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[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 minutes ago

I had to zoom in

[–] [email protected] 1 points 27 minutes ago

Just to confuse him, wait five minutes then eat just one of them.

[–] [email protected] 109 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

This study is actually kind of sad, because upon further reflection on the data, it was found that the kids with "poor impulse control" were actually less likely to trust authority figures because they had experienced so many letdowns or broken promises from adult role models in their lives. Kids with happy home lives who were used to getting treats were way more likely to wait for the second marshmallow, whereas kids who had been consistently lied to or had never been given spontaneous treats by their caretakers were more likely to just take what was right in front of them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

Oh shit now I'm sad.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Yep and now apply that to every life decision and suddenly the poverty cycle stops looking like a choice

[–] [email protected] 16 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

What about marshmallows with poor impulse control?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 12 hours ago

They'll jump in your mouth.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago

Ever heard of s'mores? Straight to the incinerator for those

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Did anyone check if the 2 marshmellow kids were more prone to obesity in the future

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They'd probably be less prone since they exhibited more self control.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Or they're just used to getting a lot of sugar for doing basic things

[–] [email protected] 14 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

The kid is smart, he gets an healthy dose of marshmallow now instead of a sickening quantity later

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

There is no such thing as a healthy dose of marshmallows. AMAS!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Unlike methamphetamines...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Just curious... What would a healthy dose of methamphetamines be? Hypothetically, of course.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Whatever the doctor prescribed. A lot of ADHD meds are technically meth

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Pretty sure that's not meth, those are amphetamine or dextro-amphetamine. I'm not a chemist but the meth part makes a biiig difference in my experience. I love Adderall once and awhile for busy days, cleaning, hiking, whatever, but the only time I did meth I geeked the fuck out for 14 hours and nearly beat my dick to death, woke up 2 days late enrolled in college (years after school with no intention of going to college lol). It was fun and easy to see how people get so strung out on it but I was far from functional.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

AMAS - All Marshmellows Are Slippery??

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No, All Marshmallows Are Sickening

An apple a day keeps the social experiment away

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

God I hate having to upvote such heretic beliefs, but you did add to the conversation... albeit negatively....

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Oh ye, that experiment was rather bad

[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Especially the version with carnivorous marshmallows!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

big Aperture Science energy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago

"Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test begins."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago

Wait, is this the version where the marshmallow would get either one or two kids to eat?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago

I prefer to think of him as "Subject C".