Albert Tatlock Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Good news: Scientists have discovered a cure for hiccupsBad News: The cure is to stick a finger up your arse Teen repellent is Ig Nobel winner A device that repels teenagers has won the peace prize at this year's Ig Nobels - the spoof alternative to the rather more sober Nobel prizes. Welshman Howard Stapleton's device makes a high-pitched noise inaudible to adults but annoying to teenagers. Other winners included a US-Israeli study into how a finger up the rectum cures hiccups and a report into why woodpeckers do not get headaches. All the research is real and published in often prestigious journals. Unlike the recipients of the more illustrious awards, Ig Nobel winners get no cash reward. Nevertheless eight of the 10 winners this year paid their own way to receive their prizes in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Marc Abrahams, editor of science humour magazine Annals of Improbable Research, which co-sponsors the awards, said: "The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honour the imaginative - and spur people's interest in science, medicine and technology." Real-life Nobel Laureates demonstrated winning research. The winners are given a one-minute acceptance speech, the time policed by a loud eight-year-old girl. This year's winners included: Maths: How many photos must be taken to almost ensure no-one in a group shot has their eyes closed, by Nic Svenson and Piers Barnes Ornithology: Why woodpeckers do not get headaches, by Ivan Schwab and the late Philip RA May Nutrition: Why dung beetles are fussy eaters, by Wasmia al-Houty and Faten al-Mussalam Acoustics: Why the sound of fingernails scraping on blackboards is so annoying, by D Lynn Halpern, Randolph Blake and James Hillenbrand Medicine: The Termination of Intractable Hiccups with Digital Rectal Massage, by Francis Fesmire, Majed Odeh, Harry Bassan and Arie Oliven. http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5411816.stm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Well, I somehow have a feeling Mark Foley has a great career ahead of him curing hiccups. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Im trying to imagine the scientific process that went into that discovery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 "this may feel a little cold, because of the gel. now just relax, and try not to hiccup for the next 2 seconds..." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Im trying to imagine the scientific process that went into that discovery. Well, that would be the ultimate way to scare the hiccups out of someone... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 I still don't see where there's any bad news to this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 ah, but do you have to shove your own finger up there or get someone to creep up on and do it themselves?.. there's a big difference there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 (edited) ah, but do you have to shove your own finger up there or get someone to creep up on and do it themselves?.. there's a big difference there Quite a few people would be for the latter...they're just that kind of thing. Edited October 7, 2006 by poortranslator Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pocahontas Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I think I'll stick to a spoonful of peanutbutter, that sounds more comforting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I think I'll stick to a spoonful of peanutbutter, that sounds more comforting. that's disgusting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pocahontas Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 that's disgusting Eating peanutbutter is disgusting? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 ah, but do you have to shove your own finger up there or get someone to creep up on and do it themselves?.. there's a big difference thereyou are wise beyond your years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isavedlatin Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 "this may feel a little cold, because of the gel. now just relax, and try not to hiccup for the next 2 seconds..." PUMPKIN THROWUP UNITE!!1! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I think I'll stick to a spoonful of peanutbutter, that sounds more comforting. up the arsehole? you are wise beyond your years well, i thought the original hiccup cure is to get someone to scare. if i foreign finger travels up my arse, i'd get a bit scared - so this must be old news Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.