Ig Nobel physics prize goes to the fluid dynamics of urination
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029216
Science : The Ig Nobel Prizes are given yearly for “achievements that make people laugh, and then think.” This year’s Ig Nobel in physics went to David Hu of Georgia Tech and colleagues for their fluid dynamics study of urination in animals. Although animals can vary greatly in size and therefore in the amount of urine they can hold, the researchers found that all animals take about 21 seconds to void their bladders. The prize in physiology and entomology was awarded jointly to two individuals for their studies of pain experienced when stung by bees and other insects. In addition, the diagnostic medicine prize went to researchers who discovered that acute appendicitis can be diagnosed by the amount of pain the patient feels when driving over a speed bump.
