# Where to report the results of mundane, silly experiments? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 3, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-report-the-results-of-mundane-silly-experiments/714108 "2015-03-03T17:40:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-report-the-results-of-mundane-silly-experiments/714108/21 "2015-03-06T16:55:03Z")
> [@BrassyPhrase](#): > > Kind of a hijack, but: > > Rob Cockerham has a fun website where one of the things he does is “How Much Is Inside…” articles at [cockeyed.com](http://cockeyed.com). The funniest thing Rob ever did was to make dozens of copies of his grocery store loyalty card bar-code printed onto peel&stick paper. He then mailed them out to anyone wanting to play along. Participants then pasted Rob’s loyalty card bar-code onto their cards. Suddenly the grocery chain had interesting data on Rob, suggesting strange buying and travel habits. /hijack ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-report-the-results-of-mundane-silly-experiments/714108/22 "2015-03-06T17:50:24Z")
> [@BrassyPhrase](#): > > Rob Cockerham has a fun website where one of the things he does is “How Much Is Inside…” articles at [cockeyed.com](http://cockeyed.com). I was about to post the same link. Rob is a funny guy with a quirky since of curiosity. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-report-the-results-of-mundane-silly-experiments/714108/23 "2015-03-06T17:51:29Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > The funniest thing Rob ever did was to make dozens of copies of his grocery store loyalty card bar-code printed onto peel&stick paper. He then mailed them out to anyone wanting to play along. Participants then pasted Rob’s loyalty card bar-code onto their cards. > > Suddenly the grocery chain had interesting data on Rob, suggesting strange buying and travel habits. > > /hijack Did he get all their fuel points as well? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-report-the-results-of-mundane-silly-experiments/714108/24 "2015-03-06T17:58:10Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Did he get all their fuel points as well? [I found the prank!!](http://cockeyed.com/pranks/safeway/ultimate_shopper.html) It was in 2002. Now I have to get back to work.😉 ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-report-the-results-of-mundane-silly-experiments/714108/25 "2015-03-07T02:07:57Z")
> [@jharvey963](#): > > (I’m not sure it really fits on the SDMB.) > > . Sounds perfect for the MMP actually. We’ve already had some stuff like that now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Marion\_Wormer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-report-the-results-of-mundane-silly-experiments/714108/26 "2015-03-07T02:16:59Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > [Journal of Irreproducible Results.](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Irreproducible_Results) I was published in either that or the Annals of Irreproducible results many, many years ago. I think the Annals came first, then handed it over to a new editor, then there was a lawsuit about who owned the title, and now there’s the JIR. However, if people are going to conduct double blind experiement with children I think it’s only responsible to do a design of experiments and make them do the math. Student’s T-test for everyone! ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-report-the-results-of-mundane-silly-experiments/714108/27 "2015-03-07T07:46:29Z")
> [@Marion\_Wormer](#): > > … > > However, if people are going to conduct double blind experiment with children I think it’s only responsible to do a design of experiments and make them do the math. Student’s T-test for everyone! Uhhhh, yeaaaahhh, but my niece is 30 years old… J. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-report-the-results-of-mundane-silly-experiments/714108.md?page=1)