Comments on: Top Gum! Ace your exams, chewing your way to better grades. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:16:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alli http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1039473 Alli Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:50:54 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13804#comment-1039473 There is a gum called Think Gum which takes advantage of this phenomena. It is called Think Gum and you can buy it from Think Geek! There is a gum called Think Gum which takes advantage of this phenomena. It is called Think Gum and you can buy it from Think Geek!

]]> By: Alli http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1039472 Alli Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:50:31 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13804#comment-1039472 There is a gum called Think Gum which takes advantage of this phenomena. It is called Think Gum and you can buy it from Think Geek. There is a gum called Think Gum which takes advantage of this phenomena. It is called Think Gum and you can buy it from Think Geek.

]]> By: Todd http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/comment-page-1/#comment-807875 Todd Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:06:04 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13804#comment-807875 <i>During their prelim, students were offered extra credit for submitting a winning slogan for the new gum, called "5" because it is intended to appeal to all five senses.</i> So if the students knew about the chance for extra credit in advance, then all this really says is that students who prepare for exams do better than those who don't. Shocking. Todd During their prelim, students were offered extra credit for submitting a winning slogan for the new gum, called “5″ because it is intended to appeal to all five senses.

So if the students knew about the chance for extra credit in advance, then all this really says is that students who prepare for exams do better than those who don’t.

Shocking.

Todd

]]> By: Peter http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/comment-page-1/#comment-807426 Peter Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:40:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13804#comment-807426 Maybe, just maybe, this study indicates that the really bright students can think and chew gum at the same time, while the not so bright ones managed to forget where they put their gum. :-) Maybe, just maybe, this study indicates that the really bright students can think and chew gum at the same time, while the not so bright ones managed to forget where they put their gum. :-)

]]> By: Nimby http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/comment-page-1/#comment-807334 Nimby Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:08:22 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13804#comment-807334 It's a well-studied effect that any action (listening to music, twisting a pencil in your fingers, maybe chewing gum?) done while studying will increase recall during testing IF the same action is being done. However, Mozart doesn;t stick to the bottom of the desk so welll. It’s a well-studied effect that any action (listening to music, twisting a pencil in your fingers, maybe chewing gum?) done while studying will increase recall during testing IF the same action is being done.

However, Mozart doesn;t stick to the bottom of the desk so welll.

]]> By: MG http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/comment-page-1/#comment-806974 MG Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:02:29 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13804#comment-806974 Need I say correlation is not causality? It could as easily be that the people that do better in class are more likely to be obsessive gum chewers. Even if its not true though, if I were still studying I would stock up on gum for exams, a dollar or 2 of gum is pretty low cost for a potential 26 mark payoff. Need I say correlation is not causality? It could as easily be that the people that do better in class are more likely to be obsessive gum chewers.

Even if its not true though, if I were still studying I would stock up on gum for exams, a dollar or 2 of gum is pretty low cost for a potential 26 mark payoff.

]]> By: GigG http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/comment-page-1/#comment-806811 GigG Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:58:05 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13804#comment-806811 #3 It doesn't look like "5" is upper gum. Just sugar-free. If you need a boost go with Jolt. No amphetamines but plenty of caffeine. http://www.joltgum.com/ #3 It doesn’t look like “5″ is upper gum. Just sugar-free.

If you need a boost go with Jolt. No amphetamines but plenty of caffeine.

http://www.joltgum.com/

]]> By: Sean http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/comment-page-1/#comment-806796 Sean Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:38:56 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13804#comment-806796 Nothing heightens test scores like amphetamine gum! Nothing heightens test scores like amphetamine gum!

]]> By: I chewed in Singapore. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/comment-page-1/#comment-806792 I chewed in Singapore. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:30:24 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13804#comment-806792 They never caught me! BAHAHAHAHHAHA ha. They never caught me! BAHAHAHAHHAHA

ha.

]]> By: Anonymous Coward http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/27/top-gum-or-how-to-ace-your-exams-by-chewing-your-way/comment-page-1/#comment-806776 Anonymous Coward Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:16:18 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13804#comment-806776 In a parallel study, researchers discovered that 100% of the gum chewing students would be ineligible to visit Singapore. In a parallel study, researchers discovered that 100% of the gum chewing students would be ineligible to visit Singapore.

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