Broken window Theory
Ever heard of the broken window theory? I am bored will share it with you:
Last month social scientists in the Netherlands empirically demonstrated a phenomenon observed by policymakers and law-enforcement officials for years. When an envelope visibly containing a five-euro note was left hanging out of a mailbox on a sidewalk, 13 percent of the passersby snatched it up. When the same mailbox was covered in graffiti, however, more than double the number of the pedestrians (about 27 percent) stole the envelope.
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Another one of those cool clocks
Check out this very well made digital clock:
http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html
Simple, but efective.
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How to write a college/school paper
1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lit place in front of your computer.
2. Log onto MSN and ICQ (be sure to go on away!). Check your email.
3. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you understand it.
4. Walk down to the vending machines and buy some chocolate to help you concentrate.
5. Check your email.
6. Call up a friend and ask if he/she wants to go to grab a coffee. Just to get settled down and ready to work.
7. When you get back to your room, sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lit place.
8. Read over the assignment again to make absolutely certain you understand it.
9. Check your email.
10. You know, you haven’t written to that kid you met at camp since fourth grade. You’d better write that letter now and get it out of the way so you can concentrate.
11. Look at your teeth in the bathroom mirror.
then: read the rest to finish
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Do Colors affect your mood?
Do colors Affect your mood? Apparently so.
But what color goes with what mood?
Like death and taxes, there is no escaping color. It is ubiquitous. Yet what does it all mean? Why are people more relaxed in green rooms? Why do weightlifters do their best in blue gyms?
Colors often have different meanings in various cultures. And even in Western societies, the meanings of various colors have changed over the years. But today in the U.S., researchers have generally found the following to be accurate.
Read about the actual colors here: Color Psychology
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Robo dump
This is a Robot that makes sounds as if someone was on the toilet with a stomach problem. Really funny
Check out what its about here: triggur.org/robodump/
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Weird Fish
Here are some weird fish you’ve probably never seen before:
axolotl weird fish
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Inspiration – the unusual
You have all seen those inspirational pictures. Those that make you feel better, and that should give you that boost. Well, here are some unusual ones you probably haven’t seen.
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Hind sight glasses – see almost 360degrees
Would you buy one of these sets of glasses? Do you think its worht it?
Have a wider view of your surroundings with these glasses:
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List of Unusual deaths, early ages
A list of very strange unusual deaths that have been recorded.
- 458 BC: Aeschylus,a Greek playwright, was killed when an eagle dropped a live tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a stone. The tortoise survived.[1]
- 430 BC: Empedocles, Pre-Socratic philosopher, secretly jumped into an active volcano (Mt. Etna). According to Diogenes Laërtius, this was to convince the people of his time that he had been taken up by the Gods on Olympus.
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