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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnd now, cow pee: the 2015 Ig Nobel Awards are here
BBC story hereFrom the article:
These spoof Nobels for "improbable research" are in their 25th year.
The team behind the urination research, from Georgia Tech, won the physics Ig.
Using high-speed video analysis, they modelled the fluid dynamics involved in urination and discovered that all mammals weighing more than 3kg empty their bladders over about 21 seconds.
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And now, cow pee: the 2015 Ig Nobel Awards are here (Original Post)
shenmue
Sep 2015
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pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)1. They pegged humans at 27 seconds. We're Number One! We're Number One!
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)2. The Ignobles ARE FUN
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)3. In this case I suspect sampling bias
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)4. Is that a comrade cow in my screen?
So the revolution succeeded.
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pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)5. She appears to be a member of the Cowmunist Party
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)6. Well of course, if you go to the forest and read Che Guevara
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)7. Can't you see I'm too busy timing cow piss?
When we get to measuring the patties I'll give you a call. I know you have my back.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)8. LMAO, all for the cows, all for the cows, and the steaks
steaks are too high.