BlogCadre - experiment

Torn up credit card applications can still get you a card

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:26:04 -0600

Purchase your paper shredder today because tearing up your junk credit card applications into itty-bitty pieces may not keep identity thieves away, especially if they have some patience and scotch tape.

This guy decided to conduct a little experiment. He decided to tear up a credit card application into small pieces, tape the application back together, fill out the application and apply for a credit card. After a few days he received a brand-spanking new credit card!

Aren't credit card companies wonderful?

[via reddit]

Previously:
Credit for the College Student, How secure is a credit card?

The Luke Johnson Phone Experiment

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:41:26 -0600

Luke Johnson is conducting an "experiment" to see how many strangers will call him if he broadcasts his cell phone number on YouTube for the whole world to see.

His goal? To have his phone ringing off the hook day and night.

Why? He's a lonely guy and needs to use up his cell phone minutes somehow.

His cell number is 602.435.3694.

Classic Study: The Stanford Prison Experiment

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:27:53 -0500

The Stanford Prison Experiment is a classic study that every psychology major hears about in their Psych 101 class.

What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph? These are some of the questions we posed in this dramatic simulation of prison life conducted in the summer of 1971 at Stanford University.

How we went about testing these questions and what we found may astound you. Our planned two-week investigation into the psychology of prison life had to be ended prematurely after only six days because of what the situation was doing to the college students who participated. In only a few days, our guards became sadistic and our prisoners became depressed and showed signs of extreme stress.

If you haven't heard of this study, I strongly urge you to visit The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment website and watch this video [via digg].

Mentos and Diet Coke Fountain

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:00:07 -0500

The guys at EepyBird.com have created their own version of the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas using 523 Mentos and 101 - 2 liter bottles of Diet Coke. Check out the awesome display!