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Longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute; A great eperimental study!
Topic Started: Jul 14 2011, 10:14 AM (324 Views)
Klaus
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http://www.bmj.com/content/331/7531/1498.full

Let me just quote the conclusions of this groundbreaking research work:
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The high level of dissatisfaction with teaspoon coverage identified in our follow-up survey shows that teaspoons are an essential part of office life. Simultaneously, the rapid rate of teaspoon loss shows that their availability (and therefore office life) is under constant assault. Teaspoon displacement and loss leads to the use of forks, knives, and staplers to measure out coffee and sugar, inevitably causing a reduction in employee satisfaction; in addition, large amounts of time may be wasted searching for teaspoons, both factors leading to decreased employee efficiency. The cost of maintaining a workable teaspoon population, estimated at nearly $A100 (£43; $75; €63) a year for the study setting alone, must also be considered. We recommend that new institutes design their facilities so that programme linked tearooms predominate over communal tearooms and that existing institutes consider renovations to reduce the risk of teaspoon loss. We also advise that buying teaspoons of higher quality has no economic benefit. Finally, we suggest that the development of effective control measures against the loss of teaspoons should be a priority on national research agendas.
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Not trying to bootleg your very interesting post, but I think you may have come up with the longest post title in our Million post
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Klaus
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Actually the full title of the study is "The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute". I hope you appreciate that I shortened it.
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How embarassing, it's an Australian Study... :$
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Klaus
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Catraoine
Jul 14 2011, 08:29 PM
How embarassing, it's an Australian Study... :$
Indeed. One would imagine that these kinds of studies can only come from American ivy league universities. But the Australians have caught up.
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Dewey
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Please tell me this study cost at least a half million USD.
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Shocking!
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Klaus
Jul 15 2011, 12:58 AM
Catraoine
Jul 14 2011, 08:29 PM
How embarassing, it's an Australian Study... :$
Indeed. One would imagine that these kinds of studies can only come from American ivy league universities. But the Australians have caught up.
You would be amazed ( well maybe not) how much money is wasted on' research' in this country, enough to put together a decent Mental Health system..then of course we can put those that sanction the funding into a system they need.. :D
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Klaus
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Well, for this particular study it is clear that no money was wasted. It was just a spare time joke of some researchers. The study is pretty funny, if you really read it.
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