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2 weeks ago

Does painting cows with stripes prevent fly bites? Researchers who studied this win Ig Nobel prize

"When I did this experiment, I hoped that I would win the Ig Nobel. It's my dream. Unbelievable. Just unbelievable," said Tomoki Kojima, whose team put tape on Japanese beef cows and then spray-painted them with white stripes. Kojima appeared on stage in stripes and was surrounded by his fellow researchers who harassed him with cardboard flies.
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2 weeks ago

Teflon diet, garlic milk and zebra cows triumph at 2025 Ig Nobel prizes

Powdered Teflon (PTFE) is proposed as a zero-calorie food filler to reduce calorie intake by occupying volume and passing through the digestive system.
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