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[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I want to see the percentage who gave themselves more than one. They're the real heroes of this study.

[–] Feathercrown 14 points 4 months ago (3 children)

One guy shocked himself 190 times

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago

That guy was running his own study. “How many times can I shock myself before I breach the ethical limits of the study and they cut the session short”.

He underestimated their resolve though, clearly.

[–] Wilzax 8 points 4 months ago

That's more than one every 5 seconds lmao

He probably spammed the button at some point, just to see what that would feel like

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

When you minmax your masochism stat.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

All of these participants had received a sample of the shock and reported that they would pay to avoid being shocked again.

From: https://news.virginia.edu/content/doing-something-better-doing-nothing-most-people-study-shows , so the chart is actually measuring the second shock.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Oh, those are the scientists. And yes, they're the heroes of this study!