Did this win an Ig Nobel and if not, why not?
However, Karl Kruszelnicki did receive Ig Nobel Prize for his research on belly button fluff.
http://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i6679
- Effect of ale, garlic, and soured cream on the appetite of leeches (winner 1994)
- Magnetic resonance imaging of male and female genitals during coitus and female sexual arousal (1999)
- Sword swallowing and its side effects (2006)
- Pain over speed bumps in diagnosis of acute appendicitis (2012)