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Surviving monkeys and bananas

could not miss one of my jokes / stories / favorite parables circulating on the Internet, which is the experiment of monkeys locked in a cage to punish them with cold water. You can googol as monkeys bananas cold. As usual there are many slightly different versions - it would be interesting to investigate the origin, if someone has time.

In some places called "Monkeys and Bananas 'other'" Cold Water Paradigm "or simply" The History of the Apes. " A pretty good version (I've corrected a little) is published by Akin :

Monkeys and Bananas

Scientists five monkeys locked in a cage in the center and placed a ladder on it, a bunch of bananas.

When one of the monkeys climbed the stairs to grab bananas scientists launched a jet of cold water on those who stayed on the ground.

After some time, the monkeys learned the relationship between the ladder and water, so that when a monkey went up the stairs, the others were grinding to a pulp.

Having experience repeated several times, no monkey dare to climb the ladder, despite the temptation of the bananas.

Then, scientists replaced one of the monkeys with new ones.

first thing he did nothing rookie monkey bananas do was climb the ladder. The other, quickly, he fell and hit him before he left the cold water over them.

After some beatings, the newest member of the group never went up the stairs.

A second monkey was replaced, and so did that took place.

The first part replaced with a special enthusiasm for the new beat.

A third was changed, and repeated the event.

The fourth, and finally the fifth of the original monkeys were also replaced by new ones.

scientists were left with a group of five monkeys, although they have never received a cold shower, continued beating him who tried to reach the bananas.

If possible ask why any of them hit with such force that rose to at bananas, surely this would be the answer: "I do not know. Here, things have always been done that way. "

Sometimes this story ends with a moral or direct comparison with the situation of many projects or departments within companies.

In others, it closes with a quote ("apocryphal?):" As Albert Einstein said, Sad times ours! It is easier to disintegrate an atom than a prejudice. "

Others attempt to explain its meaning:" Do not miss your chance to tell this story to your friends, so that in one way or another, wondering why they are striking and why we are doing things one way, if maybe we can do differently. "

And other versions end with" Does this sound familiar? Well, so much of humanity accepts the rules without question and are oppressed no more ... "