That's the conclusion of a trio of scientists from the University of Utah who are among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes, the Nobel Prize spoofs that honour - or maybe dishonour, depending on your point of view – strange scientific discoveries. This file photo shows Shigeru Watanabe of Japan receiving the Ig Nobel award in chemistry for estimating the total saliva volume produced per day by a typical five-year-old at the 29th annual Ig Nobel awards ceremony at Harvard University. In this file photo, audience members toss paper airplanes at the 29th annual Ig Nobel awards ceremony at Harvard University. The spoof prizes for weird and sometimes head-scratching scientific achievement will be presented online in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Far-reaching implicationsIt's obvious that those wads of discarded chewing gum found on sidewalks around the world are pretty revolting.
