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This man’s Exorcist prank on his friend is a stroke of evil genius

This man’s Exorcist prank on his friend is a stroke of evil genius http://ift.tt/1UKLXrN alisonlynch2013

This is brilliant, but terrifying.

Over the last week, a story has been doing the rounds online about an evil genius and a prank he played on his unsuspecting colleague.

The story comes from Dave Trott, an advertising exec turned author and blogger. It’s taken from his book, Creative Mischief, published in 2009. The book is a collection of highlights and anecdotes from Dave’s career, which began at ad agency BMP.

The collection is described as ‘a perfect prompt for anyone looking for new ideas.’

Here’s the extract everyone’s been talking about. After it was tweeted earlier this week with the caption: ‘this is how to troll someone,’ it’s been retweeted over 1,600 times.

this is how to troll someone. http://pic.twitter.com/KXFtQYwGbC

— sasha (@sashadaisical) September 6, 2015

Like the blurb said, a perfect prompt for anyone looking for new ways of scaring the bejesus out of their… Read the full story http://ift.tt/1UKLXrL September 11, 2015 at 08:50AM

Everyday sexism? Your office air conditioning is programmed for 40-year-old men apparently

Everyday sexism? Your office air conditioning is programmed for 40-year-old men apparently http://ift.tt/1M8tNjS alisonlynch2013

Sexual discrimination is in the air – in virtually every office in Britain.

If your office is currently full of women in scarves, clutching hot water bottles, while the men are basking in T-shirts, a new study might explain what many have always suspected – your air con is sexist.

The study by two Dutch scientists at Maastricht University (both men, just to be clear) found that most offices set their thermostats based on the resting metabolic rate of a 40-year-old man – as per standard indoor air conditioning guidelines which date back to the 1960s.

But, because women tend to be smaller and have more body fat then men, they have slower metabolic rates. Which means the current air conditioning standards are too cold for most women.

‘Many men think that women are just nagging,’ building physicist (yes it’s a job) Joost van Hoof said of the study’s… Read the full story http://ift.tt/1ICGgW1 August 04, 2015 at 08:50AM

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