vienna
09-24-14, 02:33 PM
If there is a ridiculously questionable field or topic to study, there is a grant, endowment, or subsidy to support the effort. Here are the 2014 Ig Nobel Prize winner:
http://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2014
For more information on the Ig Nobel Prizes:
http://www.improbable.com/ig/
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2014/09/23/ig-nobel-prizes-make-you-laugh-then-think/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize
This reminded me about the time, back in the late 60's/early 70's when there was an anti-war/anti-Nixon protest at University of California Berkeley. The police powers that be at the time decided it was a good idea to drop tear gas canisters from a hovering helicopter on the demonstrators. The big problem with this idea was there was a campus hospital nearby and the wind and prop wash blew the gas cloud into the open windows of the hospital adversely affecting the patients and staff. A decision was made to study the incident and the Nixon Administration commissioned a study on the affects of tear gas on public lawns and landscaping...
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http://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2014
For more information on the Ig Nobel Prizes:
http://www.improbable.com/ig/
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2014/09/23/ig-nobel-prizes-make-you-laugh-then-think/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize
This reminded me about the time, back in the late 60's/early 70's when there was an anti-war/anti-Nixon protest at University of California Berkeley. The police powers that be at the time decided it was a good idea to drop tear gas canisters from a hovering helicopter on the demonstrators. The big problem with this idea was there was a campus hospital nearby and the wind and prop wash blew the gas cloud into the open windows of the hospital adversely affecting the patients and staff. A decision was made to study the incident and the Nixon Administration commissioned a study on the affects of tear gas on public lawns and landscaping...
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