The Schnobel Peace Prize was awarded to the mayor of Vilnius Arthur Zuokas, who invented a new way to combat the bad habit of car owners to park them in the wrong places – using armored vehicles. The Lithuanian politician personally tested the effectiveness of the new technology by crushing the Mercedes, parked on a pedestrian crossing, with a vehicle. Speaking at the award ceremony, Zuokas explained that his initiative has gained worldwide recognition because “idiots are the same everywhere, regardless of where they live and what language they speak.” Who exactly should be meant by the word “idiot”, the mayor did not specify.