Japanese scientists often win IgNobel prizes www.nippon.com

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 8 months ago in Science & Technology

Are banana peels really slippery?

Is it possible to extract vanilla fragrance from cow dung?

The Ig Nobel Prize is awarded for study into these kinds of amusing topics. Since 1991, the US publisher Improbable Research has put the spotlight on “research that makes people laugh and then makes them think.” It honors 10 achievements each year.