Japan wins the [ig]Nobel prize again!
The always informative Pinktentacle.com has beaten me to straight poop again. This time they got the scoop on the PANDA POOP PRIZE.
Ig Nobel Prize: Panda poo power
02 Oct 2009 Pinktentacle.com
Researchers from Kitasato University in Tokyo have been awarded this year’s Ig Nobel Biology Prize for demonstrating that kitchen waste can be reduced by more than 90% by using bacteria extracted from Giant Panda excrement...more…
Please note this Panda Poop was not the first poo-related Ig Nobel Prize for Japan. In 2007, the 3Yen reported about The sweet taste of cow pies yield an [ig]Nobel Prize for Japan!. See my 3Yen reports from 2006 and 2005 as well as the official list of “ig-Nobel past winners.”
Also note that above photo is a panda statue crafted by hand from giant panda droppings and sold by the Chengdu Breeding Centre for Endangered Species ( www.metro.co.uk) in Sichuan province, China.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 am
hail for the panda poop!!!!
one of these days I have to find out where to buy it…