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Three Dumb Studies for your consideration

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It’s cool to run big, complicated science experiments, but it’s also a pain in the butt. So here’s a challenge I set for myself: what’s the lowest-effort study I could run that would still teach me something? Specifically, these studies should: Take less than 3 hours Cost less than $20 Show me something I didn’t already know Be a “hoot” I call these Dumb Studies, because they’re dumb. Here are three of them. (You can find all the data and code here.) I’m bad at tasting things. I once found a store-bought tiramisu at the back of the fridge and was like “Ooh, tiramisu!” Then I ate some and was like, “Huh this tiramisu is kinda tangy,” and when my wife tasted it, she immediately spat it out and said, “That’s rancid.” We looked at the box and discovered the tiramisu expired several weeks ago. I would say this has permanently harmed my reputation within my family. That experience left me wondering: just how bad are my taste buds? Like, in a blind test, would I even be able to tell different

Three Dumb Studies for your consideration OR: sugar daddy salt bae Adam Mastroianni Jun 10, 2025 330 52 37 Share Article voiceover 0:00 -16:54 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. photo cred: my dad It’s cool to run big, complicated science experiments, but it’s also a pain in the butt. So here’s a challenge I set for myself: what’s the lowest-effort study I could run that would still teach me something? Specifically, these studies should: Take less than 3 hours Cost less than $20 Show me something I didn’t already know Be a “hoot” I call these Dumb Studies, because

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