Comments on: New Cheerios http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/ We Cause Scenes Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: PoorOldEdgarDerby http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/comment-page-1/#comment-84770 PoorOldEdgarDerby Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:24:44 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/#comment-84770 It's been just long enough that younger people may not remember or even have ever heard of New Coke. I heard stories growing up, but I never really believed them. It’s been just long enough that younger people may not remember or even have ever heard of New Coke. I heard stories growing up, but I never really believed them.

]]> By: Bridget http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/comment-page-1/#comment-83578 Bridget Sun, 24 May 2009 17:22:22 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/#comment-83578 you'd think ppl would have more sense come on it can't taste that different you’d think ppl would have more sense come on it can’t taste that different

]]> By: Xenobiologista http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/comment-page-1/#comment-82338 Xenobiologista Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:26:00 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/#comment-82338 This is why study volunteers in medical experiments are required to be "blinded" as to what they're getting. Gold standard is "double-blinding" where even the MDs or the nurses dispensing the treatment don't know, because patients can pick up on subtle stuff like body language subconsciously. It's one reason why it's hard to get good data as to whether acupuncture really works or not. Yeah I know I'm off-topic but the great thing about good pranks is that they're revealing about human nature. This is why study volunteers in medical experiments are required to be “blinded” as to what they’re getting. Gold standard is “double-blinding” where even the MDs or the nurses dispensing the treatment don’t know, because patients can pick up on subtle stuff like body language subconsciously. It’s one reason why it’s hard to get good data as to whether acupuncture really works or not.

Yeah I know I’m off-topic but the great thing about good pranks is that they’re revealing about human nature.

]]> By: poojalooba_cow http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/comment-page-1/#comment-70744 poojalooba_cow Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:59:04 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/#comment-70744 ^ @Andries. That's pure comedic gold. Hilarious what people'll believe, eh? A similar thing involves deceiving people through color. Someone at my school did a science fair involving vanilla pudding with food coloring to make it look like chocolate, strawberry, and lemon pudding also. When fed all four vanilla puddings that were colored differently (they didn't know they were all vanilla), people were asked to describe the taste. None of them said vanilla, they all said flavors that corresponded with the colors of the pudding. Stuff like that is hilarious if you're in on the joke. ^ @Andries. That’s pure comedic gold. Hilarious what people’ll believe, eh? A similar thing involves deceiving people through color. Someone at my school did a science fair involving vanilla pudding with food coloring to make it look like chocolate, strawberry, and lemon pudding also. When fed all four vanilla puddings that were colored differently (they didn’t know they were all vanilla), people were asked to describe the taste. None of them said vanilla, they all said flavors that corresponded with the colors of the pudding.

Stuff like that is hilarious if you’re in on the joke.

]]> By: Andries http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/comment-page-1/#comment-6456 Andries Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:40:53 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/#comment-6456 A couple of years ago (when I was 14, I guess) we did a research for General Science involving people tasting Coca Cola and very very cheap coke, and asking which one they liked best. We said the cheap coke was Coca Cola, and that the Coca Cola was the cheap one. 90% preferred the cheap one over Coca Cola when we said it was Coca Cola :-) A couple of years ago (when I was 14, I guess) we did a research for General Science involving people tasting Coca Cola and very very cheap coke, and asking which one they liked best. We said the cheap coke was Coca Cola, and that the Coca Cola was the cheap one. 90% preferred the cheap one over Coca Cola when we said it was Coca Cola :-)

]]> By: Saknika http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/comment-page-1/#comment-5865 Saknika Thu, 24 May 2007 05:02:25 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/#comment-5865 I love psychology in action. xD I love psychology in action. xD

]]> By: linda http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/comment-page-1/#comment-5460 linda Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:28:25 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/#comment-5460 You guys should read the Milgram Experiment, see how people REALLY react to authority figures (i.e. people with clipboards) You guys should read the Milgram Experiment, see how people REALLY react to authority figures (i.e. people with clipboards)

]]> By: Gael http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Gael Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:01:41 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/#comment-43 Haha! Its so great how people will believe almost anything people say. Like that the cheriose where actualy diferent. They didnt even question it!! ^.^ Speaking of gulible, you know that trick where you say gulible is writen on the ceiling and ppl look up (or most say "Yeah right" and dont look up)? Well, in my 8th grade class room someone in a past year actualy wrote gulible up there and it took me and my friend to convince one of my class mates that it was actualy up there! It was soo funny cause the person did NOT want to look up and be made fun of or something if it wasnt there. You should do something like this, its hilarious, trust me. ^.^ Haha! Its so great how people will believe almost anything people say. Like that the cheriose where actualy diferent. They didnt even question it!! ^.^ Speaking of gulible, you know that trick where you say gulible is writen on the ceiling and ppl look up (or most say "Yeah right" and dont look up)? Well, in my 8th grade class room someone in a past year actualy wrote gulible up there and it took me and my friend to convince one of my class mates that it was actualy up there! It was soo funny cause the person did NOT want to look up and be made fun of or something if it wasnt there. You should do something like this, its hilarious, trust me.

^.^

]]> By: J http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/comment-page-1/#comment-42 J Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:19:41 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/#comment-42 heh excellent prank, better than some of the newer ones even :) you guys should do something like this more often heh excellent prank, better than some of the newer ones even :) you guys should do something like this more often

]]> By: Sami http://improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Sami Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:53:10 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2001/09/22/new-cheerios/#comment-41 People are gullible. I love it. People are gullible. I love it.

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