Hence, Proved

Friday, Jan 27th, 2012 @ 11 A.M.

One man's trash is another's gold. So put your creative juices to the test to make sense of nonsense using common sense. For the first time in Unmaad, we present to you Hence Proved, our version of Ignobels, the Ignoramus' Nobel Prize. All you have to do is select one of the topics that will be put up soon and come armed to defend your POV using any and all means available. (read visual evidence, ppts, personal experiences and the like)

Topics list for Hence, Proved is finally out. Let your imagination run wild and your nonsense suddenly make perfect sense!

1. Every man has a feminine side
2. One word that should be removed from the Oxford English Dictionary is Aardvark.
3. A girl can never have too much of something.
4. Murphy's Law doesn't apply to people from Canada
5. Indians are smarter than Americans
6. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is unsuitable for children.
7. Green is the new pink
8. Kolaveri Di is the national anthem today
9. You can't have the whole view without getting on the top
10. The thickness of the ice caps in Antarctica is directly proportional to the income tax Jithu pays each year
11. Irrigation policy is determined by Sachin's batting average in that year
12. Never go out with a girl whose last name ends with a vowel.
13. Rajnikanth knows Victoria's Secret.
14. Facebook is the key to the growth and development of a baby shark.
15. Suicide rates are directly proportional to the amount of remixed music played on radio.
16. Google's I'm feeling lucky helps you get lucky.
17. Tom and Jerry were in fact in love.

Or any other topic under, above or beyond the sun as long as you mail it across to mohana.rajan[at]iimb.ernet.in beforehand for censoring.

Rules

  1. There can be a maximum of three members per team.
  2. Participation is open to all undergraduate and post graduate colleges as well as to corporates
  3. On the spot registrations shall be accepted at the registration desk on the day of the event
  4. All teams must choose a topic from the list that will be put up on the website soon. Teams must prepare their arguments in favour or against the topic and come prepared to the event.
  5. Teams must submit their Powerpoint presentations (if any) before the event commences for approval.
  6. Time limit is 4+2 minutes per team.


Mohana T Rajan - +91 90084 19753 - mohana.rajan[at]iimb.ernet.in

Rahul Sharma - +91 98867 97814 - rahul.sharma10[at]iimb.ernet.in