Tokyo. (Efe) .- A group of Japanese scientists was awarded the Ig Nobel , an award that celebrates the most disparate studies for his work for measure sliding friction that occurs when you step on a leather banana .
Among the other winners include a Chinese team that investigated the brains of those who claim to see the face of Jesus on toast. Also German and Czech scientists found that dogs bowel movements tend to align in a north-south or a group of researchers from different countries who studied mental dangers of owning a cat as a pet axis.
” When I found out I had won the Ig Nobel I was surprised and pleased in equal measure, “Professor Kiyoshi Japanese Mabuchi, which led the investigation conducted by a team from the University of Kitasato- in an interview with the agency Kyodo , published today.
Mabuchi, 63, professor of medical engineering at this institution, applauded the award, a parody of the prestigious Nobel prizes, which provides visibility to work of his research group.
The scientific humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research given annually Ig Nobel, divided into 10 categories, ten unusual or trivial scientific achievements “first make people laugh and then make them think”
The winning project has practical applications in the area of research Mabuchi. joints of the body. “The mechanism that reduces friction in the joints is the same that makes it so easy to slip on a banana peel,” the researcher in the interview.
This year was the 24th edition Ig Nobel awards, where Japanese scientists have been awarded consecutively in the last eight deliveries.
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