The Wallet Test

[skunkworks]

Studies like this are so retarded. Its methodology is that of a middle school science project. It's socially irresponsible to put something like this up.

I love the disclaimer that's like, "Do not be a racist. These are just our results -- nothing more, nothing less." As though that prevents stupid people from believing this retarded, hack-job "study".

[XXXNoahXXX]

Q: Who decided if someone was "white" or "black"? Those labels can be rather subjective.
A: True. To make it less subjective - the movies were evaluated by three different adults. They were the webmaster, the webmaster's wife and the webmaster's father. Each of them was asked (to the best of their ability) to identify the race, sex and approximate age of the "wallet pickers". If two out of three agreed on a person's race - then that became the persons "official" race.


Q: Why do some of the wallet drops have the letter "B" after them? Such as "#9B", "#17B", "#76B" and "#78B"?
A: The 9th, 17th, 76th and 78th wallets had to be done over because the person who picked up the wallet was not filmed. For example:
#9 - When I dropped the wallet on September 8th 2006 - I had the camera pointing in the wrong direction. As a result I did not see who found wallet #9. So on September 28th 2006 I dropped #9B to replace it.
#17 - On September 11th 2006 the camera was pointed in the right direction, but I dropped the wallet in the wrong place. I did not see who found wallet #17. So on September 28th 2006 I dropped #17B to replace it.
#76 - On September 25th 2006 I turned the camera off after I saw a woman (from very far away) pick up the wallet. But when I looked at the film, after bringing it home, it clearly showed that the woman had NOT picked up the wallet. I did not see who found wallet #76. So on September 28th 2006 I dropped #76B to replace it.
#78 - Also on September 25th 2006 I dropped wallet #78 and walked away. When I came back I noticed the wallet was no longer where I had left it - so I assumed that some one had found and taken it. When I looked at the film later - it showed that a woman had found it, picked it up - but instead of walking away with it, she merely moved it to another location within camera range. So I never did see who really took wallet #78. So on September 28th 2006 I dropped #78B to replace it.
NOTE: When you consider that I did 100 wallet drops it's amazing that I only had 4 screw ups.



This guy seems really on top of his game, lol. Also, the wallets only contained $2, ID, and a fake gift certificate. I think if it was full of cash and credit cards, it would make return more likely.

[prohornblower]

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I like how they have a large disclaimer about not wanting to confirm stereotypes or anything when the entire experiment is evaluation of the trustworthiness of different races, ages, and genders, not paying attention to any statistical principals at all. Yeah, I believe them.

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lol I noticed that too. wtf? That was the ENTIRE IDEA OF THE ELABORATE STUDY!!! "We don't want to stereotype. But it's exactly what we're trying to accomplish here." ROFFLAMENTS.

[skunkworks]

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It's hard to [censored] with perfection yo

[prohornblower]

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BASTARD! I was hoping for a BBV4LIFE NSFW link.

[wiper]

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would be awesome if there was a study on what was purchased with the stolen money. lol.

22% of the Young Black guys used the money to purchase lotto tickets and New Era baseball caps with flat bills.



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omg racist...

and [censored] hilarious. i coach hs baseball, first day a black kid shows up with a flat billed hat. i snatched it off his head and bent it for him. he whined the rest of practice until we bent it back...

then, he became our centerfielder/leadoff hitter and hit .540 over the course of the season with 22 stolen bases in 20 games...

"where the hat however you want, son, just keep hitting!!"

[Peter Harris]

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where the hat however you want

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good to see everyone raising their game.

[grando]

OMG BLACK PEOPLE STEAL EVERYTHING, INCLUDING BASES

[Peter Harris]

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lol + racist ban

add me for laughing.