The winners of the 2019 Ig Nobel Prize
News / / December 19, 2019
Do you think that doing nonsense at work? Believe me, these researchers to you far.
September 13 once again awarded the Ig Nobel prize. It is dedicated to the wacky discoveries and a study for which is really worth a full scientific work. Layfhaker gathered this year's winners in each category.
Medicine: pizza reduces the risk of cancer
Silvano Gallus proved that pizza It may protect against diseases (including several types of cancer) and death. But only on condition that the dish was made and eaten in Italy.
Peace Prize: What is the most pleasant place to scratch
Everyone knows that scratch itchy place is incredibly nice, but scientists have decided to find out what place gives the most pleasure. Using tests for tropical plant called velvet bean, causing itching, they found that the most pleasant scratching the ankle and back.
Engineering: Machine for changing diapers
Surprisingly, among the winners there is an opening, which many people really would be happy! Iranian scientists have really created a device that is able to replace a diaper baby and wash him (the baby, not diapers).
Psychology: grip makes you happier in the mouth (actually not)
In 1998 the German scientist Fritz Struck studied the assumption that the pen in the mouth makes a man smile - and make him happier. This year, he returned to his hypothesis - and could not prove it, for which he was awarded the prize.
Economy: what paper money is better to carry harmful bacteria
People pass each other money more often than almost all other objects in the world. Researchers from Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany have decided to find out bills which countries are best carry pathogens bacteria - including Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Of the seven "test" the harmful bacteria did not develop only in HRK.
Medical Education: surgeons can be trained clicker
Karen Pryor and Teresa Makkion proven that the simplest Technology training Animal trains surgeons to carry out orthopedic surgery is better than a visual demonstration.
Physics: Why feces wombats - cubes
We will not bother you with the details - we can only say that this is the optimal form to mark territory.
Anatomy: male testicular temperature differs
Researchers measured a temperature of 22 testicular French postmen and bus drivers. For accuracy gentlemen experiment studied both bare and in clad form. The results are striking in their uselessness: the left testicle warmer, but only if the man have clothes.
Chemistry: how much saliva produces per day 5-year-old child
If for some reason you also interested in this question, a team of Japanese scientists have found the answer: about 500 milliliters.
Biology: alive and dead roaches react differently to a magnetic field
Scientists from five countries have teamed up to find out that the behavior of the dead magnetized cockroaches different from the magnetized live cockroaches. Observed regularities suggest the magnitopriome the American cockroaches are useless and a little more than full.