2026-09-07 02:56 UTC
Winner of the Ig Nobel Prize in Physics -
"We propose novel urinal designs that were generated by solving differential equations derived from the isogonal curve problem to ensure the urine stream impacts at or below this critical angle. Experiments validate that these designs can substantially reduce splashback to only 1.4% of the splash of a common contemporary commercial urinal."
Winning designs: Nautilus and Cornucopia.
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https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/4/4/pgaf087/8098745
https://improbable.com/ig/winners/
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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org 2026-09-07 15:39
Full video of the 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes ceremony, held on Sept 3, 2026 at Kongresshaus Zürich, in Zürich, Switzerland. ✈️ Why Zürich? Marc Abrahams, founder and emcee of the ceremony (and editor of the magazine): “During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country. We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the USA this year.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4l-zFWZCS0 https://improbable.com/the-36th-first-annual-ig-nobel-prize-ceremony/ @MarcAbrahams@mstdn.science 2/n