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Chimpanzee NASCAR

 A study of economic system's effect on group behavior
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Capitalist group: Winner gets as much food, sex, etc. as he/she wants. Others in group are made aware of such.

Socialist group: Winner gets yellow hat. All participants get to share in the portion reserved for winner of Capitalist group.

Study will see if one group has more noteable behavior than the other in various aspects:

Violence, Achievement, Health, & Well Being.

—Zimmy, May 22 2003

How bout fishing for monkeys? http://slate.msn.com/?id=109707
HBer? [ty6, Oct 05 2004]

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       Do you mean Chimpanzee NASDAQ?   

       Not that I wouldn't pay good money to see Chimpanzee NASCAR.
—friendlyfire, May 22 2003
   

       Ticket sales are intended to fund the research. Plus It would be fun to watch.
—Zimmy, May 22 2003
   

       NASCAR drivers (and fans) are nearly indistinguishable from chimps now, to me.
—krelnik, May 22 2003
   

       I like monkeys, monkeys like me.   

       I had expected something to do with car crashes and stuff like that (with simian comparisons to fan behavior much like krelnik described).   

       "I see dead monkeys... there everywhere."
—latka, May 22 2003
   

       <Remembers "Animal Olympics of Death" and "animal stunt", sighs.>
—my face your, May 22 2003
   

       And this is different from current NASCAR... How?   

       methinks [zimmy] just wants to try for the free sex.
—ato_de, May 22 2003
   

       They used to have monkey fishing in Florida, see link.
—ty6, May 22 2003
   

       Monkeys = ratings.
—rapid transit, May 22 2003
   

       I plussed this one, but mostly for the chimpanzee NASDAQ comment.
—muchow, May 23 2003
   

       Which still seems more accurate than NASCAR.
—yabba do yabba dabba, Mar 05 2004
   

       huh, interesting idea
—quantum_flux, Apr 22 2007
   

       Prairie dog NASCAR would probably up the ratings even more. And provide funding for someone to do some fascinating vehicle and user interface engineering.
—Cosh i Pi, Apr 23 2007
   
      
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