Something already obvious to anyone who's
ever done a long ride in a cold rain.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8147170.stm

A study by Keele University researchers found volunteers
who cursed at will could endure pain nearly 50% longer
than civil-tongued peers.

Dr Stephens, from Keele's school of psychology, came up
with the idea for the study after swearing when he accidentally
hit his thumb with a hammer as he built a garden shed.

He recruited 64 volunteers to take part and each individual
was asked to submerge their hand in a tub of freezing water
for as long as possible while repeating a swear word of their
choice.

They were then asked to repeat the experiment, this time
using a more commonplace word that they would use to
describe a table.

Despite their initial expectations, the researchers found that
the volunteers were able to keep their hands plunged in the
ice water for a longer period of time when repeating the
swear word.

"Rob Kleinschmidt" <Rkleinsch1216128@aol.com> wrote in message
news:dd4d6bd8-1140-462b-b029-a86a81495322@f20g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> Something already obvious to anyone who's
> ever done a long ride in a cold rain.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8147170.stm
>
> A study by Keele University researchers found volunteers
> who cursed at will could endure pain nearly 50% longer
> than civil-tongued peers.
>
> Dr Stephens, from Keele's school of psychology, came up
> with the idea for the study after swearing when he accidentally
> hit his thumb with a hammer as he built a garden shed.
>
> He recruited 64 volunteers to take part and each individual
> was asked to submerge their hand in a tub of freezing water
> for as long as possible while repeating a swear word of their
> choice.
>
> They were then asked to repeat the experiment, this time
> using a more commonplace word that they would use to
> describe a table.
>
> Despite their initial expectations, the researchers found that
> the volunteers were able to keep their hands plunged in the
> ice water for a longer period of time when repeating the
> swear word.


I've known this since I was a tot. My mother, however, _strongly_ disagreed.
:-(

On Jul 13, 11:40*am, Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...@aol.com>
wrote:
> Something already obvious to anyone who's
> ever done a long ride in a cold rain.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8147170.stm
>

What ever, some can cuss like they suggest and deal with it adn SOME
of us just get on with it, without gratuitous cursing.

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:40:57 -0700 (PDT), Rob Kleinschmidt
<Rkleinsch1216128@aol.com> wrote:

>Something already obvious to anyone who's
>ever done a long ride in a cold rain.
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8147170.stm
>
> A study by Keele University researchers found volunteers
> who cursed at will could endure pain nearly 50% longer
> than civil-tongued peers.
>
> Dr Stephens, from Keele's school of psychology, came up
> with the idea for the study after swearing when he accidentally
> hit his thumb with a hammer as he built a garden shed.
>
> He recruited 64 volunteers to take part and each individual
> was asked to submerge their hand in a tub of freezing water
> for as long as possible while repeating a swear word of their
> choice.

'Fuck !'

>
> They were then asked to repeat the experiment, this time
> using a more commonplace word that they would use to
> describe a table.

'Fucking table !'

>
> Despite their initial expectations, the researchers found that
> the volunteers were able to keep their hands plunged in the
> ice water for a longer period of time when repeating the
> swear word.

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On Jul 13, 4:30*pm, .p.jm.@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:

SNIP

> * * * * 'Fucking table !'

You know...if you'd turn on the fucking lights you wouldn't be running
into the god damned table you shithead. ;^)

Jeff Mayner wrote:
> Rob Kleinschmidt wrote...
>
>> Despite their initial expectations, the researchers found
>> that the volunteers were able to keep their hands plunged in
>> the ice water for a longer period of time when repeating the
>> swear word.
>
> I've known this since I was a tot. My mother, however,
> _strongly_ disagreed. :-(

Lemme gues, the toddler babble after a paddling from mama was
swearing to tolerate the pain? :-)

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