Whale snot, bat sex win 2010 IgNobel spoof prizes

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By Maggie Fox, Health
and Science EditorPosted 2010/09/30 at 7:31 pm EDT

WASHINGTON, Sep. 30, 2010 (Reuters) — Researchers who used a remote-controlled helicopter to collect whale snot, documented bats having oral sex and showed that swearing makes you feel better when you stub a toe were among the winners of spoof IgNobel prizes on Thursday.

The prizes, meant to be both humorous and to encourage scientific research, are given every year by the Journal of Improbable Research as a whimsical counterpart to the Nobel Prizes, which will be awarded starting next week.

IgNobels also went to researchers who found that wearing socks outside shoes can prevent slipping on ice and that organizations would fare better if managers were promoted randomly.

Former winners of the real Nobel prizes hand out the prizes at a ceremony held at Harvard University in Massachusetts.

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1. Let's not forget the bra that doubles as two gas masks

http://strategicppm.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/innovation-ig-noble-awards-bra-as-gas-mask-wins-prize/

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2. Groundbreaking research

Fellatio by Fruit Bats Prolongs Copulation Time
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