I recall the research Tony Keene refers to was awarded an Ig Nobel prize in 2003 (see below).. As to hooligan gang behaviour, in the UK, groups of Mallard drakes constantly demonstrate gross behaviour in their attention to single Mallard ducks. Water boarding would be an innocent alternative..Angus Innes. ( Ig Nobel Prizes, are the annual science award by the AIR [see below] for ten achievements that “first make people laugh, and then make them think”. AIR also runs the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists.[2] The prizes are presented by genuine Nobel laureates, originally at a ceremony in a lecture hall at MIT but now in Sanders Theater at Harvard University. It contains a number of running jokes, including Miss Sweetie Poo, a little girl who repeatedly cries out, “Please stop: I’m bored,” in a high-pitched voice if speakers go on too long.[3] The awards ceremony is traditionally closed with the words: “If you didn’t win a prize — and especially if you did — better luck next year!”The Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) is a bi-monthly magazine devoted to scientific humor, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal. AIR, published six times a year since 1995, usually showcases at least one piece of scientific research being done on a strange or unexpected topic, but most of their articles concern real or fictional absurd experiments, such as a comparison of apples and oranges using infrared spectroscopy. Other features include such things as ratings of the cafeterias at scientific institutes, fake classified and advertisements for a medical plan called HMO-NO, and a very odd letters page.)
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