Men would rather give themselves an electric shock than sit alone in a room with nothing to do
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Men no like thinky[^] Seems reasonable to me.
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So, sat in a room, with nothing to do for 15 minutes but press a button that they knew would administer an electric shock, 12 out of 18 men pressed it and six out of 24 women. These people intentionally gave themselves an electric shock. An electric shock. Those who shocked themselves, did so an average of 1.47 times during the 15 minute period. Except for one maverick. Who did it 190 times.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
It's a well-known fact that the vast majority of people can't stand being alone, and need to be in some kind of communication with other people at all times -- hence the overwhelming popularity of mobile phones and social media, and even fora like this one (although I think people come here when they don't want to work, rather than to not be alone). People generally are a pack of bluddy idiots who don't have enough ideas in their heads to keep them busy for five minutes.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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It's a well-known fact that the vast majority of people can't stand being alone, and need to be in some kind of communication with other people at all times -- hence the overwhelming popularity of mobile phones and social media, and even fora like this one (although I think people come here when they don't want to work, rather than to not be alone). People generally are a pack of bluddy idiots who don't have enough ideas in their heads to keep them busy for five minutes.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Mark_Wallace wrote:
It's a well-known fact that the vast majority of people can't stand being alone, and need to be in some kind of communication with other people at all times -- hence the overwhelming popularity of mobile phones and social media
Indeed. I don't own a cell phone, I don't have a twitter or facebook account, and I actually prefer being left the f*ck alone for extended periods of time.
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From the bridge, I'd be perfectly safe[^]
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
But would you do it? :-) Then you should consider the possibility that the train line you stand above has overhead lines with 25kv. (650V third rail sounds more like the underground to me.) Still probably safe actually. But would you do it?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]
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But would you do it? :-) Then you should consider the possibility that the train line you stand above has overhead lines with 25kv. (650V third rail sounds more like the underground to me.) Still probably safe actually. But would you do it?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]
Not really - not just because of the risk, but because I don't consider it acceptable to pee in public. It's bad enough having to clean dog pee off car and motorcycle tyres - human pee I don't want to have to clean up, so why should I make someone else do it?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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That explains a lot about QA...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Men no like thinky[^] Seems reasonable to me.
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So, sat in a room, with nothing to do for 15 minutes but press a button that they knew would administer an electric shock, 12 out of 18 men pressed it and six out of 24 women. These people intentionally gave themselves an electric shock. An electric shock. Those who shocked themselves, did so an average of 1.47 times during the 15 minute period. Except for one maverick. Who did it 190 times.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
Now the real question is: What would it look like if more than one person was in the room, and pushing the button would shock at least one of them. Now is it going to be boredom to drive those people to push the button?! ... probably not!
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OriginalGriff wrote:
That explains a lot about people trying to answer questions on QA...
FTFY! ;P
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
*cough*
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Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Now the real question is: What would it look like if more than one person was in the room, and pushing the button would shock at least one of them. Now is it going to be boredom to drive those people to push the button?! ... probably not!
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Not really - not just because of the risk, but because I don't consider it acceptable to pee in public. It's bad enough having to clean dog pee off car and motorcycle tyres - human pee I don't want to have to clean up, so why should I make someone else do it?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
OriginalGriff wrote:
human pee I don't want to have to clean up,
Wow I stand I awe for this level of ignorance. So what can I gather from this statement of yours? 1. You've obviously never had any children to look after. 2. You've been also spared from caring for disabled elderly persons (like uhmmm your parents or grand paremts maybe) 3. Urine is one of those bodily secretions with the least amount of bacterial contamination compared to what other orifices have to offer. So what's the deal with that? (This may not be true for some cases where uretheral infections are involved.) 4. I'm a hiker, a biker (bicycles) and a fisherman and pretty please dispatch of my accumulated liquid wastes however fits the purpose. (OK, I try not to do that in populated areas, especially when other, more discrete, means of disposal are available) Cheers! ;P
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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I'd press it. Probably not 190 times though. But after a couple of minutes I'd get curious about that shock. A minute more and I'd have to know. Of course I'd be thinking the whole time - about that shock.
read the article again - all experienced the shock already before the axperiment! :omg:
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OriginalGriff wrote:
human pee I don't want to have to clean up,
Wow I stand I awe for this level of ignorance. So what can I gather from this statement of yours? 1. You've obviously never had any children to look after. 2. You've been also spared from caring for disabled elderly persons (like uhmmm your parents or grand paremts maybe) 3. Urine is one of those bodily secretions with the least amount of bacterial contamination compared to what other orifices have to offer. So what's the deal with that? (This may not be true for some cases where uretheral infections are involved.) 4. I'm a hiker, a biker (bicycles) and a fisherman and pretty please dispatch of my accumulated liquid wastes however fits the purpose. (OK, I try not to do that in populated areas, especially when other, more discrete, means of disposal are available) Cheers! ;P
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
You'd take wrong as well - I've changed my share of nappies and wiped my mother's bottom when she had her brain tumour. Doesn't mean I want to clean up after strangers, any more than I want to go round with a pocket full of pooper scooper bags and clean up after other people's dogs! :laugh:
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
Be that as it may, but I've given upon trying to really help on Q&A. See, some people do learn from there mistakes, :D
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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read the article again - all experienced the shock already before the axperiment! :omg:
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Now the real question is: What would it look like if more than one person was in the room, and pushing the button would shock at least one of them. Now is it going to be boredom to drive those people to push the button?! ... probably not!
They should have one of those epic trailer soundtracks playing too. Dundundundun... Two buttons... Dundundundun... Two people... Dundundundun... Will they do the unthinkable?... DUNDUNDUNDUNDUN... Will they survive!? DUUUUUUUUN... And all the while these people will be staring at each other, sweating like pigs, keeping one eye on the other's button, hands above their own... :D
It's an OO world.
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
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Men no like thinky[^] Seems reasonable to me.
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So, sat in a room, with nothing to do for 15 minutes but press a button that they knew would administer an electric shock, 12 out of 18 men pressed it and six out of 24 women. These people intentionally gave themselves an electric shock. An electric shock. Those who shocked themselves, did so an average of 1.47 times during the 15 minute period. Except for one maverick. Who did it 190 times.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
I did not read the article. But I'm pretty sure that button was red. Interesting buttons usually are. And now, I ask, who in this whole wide world (www) would NOT press a red button???? (Especially if it has some text like: "don't press the button" or "launch" on it). I'm done here. I'm going to find buttons to press. And I hope I did not push somebody's buttons here.
I won’t not use no double negatives.
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They should have one of those epic trailer soundtracks playing too. Dundundundun... Two buttons... Dundundundun... Two people... Dundundundun... Will they do the unthinkable?... DUNDUNDUNDUNDUN... Will they survive!? DUUUUUUUUN... And all the while these people will be staring at each other, sweating like pigs, keeping one eye on the other's button, hands above their own... :D
It's an OO world.
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}LOL. And that's the thing with psychology experiments anything goes... you tell them the button zaps the other person, but it zaps themselves.
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Men no like thinky[^] Seems reasonable to me.
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So, sat in a room, with nothing to do for 15 minutes but press a button that they knew would administer an electric shock, 12 out of 18 men pressed it and six out of 24 women. These people intentionally gave themselves an electric shock. An electric shock. Those who shocked themselves, did so an average of 1.47 times during the 15 minute period. Except for one maverick. Who did it 190 times.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
A combination of simple cost benefit analysis and curiosity. Clearly, the shock wouldn't be strong enough to kill you, so why not?
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Men no like thinky[^] Seems reasonable to me.
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So, sat in a room, with nothing to do for 15 minutes but press a button that they knew would administer an electric shock, 12 out of 18 men pressed it and six out of 24 women. These people intentionally gave themselves an electric shock. An electric shock. Those who shocked themselves, did so an average of 1.47 times during the 15 minute period. Except for one maverick. Who did it 190 times.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
i will press it, just for curiousing, but not 190 times :laugh:
In code we trust !
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Not really - not just because of the risk, but because I don't consider it acceptable to pee in public. It's bad enough having to clean dog pee off car and motorcycle tyres - human pee I don't want to have to clean up, so why should I make someone else do it?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I'd press it. Probably not 190 times though. But after a couple of minutes I'd get curious about that shock. A minute more and I'd have to know. Of course I'd be thinking the whole time - about that shock.
So I thought as well - I mean it couldn't be that bad. I actually wondered about that aspect of curiosity so much I actually read the article, and - lo and behold! - it goes on to state
wiredwrote:that every participant had already received the shock before the trial. And every one had said they would pay to not experience it again. Hard cash.
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