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2021 Ig Nobel Prize Grab Bag, Part 2

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Fist Punch Theory

Is there any evidence that if you actually go back a million years or so, that our ancestors would have been practising a lot of consistent, closed fist punching? Yes. And then once you start using weaponsa, you know, i think youou quickly reach a point where the technology vastly outweighs any kind of natural armoring we might have via beards. You know, once you get to the level of the mace, like we discussed before, i mean, that's just instant skull pudding. Unless there's some sort of ehilment involved. It doesn't matter what kind of hair you have or what kind of beard you're packing. But i guess the counter argument

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