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'Soiled' undies and vicious friends research honoured at Ig Nobels
ABC News Australia
September 3, 2026
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Explore Today's NewsEach year, the Ig Nobel prizes celebrate research that makes you laugh, then makes you think. This year's winners include an "underwear index", a cumbersome kissing definition and why we want friends that will happily stab someone in the eye.
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