Boston. Why do almost all mammals takes 21 seconds to pee? What part of the body hurts more an insect bite? Could it really Moroccan Sultan Ismail Mulai generate 888 children between 1697 and 1727? Can “deshervir” an egg? At first glance seem useless questions, but scientists worked to seek responses and therefore did on Thursday with an Ig Nobel, with which the prestigious Harvard University rewards the curious research.
These awards -bautizados ” ignoble “(unworthy) – are a parody of the Nobel, which aim to” celebrate the unusual and honoring fantasy “, rewarding research that” first cause laughter and reflection after “
. extravagant ceremony of the 25th edition of the awards has long since gained cult status and tickets sell out before the event. The event is anything but common: paper airplanes fly through the air, the winners often go on stage dressed. If the speeches are extended, the girl Miss Sweetie Poo takes the stage: “Please finish, I’m bored”
The trophy this year consisted of a pot without plant.. A strange ceremony to award no less extravagant research: the team led by Patricia Yang (USA), received the Ig Nobel in physics for discovering that mammals takes 21 seconds to empty their bladders. “They call it the ‘law to urinate’” they explained.
Colin Raston, Flinders University, was recognized for an invention capable of “deshervir” an egg with a device that melts proteins. Mark Dingemanse (Netherlands) and his colleagues were awarded for discovering that the word “huh?” (Huh?) Appears in all languages and also for not knowing the reason for it.
Scientists Elisabeth Oberzaucher and Karl Grammer, University of Vienna, received another Ig for attempting to calculate whether the Moroccan Sultan Ismail Mulai actually fathered 888 children between 1697 and 1727. “It’s really hard work,” said Oberzaucher. “It had to have sex every day of his life between one and two times”.
Michael L. Smith, Cornell University, was honored for discovering which parts of the body aches plus . -in bee sting nasal wing, upper lip and penetrating, according to research
The presenter Marc Abrahams closed: “If this year have not won an Ig Nobel, especially if they have won: Luck for the next “
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