Fact O' The Day

[Krandall]

"Being checked out makes women worse at math. "


Women who feel they're being judged for attractiveness -- with the standard up-and-down evaluating look, for example -- tend to underperform compared to women who don't feel the same pressure. In a study published in the Journal of Social Issues, researchers invited male and female subjects to an interview followed by a series of 12 math problems. In some of the interviews, research assistants were told to noticeably ogle their opposite-sex subjects first. Women who received this treatment got an average of fewer than five out of 12 correct answers on the math test; women who didn't averaged six. Male subjects were unaffected.

[Krandall]

"Laughter increases pain tolerance."


A study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society tested subjects' tolerance to painful stimuli before and after they watched comedy shows or stand-up routines. Subjects exposed to comedy could tolerate around 10% more pain than those who weren't. The results were dose-dependent; people who laughed more could tolerate more. Furthermore, it appears to be laughter in particular, and not other positive feelings, that elicits this response. A similar experiment found no such effect on pain tolerance when provoking generally happy, feel-good emotions.

[Krandall]

"Rich women prefer older men."



Psychologists conducting a study in Scotland found that men are generally more likely to consider physical attractiveness in their partners, while women are more likely to consider a partner's ability to provide. The researchers anticipated that women who were financially stable (and so were not in need of a provider partner) would be more likely to mirror men's interest in young partners. They instead found the opposite; higher incomes made women prefer (attractive) older men, and made men prefer younger women.

[Hefe]

"Rich women prefer older men."



Psychologists conducting a study in Scotland found that men are generally more likely to consider physical attractiveness in their partners, while women are more likely to consider a partner's ability to provide. The researchers anticipated that women who were financially stable (and so were not in need of a provider partner) would be more likely to mirror men's interest in young partners. They instead found the opposite; higher incomes made women prefer (attractive) older men, and made men prefer younger women.

YES!!!!

[Peelz]

"Rich women prefer older men."



Psychologists conducting a study in Scotland found that men are generally more likely to consider physical attractiveness in their partners, while women are more likely to consider a partner's ability to provide. The researchers anticipated that women who were financially stable (and so were not in need of a provider partner) would be more likely to mirror men's interest in young partners. They instead found the opposite; higher incomes made women prefer (attractive) older men, and made men prefer younger women.

YES!!!!

LOL

[Krandall]

"Physicists may have monitored particles moving faster than light -- a discovery that would revolutionize physics."


On September 22nd, physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research announced that they had detected neutrinos traveling faster than light (60 nanoseconds faster, over a 450-mile stretch). It's possible that the results are flawed; the researchers have to make atmospheric corrections, as light travels slower in our atmosphere than it does in a vacuum, and their error estimates may have been inaccurate. However, if their findings hold up, the very basis of Einstein's theory of relativity would be challenged.

[Colorado700R]

"Physicists may have monitored particles moving faster than light -- a discovery that would revolutionize physics."


On September 22nd, physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research announced that they had detected neutrinos traveling faster than light (60 nanoseconds faster, over a 450-mile stretch). It's possible that the results are flawed; the researchers have to make atmospheric corrections, as light travels slower in our atmosphere than it does in a vacuum, and their error estimates may have been inaccurate. However, if their findings hold up, the very basis of Einstein's theory of relativity would be challenged.

"Fact of the day"....just sayin'

[Krandall]

its a fact that they may have.

[Peelz]

you guys are both incredible douches.


FACT.

[Hefe]

Peels is STILL not attending the rally.... FACT!

[Peelz]

I am sad.


FACT.

[Hefe]

we all are man ... fact

[Troy]

shit is tapered so your asshole doesn't slam shut...........scientific fact.

[Krandall]

"Kids who play in green environments have less severe ADHD."


University of Illinois researchers studied 400 children with ADHD. They found that even among groups of children who all played outdoors, ADHD symptoms were milder when the children's outdoor setting was an open, green, natural environment (as opposed to outdoor structures, or less open spaces like heavily-forested settings). Even exposure to pictures of green settings appears to have a positive effect.

[Krandall]

"People without siblings are more likely to have successful careers."


According to a CareerBuilder survey of 5,708 American workers, an only child is more likely to earn a six-figure salary and more likely to have a corporate title than someone with siblings. Only children also tend toward positions in engineering, law enforcement and information technology. However, people who do have siblings are more likely to be happy at their jobs. Among workers with brothers and sisters, first-born children are the most likely to earn six figures, while middle children are the most likely to earn sub-$35,000 salaries.