Oh hey, the IgNobels are out!

The 2015 Ig Nobel Award Winners!

Some particular highlights:

CHEMISTRY: "Shear-Stress-Mediated Refolding of Proteins from Aggregates and Inclusion Bodies," by which they mean "figured out how to unboil an egg."

LITERATURE: the word "huh?" (or its equivalent) seems to exist in every human language and they're not sure why.

ECONOMICS: Offering police officers cash bonuses if they refuse bribes.

And more!

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‘Good guy with a gun’ shoots carjacking victim in head, then collects his shell casings and runs away.

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