Article: SCIENCE: REAL, BUT SILLY, RESEARCH WINS SCIENTISTS IG NOBEL PRIZE

Adrianne Appel
Inter Press Service English News Wire
10-06-2008
BOSTON, Oct. 3, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- If you always thought there
was something oddly intelligent about that slime slithering across
your garden, you can rest assured that your hunch is supported by
award-winning scientific research.
And if it crossed your mind that you could go to a strip club,
observe lap dancers up close, call it research and win an award to
boot, a career in science may be for you.
But don't attempt to use a Coca-Cola douche to avoid pregnancy.
New prize-winning research shows Coke does kill sperm, but not
quickly enough.
These are real research projects and the award that applauds
them for their absurdity is ...

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