The organizers of the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony solved an ancient problem: How to keep speeches from droning on and on… The solution, called “Miss Sweetie Poo”, is an 8-year-old girl who tells long-winded speakers to “Please stop. I’m bored. Please stop. I’m bored…” Here are Miss Sweetie Poo highlights from several Ig ceremonies.
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Hydrogen phrase originator (and Ig winner)
The phrase ” The Hydrogen Economy” was invented by a man who went on to win an Ig Nobel Prize. So, at least, is the claim by the authors of The Oil Drum: The dream of the hydrogen economy is one that has been around since the 1970’s, and has been heavily hyped by sources […]