I Never Promised You A Fart Blossom: Ig Nobel 2006
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Science can be as funny as it can be practical. Donald Macleod of The Guardian Unlimited writes:
From the invention of anti-flatulence underwear to the tragic death of a sparrow at the hands of an infuriated domino-toppling enthusiast - the IgNobel prizes continue to throw up superbly improbable research.
This week a cluster of IgNobel laureates are touring the UK and, in the words of improbable impresario Marc Abrahams, are making people laugh and then making them think.
An earthy theme runs through much of this rarified academic research - from the discovery that herrings communicate by farting to one of this year’s tour stars, Pek van Andel, who took the first MRI pictures taken of a couple’s sexual organs while those organs were in use…