<p>Fresh on the heels of the <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/10/02/beer-brawls-and-bras-at-the-2009-ig-nobel-awards/" title="">2009 Ig Nobel Awards</a> come six mini-movies about the research of past winners, including this doozy, <a href="http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/333/7582/1285" title="">Sword Swallowing and its Side Effects</a>, which took home the <a href="http://improbable.com/ig/2007/2007-details.html" title="">Ig Nobel Medicine Prize in 2007</a>. Check out this episode below: Related Content: Discoblog: <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/10/02/beer-brawls-and-bras-at-the-2009-ig-nobel-awards/" title="">Beer Brawls and Bras at the 2009 Ig Nobel Awards</a> Discoblog: <a href="/health/crunchy-chips-and-smart-slime-mold-win-2008-ig-nobel-prizes" title="">Crunchy Chips and Smart Slime Mold Win 2008 Ig Nobel Prizes</a> Discoblog: <a href="/planet-earth/nobel-laureates-go-ape-after-royal-society-creationist-comment" title="">Nobel Laureates Go Ape After Royal Society Creationist Comment</a></p><div class="vert-display-toggle collapsible relative flex flex-col items-center "><div class="vert-unit mt-4 mb-3 top-20"><div ad-type="mobile-desktop" class="ad-wrapper vert min-h-boombox flex items-start justify-center" data-ad-mapping="inline" data-ad-slot="Discover/inline-ad" id="div-inline-ad-0"></div></div><span aria-label="Advertisement" class="text-ad mt-1 text-[11px] uppercase">Advertisement</span></div><p><em>Video: </em><a href="http://www.minimovies.org/documentaires/view/ignobel/sword%20swallowing" title="">Minimovies.org</a></p>

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Fresh on the heels of the 2009 Ig Nobel Awards come six mini-movies about the research of past winners, including this doozy, Sword Swallowing and its Side Effects, which took home the Ig Nobel Medicine Prize in 2007. Check out this episode below: Related Content: Discoblog: Beer Brawls and Bras at the 2009 Ig Nobel Awards Discoblog: Crunchy Chips and Smart Slime Mold Win 2008 Ig Nobel Prizes Discoblog: Nobel Laureates Go Ape After Royal Society Creationist Comment Video: Minimovies.org

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