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Bra-cum-gas mask wins IgNobel prize
An Illinois doctor won the Public Health section of the IgNobel awards at Harvard University last night, for her invention of a bra that converts into two gas masks. Organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research, the gongs are handed out to people whose achievements "make people laugh and then make people think."
Other winners included the Zimbabwe Reserve bank for issuing bank notes ranging from one Zimbabwean cent to 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollars (Mathematics) and, my favorite, the Peace Prize. That was trousered by a bunch of guys from Bern, Switzerland, who experimented to discover which was worse: being smashed over the head by an empty beer bottle; or being smashed over the head by a full one. My money's on the full one — what a waste.
Improbable Research Via Telegraph
By ideceased at 7:22 AM ON 10/02/09
LOL! the bra on the guys face is read and fuzzy :] but this does seem like a useful design for a bra right? Also i honestly thin there will be some kids/adults that would say something along the lines of "ewww im not wearing that, it was on her boob" its a shame how some humans act about their own human body design :/
By bruteoger at 9:28 AM ON 10/02/09
Dont worry about me I'll happily take the offering from a girl :D
By gunman23 at 10:41 AM ON 10/02/09
wait, we weren't already supposed to do this?
By cdl1701 at 2:04 PM ON 10/02/09
@gunman23
No, before now us guys always put them on our heads instead of over our face ;)
By Anonymous at 6:56 PM ON 10/02/09
@cdl1701
Thats when we were young...and naive.
Most guys learn quickly though.
By shicaca at 10:15 AM ON 10/03/09
Nothing like the smell of boob sweat!
By Kingeryck at 12:10 PM ON 10/03/09
Looks like a medical mask rather than a gas mask.
By Kid at 8:53 AM ON 10/04/09
OMG! Effin lame.
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