IG NOBEL PRIZE

What's the difference between a Nobel Prize and an Ig Nobel Prize?

• Ig Nobel Prize celebrates the silly side of science. The Nobel Prize is the premier award in science, reserved for those that "have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind."

• Nobel Prize celebrates the silly side of science. The Ig Nobel Prize is the premier award in science, reserved for those that "have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind."

Why do cows without names produce less milk?

• Because they probably don't feel loved enough.

• Because they don't understand what's happening.

Why does toast fall with the buttered side down?

• Because the toast is heavier from the butter side.

• Because it usually falls from table height and it only has time to turn over once before it reaches the floor.

Why are some mosquitoes dangerous?

• Because they can spread malaria and it kills 500,000 people per year.

• Because they can eat your cheese.

Which of Andre Geim's experiments do you think won a Noble Prize?

• The discovery of graphene.

• His "flying frog experiment."