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'Soiled' undies and vicious friendsresearch honoured at Ig Nobels

Each year, the Ig Nobel prizes celebrate research that makes you laugh, then makes you think. This year's winners include an "underwear index", a cumbersome kissing definition and why we want friends that will happily stab someone in the eye.

This story summarizes reporting from ABC News Australia. Read the original for full context. Wire items stay in our news sitemap for seven days. Editorial policy.

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Jacinta Bowler3 Sept 2026, 05:00 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readAsiaAustralia
'Soiled' undies and vicious friends research honoured at Ig Nobels

Australia — Jacinta Bowler

Each year, the Ig Nobel prizes celebrate research that makes you laugh, then makes you think. This year's winners include an "underwear index", a cumbersome kissing definition and why we want friends that will happily stab someone in the eye.

This report is published with credit to ABC News Australia. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on ABC News Australia →

Source: ABC News Australia · Jacinta Bowler. Published 3 Sept 2026, 05:00 pm.

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