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    Quote Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger View Post
    It might seem stupid, but this is one of the ways we collectively grow knowledge.
    What we learn may not always be correct (humans make mistakes).
    Sometimes people may fudge data (we hope they are honest though).
    Sometimes it will seem silly on face value...
    But somewhere, the research findings may be taken a little further, interrogated in a different way, and potentially, something awesome may be found.

    This is science. Keep your collective heads in the sand and return to a cave if you can't accept that great knowledge comes from dedicated research.
    Somehow I think the media might be telling just a fraction of the story here Mitch. The good burgers of AULRO don't strike me as a mob which has scant regard for knowledge. They don't mind jumping on a good farce when they see one though. You have to admit that the science involved here can never be truly accurate unless it is based on a very large sample. As the Media have reported it it really does seem farcical, but I'll bet there is a lot more to it. For instance would they have endeavoured to determine who might be most likely to take the early nick?
    It's true that Science and Knowledge are precious, but lets not be too precious about it. Those who perform this work are not above criticism nor should they be. If they were then most of what they produced would be Fudge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post

    I just had a few cans and couldn't see which way the bubbles went, now I'm having trouble seeing the cans.
    If I was a Conspiracy Theorist..., I'd postulate that Guinness put that story about, maybe even part-funded the 'Research' in order to increase sales and interest in their Healthy, Beneficial and Incredibly Valuable & Useful Beverage not only amongst the faithful, but into the hallowed Halls of Academe...

    Sheeems to 'ave woirked....

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    Quote Originally Posted by superquag View Post
    If I was a Conspiracy Theorist..., I'd postulate that Guinness put that story about, maybe even part-funded the 'Research' in order to increase sales and interest in their Healthy, Beneficial and Incredibly Valuable & Useful Beverage not only amongst the faithful, but into the hallowed Halls of Academe...

    Sheeems to 'ave woirked....
    Are you suggesting I've been had?

    On a more serious note, how many of these 'studies of the bleeding obvious' are done as pracs by students?
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post

    Are you suggesting I've been had?

    On a more serious note, how many of these 'studies of the bleeding obvious' are done as pracs by students?
    Ian. I think you may have hit a nail on the head.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cuppabillytea View Post
    Ian. I think you may have hit a nail on the head.
    Anyone care to commission a research study into it?
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    I'm still waiting for someone who thinks this is an example of pointless research to explain why people who use their mobile phone to check the time are less punctual and less diligent than those who use a wristwatch. As I said before, this piece of research wasn't just to prove that if you know the time, you will get to meetings punctually.

    Actually that isn't quite what I'm waiting for. I'm really waiting to see how many different theories people have about why that is so. That would suggest that some things are not as obvious as might first appear.

    Or maybe I am waiting expecting that no-one will have a sensible explanation. That might suggest that this research touches on some aspect of human behaviour that is not fully understood and which therefore warrants further investigation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post

    Anyone care to commission a research study into it?
    It could be worth doing. Which University does research onto the behaviour of Universities?
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    Quote Originally Posted by cuppabillytea View Post
    It could be worth doing. Which University does research onto the behaviour of Universities?
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    Oh. That subject wasn't on the curriculum when I was there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vnx205 View Post
    I'm still waiting for someone who thinks this is an example of pointless research to explain why people who use their mobile phone to check the time are less punctual and less diligent than those who use a wristwatch. As I said before, this piece of research wasn't just to prove that if you know the time, you will get to meetings punctually.

    Actually that isn't quite what I'm waiting for. I'm really waiting to see how many different theories people have about why that is so. That would suggest that some things are not as obvious as might first appear.

    Or maybe I am waiting expecting that no-one will have a sensible explanation. That might suggest that this research touches on some aspect of human behaviour that is not fully understood and which therefore warrants further investigation.
    I have a theory: When people check their Mobile Phones they are suddenly alerted to all the notifications from Face Book, Instagram,their Email and so forth. All of which demand immediate attention. The poor soles are distracted and loose track of time.
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