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Largest Group Of Nobel Laureates To Remove A Sword From Someone's Throat
On October 1, 2009, during the 19th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts, eight Nobel Prize Laureates removed a 22-inch solid steel sword from Ig Nobel Prize Laureate sword swallower Dan Meyer’s throat.
The Nobel Laureates involved:[
Rich Roberts][] - Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine, 1993[
Wolfgang Ketterle][] - Nobel Prize in Physics, 2001[
Dudley Herschbach][] - Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986[
Paul Krugman][] - Nobel Prize in Economics, 2008[
Roy Glauber][] - Nobel Prize in Physics, 2005[
Frank Wilczek][] - Nobel Prize in Physics, 2004[
Martin Chalfie][] - Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2008[
William Lipscomb][] - Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1976[
Rich Roberts]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RichardJ.Roberts [
Wolfgang Ketterle]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WolfgangKetterle [
Dudley Herschbach]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DudleyR.Herschbach [
Paul Krugman]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PaulKrugman [
Roy Glauber]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoyJ.Glauber [
Frank Wilczek]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FrankWilczek [
Martin Chalfie]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MartinChalfie [
William Lipscomb]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lipscomb -
Most Throat Notes Sung In 30 Seconds
Maximizing diaphram capacity and rapid vocal movement, Elna Baker stunned an audience by letting loose 112 throat singing notes in 30 seconds, a new universal record.
The record was set on November 24, 2008 at a World Record Appreciation Society event in New York City. Event organizers Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness and document this feat.
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