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[This message contained attachments that have been removed.] Well I wonder if that is not a failed experiment. How sure are the scientists that the monkeys have not communicated to the new monkeys that climbing the ladder would lead to icy water? Its like the experiment with jumping fleas, take away each leg of the flea trained to jump and then come up with the conclusion, when a flea loses all his legs he becomes deaf :) On 9/21/06, Gurunath Maddulapalli wrote: > > > [This message contained attachments that have been removed.] > > > > Good 1... > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Gurunath M. > > Project Manager > > > > > +44 (0)870 081 4989 > > > > > > Tech Mahindra (formerly Mahindra British Telecom) > > > > > This is based on an actual experiment conducted in the U.K . > > Put 8 monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, > leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. > > Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are > sprayed with ice water , which makes them feel miserable. > > Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all the > other monkeys not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up. > > Soon, none of the 8 monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder. One > of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in > the room. > > Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other > monkeys are doing the obvious. But undaunted, he immediately begins to > climb the ladder. > > All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea > why. However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder. > > A 2nd original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again > attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the > crap out of him. This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful > that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates in the > beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no > idea why he's attacking the new monkey. > > One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. 8 new monkeys > are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. > None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will > enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any > idea why. > > This is how a company's policies are established !!!! > > ForwardSourceID:NT0000E8D6 > > > > > > > > > > >============================================================================================================================ > > Tech Mahindra, formerly Mahindra-British Telecom. > > > Disclaimer: > > This message and the information contained herein is proprietary and > confidential and subject to the Tech Mahindra policy statement, you may > review at <a href="http://www.techmahindra.com/Disclaimer.html"> > http://www.techmahindra.com/Disclaimer.html</a> externally and <a href=" > http://tim.techmahindra.com/Disclaimer.html"> > http://tim.techmahindra.com/Disclaimer.html</a> internally within Tech > Mahindra. > > > >============================================================================================================================ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The world is full of idiots, except me and thee. And I'm not so sure > about thee. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To join/leave, use the form at: > http://www.mumbai-central.com/nukkad/#options > This list is archived at: > http://www.mumbai-central.com/nukkad/archive.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order. --Samuel Beckett ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To join/leave, use the form at: http://www.mumbai-central.com/nukkad/#options This list is archived at: http://www.mumbai-central.com/nukkad/archive.html
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