What the ig nobel rpize is:
Every Ig Nobel Prize winner has done something that first makes people LAUGH, then makes them THINK.

The Igs are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative -- and spur people's interest in science, medicine, and technology.

Here's a list of winners and what they did to win:
http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html#ig2003

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