Brit wins Ig Nobel Prize for impersonating a goat

 

 

A British researcher and designer has won a prize in this year’s Ig Nobel spoof awards for his excellent work impersonating an Alpine goat.

 

Thomas Thwaites had special prosthetic limbs made to enable him to walk like a goat, in order to mingle with a herd in Bannalp, Switzerland.

 

In footage obtained by the Associated Press that was filmed one year ago, Thwaites is seen eating grass and failing to keep pace with his nimbler herd mates.

 

Thomas lived in the Alps as a goat for three days.

 

 

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Which one is the real goat?

 

And the people who gave the  award should be given awards themselves for impersonating humans with brains....

8 minutes ago, ezzra said:

 

And the people who gave the  award should be given awards themselves

for impersonating humans with brains....

Great to see your understanding of the Ignobel Prizes is intact. How do you go for the Darwin Awards?

44 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

A British researcher and designer has won a prize in this year’s Ig Nobel spoof awards for his excellent work impersonating an Alpine goat.

Obviously they have never seen my ex mother-in-law.

I dare him to try that in some countries in the Middle East.   

He won't even need lipstick.

Is he Welsh?

 

I knew they had a sense of humour when they awarded Barack Obama a peace prize.

32 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:

I knew they had a sense of humour when they awarded Barack Obama a peace prize.

 

This was an Ig Nobel Prize not a Nobel Prize.

 

Ig Nobel Prize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

 

Edited September 25, 20169 yr by Enoon

2 hours ago, Credo said:

I dare him to try that in some countries in the Middle East.   

Is it why he's wearing a pants without opening and a helmet?

So, did he lock horns with anyone in the herd?

2 hours ago, JetsetBkk said:

Is he Welsh?

 

No- Saudi 

It's called "acting the goat", I bet there are many school teachers who would like to suggest their own nominees for this award. 

The very fact that they had to state that these are spoof awards sums it up. People are just not bright enough to understand irony. So depressing....ignoble even.

This is just too easy ! Did he just drop his pants and go on all fours ? Loved the bit on Youtube showing the 2 middle eastern gentleman banging the goat, very touching !