Fighting H1N1 With Fun - The Fun Theory
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2009
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One of the most common ways that illnesses such as flu are spread is through the germs on our hands. Hand sanitization is therefore a simple way to help prevent transmission of illness. Universities and restaurants in our area have installed hand sanitizers to help encourage hand cleaning, but few people actually use them. As a result, illnesses can rapidly spread across university campuses.
We decided to apply the Fun Theory to this problem by testing whether we could get more people to sanitize their hands by making it fun. We modified a hand sanitizer so it would make an amusing sound effect each time it was used. We ran two tests in a university dining hall using the regular sanitizer on the first night, and the sanitizer modified with sound effects on the second. The results were astounding: when the sound effects were used, seven times as many students used the sanitizer to clean their hands as compared to the previous test! Clearly, making something fun can modify peoples behavior for the better and, in this case, keep us healthy as well! 
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I love the Mario power up sound.
Makes me wonder if you'd get even better results if the dispenser also gave out fortune-cookie or magic-8-ball style answers to questions... -E-
That's awesome! I'm sure you'd get just as good results with fortunes, but the Mario sounds are quite fun.
How far the world has come since then.
I don't think they will go more frequently...
they're just passer-bys
Love it!
@3cheesed there are scented sanitizers, too. Everything from lemon to watermelon. Personally, I like the sour apple scent...
I want to wash my hands for SuperMario
its a great idea but after while people will be expecting it to make noise then go back to not using it again but for the short while it is a great idea
WHO declared H1N1?
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Whoa, does that song have Elliott Smith at the end or did I just imagine that??
Most of those sound clips are from Mario Kart 64!
awesome i could see you guys at the back
and the idea was cool too. haha kidding thats a pretty nice idea
relax its over people
Haha after covid 19 outbreak..
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lol mario
why is that the government doesn't care about this ideas? maybe they weren't watching RUclips...
It's a sad world when adults need auditory rewards to be encouraged to wash their frickin' hands!
Maybe the government should introduce compulsory clicker-training to train people to wipe their asses...