10-02-2010, 12:30 PM | #1 |
The Dank Side of the Moon
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The Ig Nobel Prizes
Whale snot and Fruit Bat Fellatio among the winners.
In Physics: Public health researcher Lianne Parkin of the University of Otago in New Zealand and colleagues for proving that wearing socks on the outside of shoes reduces slips on icy surfaces. http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceno...atio-take.html |
10-02-2010, 01:39 PM | #2 |
Enjoying the show....
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Seriously..............mankind has reached his peak.
Now........we continue to de-evolve. |
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10-02-2010, 02:02 PM | #3 |
Now what?
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A few years back researchers at UNC Chapel Hill proudly announced the results of a study funded by a quarter of a million dollar grant: Female students were afraid to walk around campus after dark.
Ground breaking discovery eh? [Makes you wonder what - or who - they spent the money on] |
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