Tony Fabris (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} tfabris) wrote,@ 2009-10-16 11:47:00 |
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Achy Breaky Earworm
Today's Straight Dope is a very interesting one about earworms. Much was stuff we already knew (the "itch" concept, for example), but a couple of items amused me, including this one:
In other news, Brütal Legend is hilarious, we're going to see Alton Brown speak tonight, and OVFF is next weekend. Who's going?
Today's Straight Dope is a very interesting one about earworms. Much was stuff we already knew (the "itch" concept, for example), but a couple of items amused me, including this one:
In the early 1980s Chicago parking garage bigwig Myron Warshauer used earworms as the basis of a patented "musical theme floor reminder system," in which a different well-known song plays in each floor's elevator lobby. When you come back hours later and can't remember what floor you parked on, all you have to do is pay attention to the tune that's (theoretically) still running through your head - the song titles are listed opposite the buttons in the elevators.
In other news, Brütal Legend is hilarious, we're going to see Alton Brown speak tonight, and OVFF is next weekend. Who's going?
