There's a new law in science, kids! Crayola's Law.
Some guy figured out the formula for the amount of colors Crayola will have over time. From the original 8 to the 120 we can choose from now, he found that Crayola has increased their color choices by 2.56% a year.
That means that in 2050, you will have to buy a box of 330 crayons to make your kids happy.
Do you know what would make me happy? Crayons that tasted like candy. I would LOVE 330 flavors of colors to choose from!
Now THAT'S science!
I'm off to eat some neon green.
Enjoy Everything.
-DJ
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
text factor
Did you see that study about texting and driving? If you didn't, it said that texting while you are driving is bad. Very bad.
They got a bunch of kids 17-24 and had them in simulators and checked their reaction time behind the wheel. They found that texting slowed their reaction time by 35%. They also tested reaction time with marijuana and alcohol. Marijuana slowed their reaction time by 21% and alcohol slowed them down by 12%.
I'm wondering what they used for the simulator. Is it a video game? I love those racing games at the arcade. I wish I had one. Maybe at the dinner table. I could eat and drive at the same time.
I also liked that skateboard simulator game. That was cool, too. If you never played it, go find it somewhere and enjoy.
Anyway, I was thinking about that study and wondered how people got involved in it. When I was in college and I was looking for some summer work, I remember thinking about one of those sleep studies. It paid pretty well, but I think I would have been uncomfortable sleeping with a bunch of people staring at me. And who knows what they would do. They might have dipped my finger in warm water. Or maybe written a naughty word on my forehead with a Sharpie. Or covered me in shaving cream. Or made fun of my Superman jammies.
So, what did the ad say for this study?
"Hey, kids! We need men and women between the ages of 17 and 24 for a fun study! We have cell phones, alcohol and pot! We also have video games! WOW! Not only that, but we'll pay you! Text us your info and we'll call you back! Remember, it's for science! Hooray for science!"
Yeah. That might have gotten a few responses. I wonder if they would have let me play video games in my jammies. Hmmm...that does sound enticing.
I'm off to donate my body to science.
Enjoy!
-DJ
They got a bunch of kids 17-24 and had them in simulators and checked their reaction time behind the wheel. They found that texting slowed their reaction time by 35%. They also tested reaction time with marijuana and alcohol. Marijuana slowed their reaction time by 21% and alcohol slowed them down by 12%.
I'm wondering what they used for the simulator. Is it a video game? I love those racing games at the arcade. I wish I had one. Maybe at the dinner table. I could eat and drive at the same time.
I also liked that skateboard simulator game. That was cool, too. If you never played it, go find it somewhere and enjoy.
Anyway, I was thinking about that study and wondered how people got involved in it. When I was in college and I was looking for some summer work, I remember thinking about one of those sleep studies. It paid pretty well, but I think I would have been uncomfortable sleeping with a bunch of people staring at me. And who knows what they would do. They might have dipped my finger in warm water. Or maybe written a naughty word on my forehead with a Sharpie. Or covered me in shaving cream. Or made fun of my Superman jammies.
So, what did the ad say for this study?
"Hey, kids! We need men and women between the ages of 17 and 24 for a fun study! We have cell phones, alcohol and pot! We also have video games! WOW! Not only that, but we'll pay you! Text us your info and we'll call you back! Remember, it's for science! Hooray for science!"
Yeah. That might have gotten a few responses. I wonder if they would have let me play video games in my jammies. Hmmm...that does sound enticing.
I'm off to donate my body to science.
Enjoy!
-DJ
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