Wrigley-Funded Study Finds Chewing Gum May Help Reduce Stress
In other news, a study funded by Smith & Wesson finds shooting guns may help reduce stress.
Full post here.
Any thoughts on why the correlation? Weird.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Happiness is a Warm Gun
[Hat tip to the Neurocritic] Here at the Women's Bioethics Blog, we like to write about the newest findings in neuroethics, so it is with some bemusement that I read this post from one of Neuro blogs:
In other news, a study funded by Smith & Wesson finds shooting guns may help reduce stress.
Full post here.
Any thoughts on why the correlation? Weird.
In other news, a study funded by Smith & Wesson finds shooting guns may help reduce stress.
Full post here.
Any thoughts on why the correlation? Weird.
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The correlation? Hm, interesting. Think of how relaxed a person could be if they chewed gum during shooting practice.
The correlation? Hrm... that they were paid for by companies with vested interests in having the results be positive? ;-)
Offhand, I would guess that gum-chewing is a soothing repetitive activity for some people - how some people self-sooth by rocking, or tapping fingers, etc. (Or in more extreme cases, self-harm, over-grooming, etc.) Seems like the gun-happiness is probably more related to an endorphin rush.
My uneducated two cents. ;-)
Actually, I was joking about the gun part... However, I did come across some interesting images in search of just the right photo, and found this cozy rendition of Happiness Is a Warm Gun.
As for chewing gum, the press release didn't explain the mechanism for how Wrigley's (supposedly) relieved anxiety, increased alertness, and reduced stress.
Thanks for the mention!
I wonder how many people missed the reference to the Beatles song (See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNL4niexKEo for its latest incarnation in Across the Universe.)
I have to confess, though, I did find target practice very soothing when I was a prosecutor in the 80's; never did find chewing gum anywhere near as satisfying. ;>)
I thought that was going to be a link to the Onion. I really did.
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