Eccentric scientists gathered in Tokyo to see which would take home the Ig Nobel Prize or “anti-Nobels” award for eccentric inventions which are designed to make people smile and think. One of the winners was for a Self-Colonoscopy study which was meant to promote better health in Japan as many people are too embarrassed to go to the doctor for a colonoscopy. Bowlinguals is an invention that translates dog barks into 6 different emotional categories. Finally there is the Babypod speaker which is designed to be inserted into the vagina to create a concert for the unborn child as playing music on the belly was deemed less effective by researchers.



Japanese researchers have won Ig Nobel prizes for 12 years in a row. The winners include a team who developed Bowlingual and researchers who discovered female insects endowed with a penis.

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