Posted on 10/06/2009 4:29:27 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Designers of a bra that turns into gas masks and a team who found that named cows produce more milk were among the winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel prizes.
The aim of the awards is to honour achievements that "first make people laugh and then make them think".
The peace prize went to a Swiss research team who determined whether it is better to be hit over the head with a full or empty bottle of beer.
The ceremony was organised by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research.
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I have a great idea. We could petition the government for a grant to determine whether it is better to be hit by a city bus or a taxi in New York. Who knows, we could be nominated for next years prize.
How old was the kid that came up with this idea?
Cats are OK, but I prefer Sweater Puppies.
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