小編前言:搞笑諾貝爾獎(The Ig Nobel Prizes)是在美國舉行的一項年度獎項,是對諾貝爾獎的搞笑模仿,其主要獎勵那些“不同尋?!被蛘摺凹毸椤钡目茖W研究成果。之所以設立這個獎項,其目的是為了獎勵那些“乍看起來讓人發(fā)笑,但是隨后發(fā)人深省”的研究工作。

Here are the 10 winners of the 2012 Ig Nobel Prizes given to scientists, writers, and peacemakers who make silly but thoughtful contributions to the world, or as the Annals of Improbable Research puts it, "first make people laugh, and then make them think." I can vouch for them making us laugh!
以下是2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎得獎名單,這些獎項被授予那些做出看起來愚蠢卻又對世界有深度貢獻的科學家、作家、和平締造者們,或者用主辦方《不可思議研究年報》的話來說就是獎勵那些“乍看起來讓人發(fā)笑,但是隨后發(fā)人深省”的研究工作。我敢擔保,這些發(fā)明絕對能使人們大笑!

1. The 2012 Ig nobel Psychology Prize

To Anita Eerland and Rolf Zwaan [THE NETHERLANDS] and Tulio Guadalupe [PERU, RUSSIA, and THE NETHERLANDS] for their study “Leaning to the Left Makes the Eiffel Tower Seem Smaller."

1. 2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎之心理學獎

來自荷蘭的Anita Eerland和Rolf Zwaan,以及來自秘魯?shù)腡ulio Guadalupe被授予心理學獎,其研究題目是《向左倚靠會讓埃菲爾鐵塔看上去更小一些》。

2. The 2012 Ig Nobel Peace Prize

To SKN Company in Russia for exploding old Russian ammunition and creating diamonds. Now that's recycling!

2. 2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎之和平獎

俄羅斯的SKN公司將老舊俄國彈藥制作成鉆石。這就是回收利用!

3. The 2012 Ig Nobel Accoustics Prize

To Japanese creators Kazutaka Kurihara and Koji Tsukada for developing the SpeechJammer, a device that uses delayed auditory feedback to shut up participants in a discussion. This kind of system has been used in speech therapy to reduce stuttering among those with that particular speech disturbance.

3. 2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎之聲學獎

來自的日本的Kazutaka Kurihara和 Koji Tsukada被授予聲學獎,以獎勵他們發(fā)明的“沉默槍”——這是一種可以打斷人說話的機器,其原理是讓說話者聽到自己稍有延遲的說話聲音,這個裝置可以治療在特定演講中容易結巴的人。

4. The 2012 Ig Nobel Neuroscience Prize

To Craig Bennett, Abigail Baird, Michael Miller, and George Wolford for demonstrating that brain researchers, using a combination of complicated equipment and simple statistics, can find meaningful brain activity anywhere, even in a dead fish.

4. 2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎之神經(jīng)科學獎

美國科學家Craig Bennett,Abigail Baird,Michael Miller,和George Wolford被授予搞笑神經(jīng)科學獎,以獎勵其在腦科學研究方面的貢獻。他們的研究顯示,利用復雜的設備加上簡單的統(tǒng)計學方法,你幾乎可以在任何地方得出有意義的腦活動研究結果——甚至是在一條死去的魚身上也是如此!

5. The 2012 Ig Nobel Chemistry Prize

Andersl?v, Sweden was plagued by residents with green hair. Johan Pettersson discovered that there was too much copper in their water.

5. 2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎之化學獎

Johan Pettersson被授予搞笑化學獎,以表彰其揭示了瑞典小城Anderslv居民的頭發(fā)會變綠的原因,因為這里的水中含銅量太大。

6. The 2012 Ig Nobel Prize for Literature

Believe it or not, this prize went to the US Government General Accountability Office (GAO) for issuing a report that recommended a report about another report of reports recommending reports... or something like that.

6. 2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎之文學獎

無論你相信與否,今年的搞笑文學獎被授予美國政府審計總署(GAO),以表彰他們發(fā)表的有關如何準備一份報告的報告的報告的報告……

7. The 2012 Ig Nobel Physics Prize

You'd love to know the balance of forces that shape and move your ponytail, right? That's why Joseph Keller, Raymond Goldstein, Patrick Warren and Robin Ball received this igNOMINIOUS prize!

7. 2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎之物理學獎

Joseph Keller、Raymond Goldstein、Patrick Warren和Robin Ball獲此殊榮,他們的研究課題是“人類馬尾辮中頭發(fā)的運動及受力平衡”。

8. The 2012 Ig Nobel Fluid Dynamics Prize

To Rouslan Krechetnikov and Hans Mayer for studying the dynamics of liquid-sloshing, to learn what happens when a person walks while carrying a cup of coffee. I'll give you a hint: it happens between step 7 and 10.

8. 2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎之流體力學獎

Rouslan Krechetnikov和Hans Mayer對液體的濺出現(xiàn)象進行了研究。他們考察的課題是:人們在端著咖啡杯走動時咖啡的濺出情況,給你個提示吧,在你走到第七步至第十步之間,咖啡最容易濺出。

9. The 2012 Ig Nobel Anatomy Prize

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To Frans de Waal [The Netherlands and USA] and Jennifer Pokorny [USA] for discovering that chimpanzees can recognize other chimpanzees from seeing photographs of their rear ends.

9. 2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎之解剖學獎

具有荷蘭和美國雙重國籍的Frans de Waal和另一位美國科學家Jennifer Pokorny獲得這一獎項,他們的研究確認黑猩猩可以通過辨認同類的屁股照片來認出不同的個體。

10. The 2012 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine

Gastroenterologists throughout the world will no doubt thank Emmanuel Ben-Soussan and Michel Antonietti for recommending ways that they can minimize patient' gas explosions while the docs perform colonoscopies.

10. 2012年搞笑諾貝爾獎之醫(yī)學獎

毫無疑問,全世界的腸胃病學家都會感謝Emmanuel Ben-Soussan和Michel Antonietti,因為他們的研究給出了醫(yī)生該如何進行結腸鏡檢查的推薦,從而讓他們的病人發(fā)生氣體爆炸的可能性降至最低。