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Title: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: reyfer on October 05, 2007, 06:35:30 PM

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- Mayu Yamamoto, a Japanese researcher who developed a way to extract a vanilla fragrance and flavor from cow dung, has been awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for her efforts. (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20071005p2a00m0et025000c.html)

Title: Re: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: chokkan 2 on October 05, 2007, 06:39:41 PM

ummm ...... ew ?!

Title: Re: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: reyfer on October 05, 2007, 06:48:44 PM

Well, in that same ceremony the United States Air Force was awarded the Ig Nobel Peace Prize for their development of the "gay bomb" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_bomb

Title: Re: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: g4rfield on October 05, 2007, 06:50:05 PM

The things people do to get their noble awards.....including prodding and smelling and god knows what else to cow dung for months.....in short....ewwww!

Title: Re: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: chokkan 2 on October 05, 2007, 06:55:55 PM

well, that's what Ig Nobel Prize are for XD

Title: Re: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: RatBastich on October 05, 2007, 06:56:59 PM

"Eat shit" is a phrase that comes to mind after reading this, not something most would be apt to do.
Not sure who would exactly want to try this stuff........speeeeeeeeeewwww.

Title: Re: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: chokkan 2 on October 05, 2007, 07:11:55 PM

I remember something .........

this idea is from Dr. Slump (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Slump) by Toriyama Akira !!

that's how Arale turns Gatchan's crap into ice cream XD

1.) feed Gatchan milk and something (can't remember)
2.) put Gatchan into the freezer
3.) poop on a ice cream cone

of coz she let Dr. Slump finish the "ice cream" before she told him how it's made XD

Title: Re: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: JFC on October 06, 2007, 12:01:02 AM

:on lol:

/me makes mental note to not eat vanilla flavoured ice cream where the vanilla flavour comes from cow shit.

Title: Re: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: kaminokami2086 on October 07, 2007, 12:34:36 AM

You can eat that shit. :w00t:

Title: Re: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: StreakInTheSky on October 07, 2007, 01:02:23 AM

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Japanese_Researchers_Extract_Vanilla_From_Cow_Dung.html

here's another article about it.

Seems like they don't plan on putting it in food.

As for me I actually wouldn't mind eating it :lol:

You're not eating shit, you're eating the same flavoring you would get on many vanilla flavored products. It's not that different than artificial flavoring, but this is actually sorta natural and recycled :lol:

But no chunks thank you.

Title: Re: Japanese woman who produced vanilla from cow dung wins Ig Nobel Prize
Post by: arun.yothin on October 07, 2007, 01:08:18 AM

"Oh those? Those are just chocolate chips."
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