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Comment by classichasclass | original | How do wombats poop cubes?
[−]classichasclass · 2026-07-02 Thu 02:23 UTC · link
If someone hasn't submitted this for an Ig Nobel, it would be a calamity.
[−]MrBuddyCasino · 2026-07-02 Thu 04:00 UTC · link
Does the ignoble exist for anything else besides making fun of easy targets, like a bunch of sniveling teenagers?
[−]defrost · 2026-07-02 Thu 04:05 UTC · link
Yes.

   Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think".
~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize
[−]3eb7988a1663 · 2026-07-02 Thu 04:12 UTC · link
Never have I considered the ignoble to be making fun of anyone. It is recognizing real, if bizarre, research. Science asking some real questions that make you appreciate the wonder of the universe.
[−]MrBuddyCasino · 2026-07-02 Thu 04:20 UTC · link
Interesting. Somehow I never see people referencing them in this spirit, but that may be more on those people than on the price itself, perhaps.
[−]3eb7988a1663 · 2026-07-02 Thu 04:06 UTC · link
It literally won years ago[0]. On reading the headline, I thought that was where it would link.

[0] https://improbable.com/ig/winners/