Re: Ig Nobel winners, 2008

On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:40:53 -0700 (PDT), Rob Kleinschmidt
<Rkleinsch1216128@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On Oct 3, 11:34 am, Ben Kaufman <spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-
doll...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:45:22 -0700 (PDT), Rob Kleinschmidt



<Rkleinsch1216...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Annual awards for the most laughable achievements of 2008

* Peace: Swiss law that recognizes that plants have dignity too.
* Biology: dog-borne fleas are better jumpers than cat-borne
fleas.
* Literature: "You ***!" David Sims study on organizational
indignation:
* Nutrition: Pleasant sounds improve the taste of food
* Medicine: placebos that cost more work better.
* Economics: strippers earn more when they are at peak fertility.
* Archeology: armadillos can wreak havoc on digs. I
* Chemistry: Coca-Cola is an effective spermicide.

Each wins a handcrafted plaque:

This Ig Nobel Prize is awarded in the year 2008 to an
Ig Nobel Prize winner, in recognition of the Ig Nobel Prize
winner's Ig Nobel Prize-winning achievement

I find the ones for medicine and nutrition are not so laughable.

Ben


When we get to "placebos that cost more work better",
I don't really know whether to laugh or cry.

My favorite though has got to be "plants have dignity".

There must be a plant "collective brain" where each plant represents a single
neuron.

Ben
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