Recent reports stated that two Indian scientists had received Ig Nobel prize in the Engineering Design category in 2025. We know of the Nobel Prizes but the Ig Nobels?

As one report in Science pointed out, the Ig Nobel prizes are light-hearted events that offer a humorous satire about the prize. The ‘Ig’ prefix stands for a non-honourable or lower status and the prizes’ name is a pun on the word ‘ignoble’, striking a humorous contrast with the real Nobel Prizes, which advance our knowledge in science, technology, literature, peace, and economics.

These satirical prizes have been awarded annually since 1991 to promote public engagement with scientific research. They take aim at research that makes people laugh and then makes them think. Each winner receives a single banknote of 10 t

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