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Studies In Human Behavior: Experiment A
In which a person trying to retire for the night finds his or her bed impossible to enter. (This experiment is better known to summer campers as "short-sheeting a bed.")
Materials: A bed with sheets
Procedure:
- Remove all stuffed animals, pillows, covers, and the top sheet from the bed. Leave the fitted sheet (the one with the stretchy corners that covers the whole mattress)
- Lay the top sheet back on the bed. Normally, you would tuck in the bottom edge of the sheet under the mattress. Instead, tuck the top edge of the sheet under the top of the mattress.
- Grasp the two bottom corners of the sheet and fold them
upward, stopping about one foot below the top of the mattress. Tuck in the sides of the sheet. Now you've created a short pocket into which your target will climb. - Replace all covers, pillows, etc. exactly as they were before. Wait for results.
Questions:
- Rate your target's reaction on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is "amused," 5 is "not amused" and 10 is "enraged and/or throwing pillows."
- Siblings sometimes make better targets than parents, because they become at least as upset but can't ground you. On the other hand, siblings are more likely to retaliate.
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This was so funny to play on my sister and her friends! They were having a sleepover, and while they were walking to Blockbusters, I did everything you said to do! I would definetely rate them a 9!! You're right, my sister did retaliate, but it was SO worth it!
(September 13, 2009 - 3:27 pm)
I did this to my little brother, but he is so short he didnt see I had done it to him.
Also did it to my sister, and she was about 8 mad.
Parents didn't care.
(October 11, 2009 - 11:25 am)
I used this on my sister, the next day she replied to me "that trick was lame!" The next night I found my bed sort-sheeted. A++
(March 4, 2010 - 7:53 pm)
I'm thinking about tryin this on my sister, but she doesn't even use them! So im not so sure about it.
(March 7, 2010 - 12:44 pm)
I did this to my sister, but she was too sleepy to notice.
(August 8, 2010 - 4:35 pm)
Oh, I have GOT to try this on my sister on April Fool's day.... *laughs evily while rubbing hands together in anticipation*
(October 17, 2010 - 9:21 pm)
I would so totally try this, but my brother doesn't use sheets and my parents would probably kill me.
(October 25, 2010 - 8:12 pm)
If my sister wasn't constantly in her room, I would do this. I expect her reaction would be 11 (screaming, punching, biting, etc.) But it does seem really funny. (sigh)
(January 4, 2011 - 2:03 pm)
I would hate to have your sister! Mine might start crying if I time it right. Hee hee... can't wait. I'd do it tonight, but she just got in. But tomorrow, her bed is unsafe. Oh, wait, I have to do it on Thursday. Piano. :-(. But her bedding is unsafe...
(January 18, 2011 - 9:00 pm)
good job
(January 23, 2011 - 2:16 pm)
I would do it to my (mortal) sister, but her room is so messy she doesn't even make the bed. And Maggie, how about an Apollo Cabin vs. Athena Cabin archery tournament? unless your scared. here's a haikou:
Athena Cabin
Apollo is much better
At , well, everything
(March 25, 2011 - 12:13 pm)
Oh, you're on. I would say this in rhyme, except I'm worse than Crraw at poetry. No offense intended.
*shoots arrows and gets 27 points out of 30*
(March 31, 2011 - 10:36 pm)
THIS TRICK IS AWESOME! It worked! My sister's reaction was about an 8. No pillows were thrown, but she gave me her deluxe "you are evil" look. Hehehe.
Oh, and I thought of a haiku -
Oh, you are so on.
We dominate Apollo
Even when we're sleeping.
Also:
Please excuse my bad
Poetry. I failed that part
Of my reading class.
(April 2, 2011 - 5:37 pm)
OMG Athena Cabin! Join Poseidon Cabin and we will give you half our shower times and precious pearls to pay for your archetecture!
(April 7, 2011 - 8:25 pm)
when I was littler, we always called this an 'Apple Pie Bed"
(Good luck throwing that one, Koko)
(May 17, 2011 - 7:20 am)
Maggie! We must fight the Apollo cabin peeps. We PWN!!!!!!!
(June 18, 2011 - 3:18 pm)
Whats this about the camp half blood?
anyway...im going 2 do this on my 8 yr old sister and she will freak!!!
(July 7, 2011 - 12:36 pm)
Cool! might make it on to my list of this-always-works-and-constantly-owns-or-soaks-anyone list along with this:
[Sorry, no links to outside sites, please! --Ed.]
(November 8, 2011 - 4:44 pm)
I realy want to do this to my sister... but she all ready knows the procedure... and she doesn't use top sheets...nobody in my family does...:(:(:(
(November 22, 2011 - 6:00 pm)