Monday 3 October 2022 06:27 AM ABC weekend cohost Fauziah Ibrahim baffles viewers with suggestive 'knob' joke ... trends now
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An ABC news anchor has stunned her guest and audience after making a suggestive 'knob' joke live on air.
Weekend Breakfast co-host Fauziah Ibrahim made the suggestive joke during a segment on the Ig Nobel Prize - satirical awards, run by 'scientific humour magazine the Annals of Improbable Research' - on Sunday.
The program's guest, along with co-host Johanna Nicholson, were left speechless after Ms Ibrahim joked about this year's winning investigation into the optimal way to turn a door knob.
'Well in personal experience, sometimes you need two hands to deal with a big knob,' Ms Ibrahim said.
Weekend Breakfast co-host Fauziah Ibrahim (centre) made the suggestive joke during a segment on the Ig Nobel Prize
Ibrahim made the joke after the trio observed video footage of 32 volunteers turning 47 door knobs, which led the research team to conclude that more fingers were required to turn bigger door knobs.
The guest stuttered 'uh' and 'yes' before ignoring the joke and elaborating on the benefits of the research.
'(It's) something that's important in terms of looking at the way we interact with the world and of course it's important for people who particularly have disabilities or older people who might need a little bit of
