IG Nobel Awards For Weird Discoveries

@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

14 Sep 19

I am pretty sure that cows do not care to have a name, but I know that they give more milk if they live in a nice environment and you play classical music.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

15 Sep 19

@crazyhorseladycx Animals love soft music, I notice that the cats also appreciate, while they hate that noisy music that youngsters play.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39509)

• United States

14 Sep 19

@LadyDuck they mightn't care, but many'll come if'n ya call 'em, lol. yepperz, 'tis how they'd be treated. like all, we do better with care. interestin' 'bout the classical music. if'n i e'er get 'nother milk cow, i shall make sure she's lovely music :)

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

13 Sep 19

Good morning.Never realized t his or had any interest in it.That like you said it is weird

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

@amadeo It seems that this is what most researchers do, waste public money.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

Good morning Alfredo, I hope that at least they do not waste public money.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

13 Sep 19

@LadyDuck yes that is the important part wasting money

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (72241)

• United States

13 Sep 19

That is so silly but funny. I was wondering when I would get to see another post by you. I think you skipped all of August

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (72241)

• United States

13 Sep 19

@LadyDuck I didn't realize that I am sorry

. So he is better now?

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

@shaggin He has no more pain, he was in so much pain, he could barely walk or sit. He is following a physical therapy.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

I skipped all August because my husband was not at all well and I have been really busy taking care of him. I should be back in business as usual now.

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

13 Sep 19

No I had never heard of this particular Award. But it is funny the prize is worthless also. I have heard of science receiving monies for ridiculous studies though before.

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

13 Sep 19

@LadyDuck Yes they do indeed Anna.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

At least they get nothing, but some get tax money for ridiculous researches.

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Marlina

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

13 Sep 19

Pretty silly stuff and waste of time.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

I hope at least not waste of public money.

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susan

@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

29 Sep 19

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Simone

@Janet357 (75646)

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13 Sep 19

hahaaha i think this is funny! i will never work in zimbabwe as their dollar has no value hahhaha

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

Surely not, I do not want to work for free.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (182193)

• United States

13 Sep 19

Nutty and intriguing for sure!

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snowy

@snowy22315 (182193)

• United States

13 Sep 19

@LadyDuck Yikes, I hope these aren't tax payer funded studies!!!

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

@snowy22315 That is exactly what I was thinking, I want to know more about this.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

I cannot believe that they waste time with this kind of researches.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

19 Sep 19

new one on me but a great idea

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

20 Sep 19

@LadyDuck I'm sure I should have been nominated by now - maybe my research conclusion that my conclusions are not good enough is worth a prize in itself....

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

20 Sep 19

@arthurchappell

I can make incredible silly researches if they pay me, but not in Zimbabwe Dollars.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

19 Sep 19

I had totally forgot that the IG_Nobel existed, it is many years, since 1991.

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~Hèmà~

@smileyhema (4606)

• United States

13 Sep 19

Haha. This is bit interesting and funny too. I'm just wondering how people dedicate their time for all these fun research activities.. I liked the named cows part a lot.. LOL ..

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~Hèmà~

@smileyhema (4606)

• United States

18 Sep 19

@LadyDuck Haha. Yeah.. they are trying their best to get engaged and break their boredom.

Oh, I see. Even in our county, our farmers used to name the cows. There will be so many cows and hence naming them would help.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

19 Sep 19

@smileyhema I remember that my grandparents also named their cows and their goats too.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

14 Sep 19

I am also surprised to see how people waste their time, it is crazy. The farmers here give a name to their cows.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

24 Sep 19

Lol, that's interesting Anna, but how stupid can people be?

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

25 Sep 19

@jaboUK May be they need to have fun and this is a way to de-stress. I am sure those studies do not take a lot of their time.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

24 Sep 19

If you think that those should be serious scientists you wonder.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

24 Sep 19

@LadyDuck So true - how could they waste their time like that?

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Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40320)

• Laguna Woods, California

13 Sep 19

Ha ha! Those are great awards! I will start trying out names when I see a cow. It is good to know they might give more milk if they think they have a name!

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

14 Sep 19

I wonder how a cow may understand that people are calling her name. It is true that the farmers here give names to all their animals.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

15 Sep 19

@DeborahDiane Of course, they name their cows also because they love their animals. My grandmother even named the hens she kept for the eggs.

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Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40320)

• Laguna Woods, California

14 Sep 19

@LadyDuck - Yes, farmers do name their cows, don't they? I'm sure it is just a convenience, so they know which cow they are talking about, not a way to increase the amount of milk they produce. I love these fictitious awards, though!

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

24 Sep 19

This is hilarious! I have heard of it before and had many chuckles reading about it. People!

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

24 Sep 19

I went back to past editions and some awards made me laugh.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

25 Sep 19

@DianneN

I wonder why they thought there was a difference in temperature.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

24 Sep 19

@LadyDuck You picked a great topic! When I have time, I will look at older editions, too, for more laughs.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

13 Sep 19

This is one funny crazy Awarding... Ha ha.. Next time I will think of something different to win $10 trillion...

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

14 Sep 19

Better 1 US$ than a Trillion of Zimbabwean dollars.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

14 Sep 19

@simplfred

At least people know that the currency exists.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

14 Sep 19

@LadyDuck At least they are popular now... Ha ha...

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

13 Sep 19

i needed a good laugh today! thank you thank you! this is so cool!!!!

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

It is weird, where is the difference if a full bottle hurts "a bit more"? I do not think that this is something the world needs to know.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

13 Sep 19

@LadyDuck i agree, but it made me laugh and I really needed that!

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

13 Sep 19

@DocAndersen

I am glad if it helped your day.

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youless

@youless (112586)

• Guangzhou, China

14 Sep 19

I had heard about it long time ago. It is very funny to see these researches. Italians are very lucky as they don't have to worry about having cancer

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

14 Sep 19

Italians eat healthy, especially those who do not eat too many pizzas.

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youless

@youless (112586)

• Guangzhou, China

14 Sep 19

@LadyDuck I am worried since I often make pizzas at home

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

14 Sep 19

@youless I do not eat pizza often, but it is surely not something that can hurt if made home and without garbage toppings.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (36041)

• Philippines

23 Sep 19

First time hearing this award. And it is weird that the ZWD is worthless.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (36041)

• Philippines

30 Sep 19

@LadyDuck Good to know information. Did they change it to something else?

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

30 Sep 19

@jobelbojel Yes a NEW-Zimbabwean Dollar.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

23 Sep 19

Zimbabwean dollars are worthless because this currency does not exist anymore. The IGN_Nobel exists from 1991.

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Val

@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

25 Sep 19

Ha, ha, love it. Coming from New Zealand I think many a dairy farmer here would agree with you re the cows! Back in 1968 there was a cow called Valerie after me

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Val

@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

26 Sep 19

@LadyDuck lol, my first year of teaching I lived with a lovely older couple on a dairy farm.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

26 Sep 19

@valmnz

They loved you like a daughter and they surely considered it was a honor.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

26 Sep 19

All the Swiss farmers give a name to their cows, my granny also named her cows. I did not know that they called a cow after you Val.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50526)

• United States

15 Sep 19

Nope, I've never heard of it. Thanks for the link.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

16 Sep 19

I had fun watching some videos, hilarious theories. I cannot believe that some so serious men love to joke as they do.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

16 Sep 19

@Tampa_girl7 I have to check who was the winner of "ugly money", those of Zimbabwe were pretty weird.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50526)

• United States

16 Sep 19

@LadyDuck I have seen some very pretty paper money from around the world. I really don't recall seeing any that was ugly.

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Cindy Tolbert

@cintol (11261)

• United States

23 Apr 20

Those are funny, I have never heard of such things before. The ugliest money, hmmm thats a weird one for sure lol

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

23 Apr 20

I checked their award and the one about the money was not ugliest in the sense of not attractive but "dirtiest" in the sense of how many germs on the banknotes. It seems that those made with cotton fibers are the "dirties", it seems that the Danish Crowns are among the dirties in the world.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

24 Apr 20

@cintol

I wash the coins before placing in my walled and I disinfect too.

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Cindy Tolbert

@cintol (11261)

• United States

24 Apr 20

@LadyDuck Oh, that makes more sense then, ewww don't want any of the Danish Crowns then! I ordered out the other day and wiped the bills I gave down with disinfectant wipes, they were a little damp yet but when I told them I wiped them down they were grateful lol

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