FUNNY! MEMORABLE QUOTES!
"[...]CLOSEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO BEING SHAVED BY A SPACESHIP!"
Saturday, 6 November 2010
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Some Vibrations
Some vibrations are bad
Like a little ultraviolet radiation
Some vibrations are good
Like my cellphone vibrations
Some vibrations are okay
Like that bee buzzin' around me
As long as we aren't talking about seismic vibrations
There is no need for hesitation
[I came up with this at the shop.]
Botany Can Die
plants bore the hell out of me, though. they just... sway with the wind... I love all human knowledge besides botany. I don't care if 6 plants make up 80% of humanity's food consumption. I would rather just eat meat than learn about ... plants!
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Pencils vs. Pens
For the longest time I've been debating pens vs. pencils.
Pros Pencils
You don't have to worry about the 'ink drying out'.
Pros Pencils
You don't have to worry about the 'ink drying out'.
You don't have to worry about the angle at which you're holding your pencil.
Cons Pencils
You have to sharpen pencils.
If the tip of your pencil is sharp, you may poke yourself depending on the way you carry your pencil.
Friday, 22 October 2010
Moral Capital
Sure, getting organic bok choy and phosphate-free toilet-bowl cleaner can make you feel good about yourself, but how good? And does buying green translate into more redeeming behavior overall? Nina Mazar and Chen-Bo Zhong of the University of Toronto conducted three experiments on 305 subjects to find out. It turns out that just being exposed to green products - seeing a TV commercial or walking by an organic store -- created a "halo effect" that makes people more charitable and trusting. But actualy buying green products was like getting a license for hypocrisy: After a purchase, the green consumers were more likely to lie and steal.
Mazar points out that more and more consumers are buying green and socially responsible products, which gives them "moral capital" (ak.a. a superiority complex).
Popular Science August 2010
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