The aim of the Ig Nobel prize is to award those people who come up with a research or invention who first makes people laugh and then makes them think.
So it was, Catherine Douglas from UK was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize held at at Harvard University in Cambridge, US, for inventing a strapless bra that can be used as a gas mask.
Dr Douglas was unable to attend the ceremony but told BBC News in an interview that she is a big fan of the Nobel Awards, and is 'thrilled' to recieve it.