“An uncontrollable licker is rampant in the capital’s shops. The police say they have received several calls mentioning a man who, once he entered a store, began licking the floor. The increase in calls from shopkeepers to the police has caused the 17 telephone line to become clogged, reports Le Parisien .” So reported La Dépêche, […]
This is another drawing by artist Becky Moon, about her favorite Ig Nobel Prize winners. Moon has been a scholar of the Ig Nobel Prizes since she was a young teenager. This one celebrates Ig Nobel Public Chemistry & Geology Prize that was awarded in the year 2023 to Jan Zalasiewicz, for explaining why many scientists like to lick rocks. That […]
Joannasaurus gives firsthand testimony about why geologists lick rocks, in this one-minute video: The 2023 Ig Nobel Chemistry & Geology Prize was awarded to Jan Zalasiewicz, for explaining why many scientists like to lick rocks. Zalasiewicz will explain his explanation as part of the Ig Nobel show at Imperial College London on Saturday, November […]
