News of the Weird II

[keysersoze]

Well the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes have been announced.

Winners include a guy who makes prosthetic dog testicles and (for the Literature category) those crazy Nigerian scammers.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/06/dog.invention.ap/index.html

 

[m-dogg]

I like the tar one!

 

[Deepdale]

Well the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes have been announced. Winners include a guy who makes prosthetic dog testicles ...

At least the award for the dog winner wasn't renamed the "Noball Prize."

 

[thedude110]

My fiancee is a vet, and you wouldn't believe how many neuticles they sell. And the neuticle people don't stop there -- neuticle t-shirts, keychains that are neuticles.

Yup. Prepare to be amazed: http://www.neuticles.com/

Don't miss the Merchandise Mart (bottom of the left hand navigation bar) ...

EDIT: Holy crap. They're making neuticle necklaces now, too ...

 

[Demon Hunter]

CHEMISTRY: An experiment at the University of Minnesota was designed to prove whether people can swim faster or slower in syrup than in water.

HELLS YEA!! That's my school, yup! Destined to be in the Top 3 research schools.

 

[Deepdale]

CHEMISTRY: An experiment at the University of Minnesota was designed to prove whether people can swim faster or slower in syrup than in water.

I'm sure people held their breath awaiting the results of that nailbiter. Did they ever do anything to factually conclude that Minnesota has colder winters than, say, Florida?