just be going crazy.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/02/09

    @geesejuggler: Dr Wilheim Nien?
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    Edited by crashedpc - Haifisch at 10/02/09 1:42 PM crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    10/02/09

    @geesejuggler: Is he the guy who determined that socks dissapear in the dryer because demons take them? he was a hoot, but I can't remember his name.
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    Image of joetato joetato
    10/03/09

    @geesejuggler: Bill Y, the male chromosome guy?
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    Image of Cianalas Cianalas
    10/03/09

    @geesejuggler:

    Bill Sty the Swineherd guy?
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    Dr.Quatermass promoted this comment Cianalas was starred Cianalas was unstarred
    Image of Elizabeth Weinbloom Elizabeth Weinbloom
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    Ohhh, THAT's why there was a labcoat-wearing accordion band outside of Sanders last night!

    No, wait, wait. Still doesn't explain the accordions.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/02/09

    @Elizabeth Weinbloom: Are we dissing accordions again? Do we have to go through the gypsy curse routine again?
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    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of jbq jbq
    10/02/09

    @crashedpc - unrein: This gypsy curse comes with a free froghurt!
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    Image of Ike_Skelton Ike_Skelton
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    So can we get the findings for the Medicine Prize???
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    Image of dbg1970 dbg1970
    10/02/09

    @Ike_Skelton: I was there, and this was never answered during the ceremony. But looking up the name of the study reveals that he had no noticeable difference between his hands
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    Image of aubreyAubrey aubreyAubrey
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    So does cracking your knuckles cause arthritis or not?
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    crashedpc - unrein promoted this comment aubreyAubrey was starred aubreyAubrey was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/02/09

    @aubreyAubrey: That requires another grant.
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    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of m_faustus m_faustus
    10/02/09

    @aubreyAubrey: I had to find out as well, so I went and looked up the article. The authors findings were that knuckle-cracking did not lead to arthritis. This supported the findings of a 1973 paper on the same topic. There was a reply to the article that took it to task for not being a blind study, but did say that that would be difficult in that the researcher would have to not know which was his right and which was his left.

    The author also mentioned that the authorities who claimed the knuckle cracking led to arthiritis (mother, aunts and a mother-in-law) might also be wrong on other counts, such as the idea that spinach will make you strong. He advocates more research.
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    Dirk Anger promoted this comment m_faustus was starred m_faustus was unstarred
    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    10/02/09

    @m_faustus: Is that last bit true? I thought it was well established that it wasn't. If it is, I demand a grant to prove that Red Bull doesn't give you wings
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    How hard is it to make a facebra? All you gotta do is plant your face, in a bra. Preferably an occupied one.

    Hold on, hold on, that panda poo bacteria decomposer actually sounds useful... if there were more pandas.
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    Image of DrMathochist DrMathochist
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    Trust me, the most amazing thing wasn't any of the awards, but that they got Mandelbrot to only talk for a minute.
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment DrMathochist was starred DrMathochist was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/02/09

    @DrMathochist: I'd like to say that your name is awesome.
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    10/02/09

    @DrMathochist: That was utterly awesome.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/02/09

    @DrMathochist: Aaaaand THAT's how you get a star, kids.
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    Image of DrMathochist DrMathochist
    10/02/09

    @Annalee Newitz: :D In recognition of this momentous event, I'd like to start by saying that I'm a man of few words.

    /me sits
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/02/09

    In reply to And Now . . . Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes for Laughable Scientific Achievements
    Diamonds made from tequila? You gotta be shittin me. Then why the hell am I not rich, especially after my trip to Mexico ten years ago?
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    10/02/09

    @TemporalSword: it only works if you drink the worm.
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    Image of DireWombat DireWombat
    10/02/09

    @TemporalSword: Based on the paper, it looks like you'd need an internal temperature of 850 C in your bowels. I suggest trying again with more burritos.
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    Image of joetato joetato
    10/03/09

    @TemporalSword: I know a guy who drank tequila and Goldshclager and crapped a bracelet.
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