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December 25, 2005

“Where have all the bloody teaspoons gone?”

“In this week’s British Medical Journal, researchers at the Burnet Institute in Australia attempt to measure the phenomenon of teaspoon loss and its effect on office life.

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During the study, 56 (80%) of the 70 teaspoons disappeared. The half life of the teaspoons was 81 days (that is, half had disappeared permanently after that time). The half life of teaspoons in communal tearooms (42 days) was significantly shorter than those in rooms linked to particular research groups (77 days).”
- Researchers Investigate The Case Of The Disappearing Teaspoons

(Via MeFi - also, Happy Christmas!)

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Posted 9:27 pm by Wrighty —

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1. Good to see that I’m not the only person doing pointless research…….

   Comment by Paul Canning — January 1, 2006 @ 8:54 pm

2. I aksed the missing teasppon question of a second
   hand dealer a couple of years back. his emphatic
   reply…motehr give their children food for school
   yoghurt fruit with teaspoon etc and this kids do
   not\bring them home. go figure working mothers!!!!
   sticky fingered flat dweller robbed my household in
   the seventies!!! No illusions left! now the little
   blighters have the effrontery to become
   fundamentalist and their kids denegrate Nanas! Rosie

   Comment by rosemary — January 27, 2006 @ 11:39 pm

3. I have just done a research reoprt on this Research into teaspoon loss and believe it or not it has some significant relevance to the workplace generally - incuding time use, honesty, worplace design, tool value,- I could go on at length. If anyone is curious about my findings please email me so I feel totally validated for time spent studying this.

   Comment by Yeti — June 25, 2007 @ 4:01 am

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