The Melbourne Show

on the 2004 Ig™ Nobel Tour of Australia

Faces in the crowd.

WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, August 19, 2004, The Age Theatrette, The Melbourne Museum

WHO: Marc Abrahams (organizer of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and editor of the Annals of Improbable Research).

OTHER PARTICIPANT: John Culvenor, co-winner of the 2003 Ig Nobel Physics Prize (for the report "An Analysis of the Forces Required to Drag Sheep Over Various Surfaces").

News Article in the August 16 issue of The Age.

Marc Abrahams and John Culvenor attempt to answer daunting sheep-related questions posed by members of the audience.

Faces in the crowd.

This is one of the two audience members who volunteered -- and resolutely carried acted -- to keep the speeches to a manageable duration. To accomplish this, they used a wristwatch and two mobile phones.

SPECIAL THANKS TO: The Victoria Skeptics --especially Peter Hogan and Rosemary Sceats --and Chris Krishna-Pillay. Click here to see some photos taken by various Skeptics.

The mobile phones, although initially balky,proved sufficiently functional.

PHOTOS: Most of these photos were taken by Robin Abrahams.

Faces in the crowd.

SPONSORED BY: Curtin University, WA; University of Tasmania; and National Science Week. Special thanks to ASF, Ltd.

Although not part of the show, Melbourne's celebrated terrace architectural style was much celebrated.

 

The new British Ig book:

The first Ig book, now in paperback:

U.K. edition: