他的研究灵感来源于网络上好几年前的一个帖子：

He was inspired by an internet thread featuring absurd photos of cat-filled containers.

他受到网上一系列装满猫咪的容器的照片启发。

池中猫

罐中猫

箱中猫

他觉得这简直太适合自己的研究方向了！

“This actually raised some interesting questions about what it means to be a fluid and so I thought it could be used to highlight actually serious topics at the centre of the field of rheology, the study of flows,” he said.

“这实际上提出了好些关于液体意味着什么的有趣问题，所以我就想，这可以用来突出流变学领域中特别严肃的问题。”

在颁奖典礼现场，Fardin表达了自己激动的心情：

"When I was asked if I was willing to accept the prize, the answer was easy. It might be cool to refuse a Nobel Prize but it's certainly uncool to refuse an Ig Nobel."

“当我被问题想不想来领奖的时候，答案显而易见。拒领‘诺奖’可能很酷，不过拒领‘搞笑诺奖’可是一点都不酷。”

他说要弄清楚猫是不是液体，还要从什么是液体说起：

Liquid is a material that can adapt its shape to its container.

液体指可以随着容器调整自身形状的材料。

话音未落，台下响起了杠铃般的笑声。

观众内心OS：第一次见到这么科学吸猫的……