IG Nobel Awards For Weird Discoveries
By Anna
@LadyDuck (470745)
Switzerland
September 13, 2019 8:10am CST
Do you know that it exists a parody of the Nobel Prize for weird discoveries?
The winners get $10 trillion Zimbabwean dollars.
As the Zimbabwean dollars are worthless, they finally win nothing, but it's funny.
Those are some of the winner of the 2019 editions, that was held yesterday, September 12.
- Dutch and Turkish researchers, for trying to find out which nation has the "ugliest" money
- An Italian researcher, who assumed that eating pizza can prevent cancer, but only if you eat Italian pizza in Italy.
- A group of researchers from the Newcastle University (UK), who "demonstrated" how cows that have names, give more milk than those nameless.
Last but not least.
- A group of researchers from a Swiss university, tried to determinate if a full bottle of beer hurts more than an empty bottle if smashed over the head.
Needless to say that they had a hard time finding volunteers, they found none.
They tried empiric techniques, simply to conclude that, empty or full, a beer bottle causes a lot of hurt.
If you want to read more this is a link to an article.
Did you ever heard about this weird IG Nobel?
https://www.rd.com/culture/6-nutty-and-intriguing-discoveries/
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119 responses
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
13 Sep 19
fer pity sakes, lol. the schtuff folks do. gigglin' o'er that massive 'mount 'f useless money though. aint so sure namin' cows makes 'em provide more milk? 'tis the care they're givin'. milk cows can become quite the pets :)
no ma'am, this'd sure be the first i've heard 'f such.
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• 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 (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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@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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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
13 Sep 19
@LadyDuck Yes they do indeed Anna.
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@snowy22315 (179715)
• United States
13 Sep 19
@LadyDuck Yikes, I hope these aren't tax payer funded studies!!!
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
13 Sep 19
@snowy22315 That is exactly what I was thinking, I want to know more about this.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
19 Sep 19
new one on me but a great idea
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@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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@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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@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.
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.3 people like this
@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
19 Sep 19
@smileyhema I remember that my grandparents also named their cows and their goats too.
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@DeborahDiane (40279)
• 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 (470745)
• 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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@DeborahDiane (40279)
• 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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@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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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
14 Sep 19
@LadyDuck At least they are popular now... Ha ha...
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@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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@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 (470745)
• Switzerland
13 Sep 19
@DocAndersen I am glad if it helped your day.
I am glad if it helped your day.2 people like this
@jobelbojel (35356)
• Philippines
23 Sep 19
First time hearing this award. And it is weird that the ZWD is worthless.
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@jobelbojel (35356)
• Philippines
30 Sep 19
@LadyDuck Good to know information. Did they change it to something else?
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
30 Sep 19
@jobelbojel Yes a NEW-Zimbabwean Dollar.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50080)
• United States
15 Sep 19
Nope, I've never heard of it. Thanks for the link.
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• 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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@Tampa_girl7 (50080)
• 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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@LadyDuck (470745)
• 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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@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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