https://phys.org/news/2023-09-dead-spider-claws-anal-print-toilets.html
'Reanimating dead spiders to use them as robot claws, licking rocks, backwards
talking and a toilet that scans "anal-prints": this year's Ig Nobel prizes
again put a spotlight on the quirky side of science.
The 23rd edition of the annual awards, given out "for achievements that first
make people laugh, then make them think", was broadcast in an online ceremony
on Thursday evening US-time.
Real Nobel prize winners—some wearing silly hats—gave out the prizes and a $10
trillion bill in essentially worthless, inflation-ravaged Zimbabwean dollars.
Here are the 10 winners of this year's Ig Nobels, which are produced by the
science humor magazine
Annals of Improbable Research.'
Via Rhysy and Susan ****
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
