Lydia_K@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 hours agoWell if it's low cost and easy to use..lemmy.worldimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1211
arrow-up1211imageWell if it's low cost and easy to use..lemmy.worldLydia_K@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 hours agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39·7 hours agoThere was a study on boredom that found people who did NOT want to be shocked. They put them in a room with nothing to do for 15 minutes, and if I recall, about half or the people voluntarily shocked themselves for something to do.
minus-squareapplebusch (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 hours agome: couple minutes in: ow! couple more minutes in: ow! 30 seconds later: ow! 30 more seconds later: how long can i hold it…? ooooooow! the researchers: 🤦♀️
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up23·6 hours agoI might do it once to see how strong it was. But I’d do it immediately, out of principle. I’m in here spiders georging up your data.
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 hours agoFifteen minutes? Those are rookie numbers.
minus-squarenightwatch_admin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 hours agoIndeed, must be old research; current day would be more like 15 seconds and that is just perfect for a tiktok short or something.
There was a study on boredom that found people who did NOT want to be shocked. They put them in a room with nothing to do for 15 minutes, and if I recall, about half or the people voluntarily shocked themselves for something to do.
me:
couple minutes in: ow!
couple more minutes in: ow!
30 seconds later: ow!
30 more seconds later: how long can i hold it…? ooooooow!
the researchers:
🤦♀️
I might do it once to see how strong it was. But I’d do it immediately, out of principle. I’m in here spiders georging up your data.
Fifteen minutes? Those are rookie numbers.
Indeed, must be old research; current day would be more like 15 seconds and that is just perfect for a tiktok short or something.