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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

Ig Nobel 2022: Research on constipated scorpions, knob turning awarded for making people ‘laugh, then think’

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Research on the sex lives of constipated scorpions, a life-size moose crash test dummy made of rubber, the efficient way to turn a door knob, and analysis of attraction in “blind dates” are some of the studies awarded this year’s Ig Nobel prize for making people “laugh....then think.”

For the third consecutive year, the 2022 Ig Nobel prize winners were also announced in a pre-recorded webcast on the Annals of Improbable Research magazine’s website.

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