11/03/2002 Entry: "Social Experiments to Play on People Conduct in Public"
Posted by Maynard @ 10:27 PM MST

Social Experiments to Play on People Conduct in Public

I was bored the other day, so I decided to put some ideas on paper that I had heard some sociologist studies majors mention that they had tried once. I also decided to add my own. He He He.

1. Walk around smiling. All the time. Giggle occasionally.
   
2. Walk along a sidewalk with a lot of people on it. Stop and stare at a point on a building. Count how many people do the same.
   
3. Get in an elevator and face the back. Act as you normally would in an elevator.
   
4. Offer someone a dollar, free of obligation.
   
5. Go into a grocery store and find the aisle with the toothbrushes. Get on your hands and knees and begin examining the floor. If someone asks if they can help you, ask them if they know where the toothbrushes are. When they point out they're right in front of you, say "thanks", and grab whatever is across the aisle from the toothbrushes (shampoo, shoe inserts, whatever, just not a toothbrush).
   
6. At a coffee shop, point to the low-fat muffins and ask if they have any high-fat muffins. Be persistent, and threaten to take your money elsewhere if they don't make some.
   

Any other ideas? Tell me.