{"id":441,"date":"2010-11-25T20:55:20","date_gmt":"2010-11-25T20:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raphshirley.com\/blog\/?p=441"},"modified":"2011-01-07T19:53:18","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T19:53:18","slug":"an-experimental-investigation-into-the-sleeping-habits-of-my-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raphshirley.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/25\/an-experimental-investigation-into-the-sleeping-habits-of-my-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"An experimental investigation into the sleeping habits of my mother"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong>
\nMiddle aged humans are a common phenomenon that can be observed at a wide range of locales. From the wine aisle in Waitrose to that at Sainsbury they can be identified chiefly by the appearance of moderate wrinkles on their faces and bodies and by their possessing an often timid demeanour.<\/p>\n

This study is concerned with the development of a new methodology for measuring various character traits by the control and disruption of their sleep. Specifically, we observe the fifty five year old human female Sharon Shirley (herein referred to as SS Old Bean<\/em>) by means of an observation deck concealed in its bedroom.<\/p>\n

Methodology<\/strong>
\nRecent advances in toilet design (Figure 1) allow the scientist continuous access to the bedrooms of the middle aged for the first time. We employ such a shed\/toilet approach using the older Prod With Stick (PWS) method for waking my mother. <\/p>\n


\nFigure 1<\/strong> Experimental setup.<\/em><\/p>\n

Results and Discussion<\/strong>
\nThe most striking aspect of this work is surely the violent reactions from Mrs Shirley upon being woken (See Figure 2). <\/p>\n


\nFigure 2<\/strong> Swear words per sentence as a function of time of sleep disruption. The red squares show a fifteen week average. Blue squares show the night of the burglary. The green square is clearly an outlier. The ‘leisure time’ shown in yellow was occupied with basic literature, tv and reminiscing about teenage sexual exploits.<\/em><\/p>\n

Specifically, the PWS method produced massive eruptions of swearing and violence when repeatedly applied between the hours of 03.00 and 05.00 GMT. Indeed, the author had to resort to the hose to keep his mother at bay on three occasions. The first being coincident with the burglary, which was left to take its natural course in order to avoid any possibility of artefactual data. The other two showing no coincidence with experimental conditions but both accompanied by identical protestations relating to ‘work in the morning’. Clearly, the middle aged are a strange animal with complex behaviour and oral communication systems.<\/p>\n

Conclusions<\/strong>
\nThe middle ages are some of the toughest in our lives. Here, we show how a modern approach to them can increase hostility between family members under certain conditions. <\/p>\n

Thank you,<\/p>\n

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