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In 2000, physicists Sir Andre Geim and Sir Michael Berry won an Ig Nobel prize for making a frog levitate using magnets.

In 2010, Geim also earned a Nobel Prize in physics for his work in discovering graphene. He's the only person to have won both awards.

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[–] lep@lemmy.cafe 15 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 12 points 13 hours ago

They didn't win an award for capturing lots of pixels

[–] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

We didn't invent pixels until Steve Jobs single-handedly started cranking out iPhones in 2007.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

He wants you to think that, but actually he stole them from Xerox.

[–] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

Ran outta there like a bandit with a big sack of pixels!