An experiment in confusion??

[The Miracle]

hey all, i was wondering if you could all offer me some suggestions. I finished my lecture on monday morning and sat around with some people discussing an assignment. Someone found an overhead transparency that read "Please fill up seats from the front". I decided it would be interesting to put it up and see what the students coming in from the next lecture would do. There was generally a lot of standing around with stupid looks on faces. Generally after a lot of milling about they would go and sit down normally. Next week im planning to put something up that will totally mess with them. i was wondering what thoughts you all had on what i should put? I was thinking of something really trippy and paradoxical that will actually force a reaction. Have fun and be creative, its all in the name of science!

[Truthbearer]

This is my kind of thread... How about: "Please refrain from sleeping with the profesor to get a better grade" or "This is your life and its ending one minute at a time(FC)" I'll think of more later... P.S. This should probably go in the lounge, if I am not mistaken...

[Death-Wuad]

or senseless banter. i cant think of anything to confuse anybody though

[Truthbearer]

Nah, I don't consider this senseless enough for SB. It is a thin line between the two, but I can safely say I think this is one for the first.... Anyway, here's one more suggestion: "Are you sure you're not dreaming? If you find that you are in fact dreaming, I suggest you find something better to do than assist to one of my lectures...."

[Alric]

I don't see why they got confused. Sit infront of the room doesn't seem like that hard of a thing. If I saw would just sit in the front. What you should do is just build on that, put like "fill in the seats from the side untill you are 1/3 of the way in then sit from front to the back but do not sit in the second or forth row except for every third seat"

[WerBurN]

alric has the right idea...every day change it, making it more complex/contrived...that'd be fun... btw, wanna see something interesting? you normally have a clock hanging on the wall, thats been in the same place all year right? try moving it to a different wall...such a simple thing, really, but you'll find it confuses them alot more than you'd think...

[Truthbearer]

This reminds me of my university. Where my school always had a clock (on top of the white board) they had a no smoking sign. The fact that it is round too confused me a bit...

[baconmastermind]

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[jacobo]

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[WerBurN]

Originally posted by baconmastermind DDDDDAAAAAAMMMNNNN YYYYOOOOOUUUU WWWWWeeeeerrrrrBBBBuuuuurrrrrNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! I drew that avatar myself! what a coincidence! so did I! ;p