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Best Abstract Ever (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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More details here: https://improbable.com/2011/10/14/ig-nobel-winner-writes-best-abstract-ever/

Remembered two fun things from the AIR today. This one is more meme-ish.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Actual assignment I handed in at University:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What was the grade?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

"ok."

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago

I would say most funny... but the worst because you have to read the whole paper to know what it is about.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

The time around the superluminal neutrino result was crazy. The oddest papers were written on the slimmest chans it would last and their explination would be correct enough for a nobel prize later down the line.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If only I could write this

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

You can!

Getting it published is another matter though...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Basically Betteridge's law of headlines