For those who missed the ceremony, the 2017 Ig Nobel prizes are awarded. http://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/
"Tourists at the Koorana Saltwater Crocodile Farm in Coowonga, Queensland, Australia, including 62 males and 41 females, aged 18–66 (M = 34.2, SD = 13.3), were randomly assigned to play a laptop-simulated Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) either: (1) prior to entry, or (2) after having held a 1-m saltwater-crocodile." https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10899-009-9174-4
@Kistaro I support more funding for reptile-induced arousal studies.
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