“The first-lap melee will likely remain in the record book forever due to the current 40-car limit”

The original Land Rover Discovery had the tail lights from an Austin Maestro van, which meant the rear corners had to be bevelled off in the same way.

That field of wheat has already been cut, it’s just stubble now, so no loss of crop.

Or in this case, inactions have consequences ...

At least the front didn’t fall off ...

They need more bears...

Thought that was Burt Reynolds for a moment ...

Ports look like the original Xbox One, rather than the One S, but you’re right, it’s an Xbox.

I would have thought cranberry sauce would work better, a bit sharper than melba. Also appropriate for this time of year.

Misread that - thought it said JDM Nissan Horny ...

It’s Ig Nobel, not Ig Noble.

Thanks, learn something new everyday.

Thanks, my mistake.

“Those are Jaeger, so blame the British.”

Rock is between 2 and 3 times as dense as water. When it is in the canoe it displaces the equivalent weight of water (i.e. a volume greater than the volume of the rock). When it is thrown overboard it only displaces its own volume, so the water level will go down.

It looks like all three gauges are printed and stuck on to the glass of the original instruments. They don’t look 3D and the needle on the RND display overlays the border. I think they are mock ups of what the proposed instruments might be. Hopefully, they do actually come out like that, and I see that Smiths…

I think you’ll find the public are divided on that ...

English (and presumably Canadian) usage is “licence” for the noun, and “license” for the verb. American usage is “license” for both cases. No doubt due to Noah Webster. Two countries divided by a common language ...

When will you ever learn? ... ;)