THE IG NOBEL PRIZE  - 2018 WINNERS

The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize. It's all in good, dorky fun, but there's also a serious side to the Ig Nobels. The prizes are co-sponsored by The Annals of Improbable Research and are designed "first to make you laugh, and then to make you think."

Physics - For demonstrating that, on icy footpaths in wintertime, people slip and fall less often if they wear socks on the outside of their shoes.

Medicine - For the discovery that a roller-coaster ride can relieve symptoms of asthma and aid in passing a kidney stone.

Chemistry - For measuring the degree to which human saliva is a good cleaning agent for dirty surfaces.

Literature - For documenting that most people who use complicated products do not read the instruction manual.

Peace - For measuring the frequency, motivation, and effects of shouting and cursing while driving an automobile

Economics - For investigating whether it is effective for employees to use Voodoo dolls to retaliate against abusive bosses.